Two distinct connections to the water are at the heart of Bordj El Bahri: beach reports and training at a nautical school. They refer to different points in time: the beach information dates from 2016, while the school description is from 2025. The beach information concerns swimming permissions at the time, while the school focuses on training subjects and nurturing young sporting talent. They therefore appeal to different interests: a place’s connection to swimming and its institutional focus on water sports.
Beaches: four names, one total length
A report dated 26 July 2016 listed four beaches in the municipality of Bordj El Bahri as approved for swimming: Les Ondines-Nord, Les Ondines-Sud, La Frégate and La Cigogne. Their combined length was given as 3 km. This figure describes the group as a whole, not the length of each individual beach. The four names can thus be understood as a group at the time, without attributing the total length to any one beach.
The approval reflects the situation in 2016 and does not indicate current permission to swim. If swimming is a key factor in your stay, check current local guidance before visiting.
Coco Plage shows that not every beach received the same assessment at the time. In 2016, the 300 m-long beach was described as unsupervised and closed to swimming because of pollution attributed to discharges from Oued El Hamiz. Unlike the four beaches reported as approved that same year, Coco Plage was explicitly assessed differently. These details about its length, supervision and closure refer to the situation at the time, not to current water quality or permission to swim.
Water sports and nurturing young talent
A ministry webpage published on 29 May 2025 describes the Ecole Nationale des Sports Nautiques et Subaquatiques in Bordj El Bahri as offering training in swimming, sailing and scuba diving. Its responsibilities include introducing young people to these sports, training them and nurturing young sporting talent. These three responsibilities give the school a clear range of aims: introducing young people to the sports, training them and supporting emerging talent. The subjects listed cover several aspects of water sports, while the school’s mission explicitly focuses on young talent.
Which connection fits your travel plans?
If swimming influences your travel decision, the year 2016 is important: check current local information rather than treating the approvals from that time as current. If you are more interested in water sports as part of the area’s character, the training subjects and the focus on young talent offer another point of reference. This distinction can help you assess Bordj El Bahri according to the purpose of your trip, then look for hotels for your stay.
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