Abstract: One of the seventeen goals of sustainable development identified by the United Nations by 2030 is tourism. The latter is considered a good multidimensional indicator on the economic, social and political levels. In Algeria, Saharan tourism has a very important potential because of the various material and immaterial deposits that exist. This article tries to highlight the importance of Saharan tourism in Algeria on one side; and tries to find elements of answers to the real constraints that slow down the development of the sector and thus saves a loss of development opportunity, some on the other side, in the context of a socioeconomic environment in full change.
Keywords: Saharan tourism, types of Saharan tourism, sustainable development objectives.