To enter without a guide do not contact agencies; arrange booked lodgings (certificate d'hebergement) to get the visa. Ferry or overland, it's the same. Only fly-ins get visa on arrival (because they are on an agency tour).
Or on the visa app, just say you are exploring the north in a campervan. This has worked for others on and off for years, but is unpredictable and will depend on consulate and nationalities. Then try and slip south (of In Salah/Hassi Messaoud) and see how far you get. They will only turn you back.
See: https://wherenextbarney.me/routes/ro...-by-motorbike/
or read similar info here.
If you can sweet talk checkpoints (speak French) you can travel right through the south. The north will have fewer hurdles as long as you give the right answers.
To 'roll up at the border and try our luck...' would be a waste of time, as it would anywhere in the world that requires visas in advance.
Algeria in not like other countries. More like Iran: difficult (without escorts) but worthwhile.
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