DESERT SAFARI & TREKKING TOUR

Tour overview

DESERT SAFARI & TREKKING TOUR 15 Days

CAIRO – HATHOR TEMPLE – THE FOREST OF PILLARS – BER IQNA GABAL MUSA – SANTA CATHERINA MONASTERY – MOUNT ABBASS – BASHA – MOUNT EL-BAB – EL-GALT EL-AZRAG POOLS – ARRADA CANYON – THE NAWAMIS – EIN HUDRA – THE COLOURED CANYON.

Brief Itinerary

Day	Highlights	Overnight
Day 1	Arrive in Cairo	Cairo
Day 2	Tour the National Museum, Islamic Cairo & Khan el-Khalili	Cairo
Day 3	Explore the Giza Pyramid Complex, Egyptian Museum & Old Cairo	Cairo
Day 4	Reach Serabit El-Khadim	Serabit El-Khadim Bedouin Village
Day 5	Hike Mount Serabit El-Khadim	Sarab El-Khadim Bedouin Village
Day 6	Visiting the holy tomb of Sheikh Hebus	Santa Catherina Bedouin Village
Day 7	Climb Mount Sinai	Wadi El-Zawateen
Day 8	Climb Mount Abou-Mahshour	Wadi Umm-Sekha
Day 9	Ascend Wadi Umm-Sekha	Farsh El-Rommana
Day 10	Descend Wadi El-Talaa	Wadi Abou-Tweita
Day 11	Descend Wadi Abou-Tweita	the Bedouin Village of El- Millga
Day 12	Hike the Canyon of Wadi Arrada	Dahab
Day 13	Swim and snorkel in the Blue Hole	Colored canyon
Day 14	Visit the Delta of Nuweiba – Cairo	Cairo
Day 15	Transfer to Cairo – departure

Travelers should have the following:

Daypack to carry personal items they need during the day.
Light clothes for the daytime.
Warm clothes for the evening.
Modest clothes to enter the holy sites.
Good hiking shoes.
Bathing suit.
Mask and snorkel.
Water containers 1 to 2 liters.
Flashlight.
Good sleeping bag (waterproof).
Sun hat.
The following items are necessary in trekking and camel riding tours :
Day backpack for personal gear and food.
Very good hiking boots.
Hot clothes for the evening.
Perfect sleeping bag for approximately a minimum of zero to minus ten degrees in
winter time and ten to five as a minimum degree in summertime.

[All personal gear should not be more than 8 kg]

Day 1 : Arrive in Cairo

Arrive at Cairo International airport, transfer to your hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2 : Tour the National Museum, Islamic Cairo & Khan el-Khalili

Breakfast. Full day sightseeing in Cairo City visiting the Egyptian Museum, the Alabaster Mosque, the Citadel of Mohamed Ali Basha, Ibn-Toloul Mosque and Refaai Mosque. Dinner at your hotel and overnight.

Day 3 : Explore the Giza Pyramid Complex, Sakkara

Breakfast. Full day sightseeing in Giza City visiting Memphis, Sakkara, Giza Pyramids, Sphinx and Papyrus Institute. Dinner at your hotel and overnight.

Day 4 : Reach Serabit El-Khadim

Drive Cairo / Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel, Ras Sudr, Abou-Zineima. Turn off-road through Wadi Mattala. Reach Serabit El-Khadim Bedouin Village and camp for overnight

Day 5 : Hike Mount Serabit El-Khadim

Hike Mount Serabit El-Khadim (755 m.) to visit the ancient Egyptian temple of the Goddess Hathor. Visit the Inscriptions of Road El-Eir. Drive Wadi Nasib and visit the oasis of Wadi Nasib and the oasis of Wadi Baba. Drive back to Sarab El-Khadim Bedouin Village and camp for overnight.

Day 6 : Visiting the holy tomb of Sheikh Hebus

Drive Wadi El-Ramla visiting the holy tomb of Sheikh Hebus and the Forest of Pillars of Mount El-Fouga. Cross Wadi El-Seih and Wadi Biraq. Visit the unique oasis of Beer Iqna. Drive through Wadi Fieran and visit its oasis (the largest oasis in south Sinai 100,000 palm trees.). Reach Santa Catherina Bedouin Village and camp for overnight.

Day 7 : Climb Mount Sinai

Early morning, climb Mount Sinai (gabal Musa 2285 m.). Visit the Monastery of St.Catherine. Visit El-Millga Bedouinn Village and load food and gear on camels.
Start trekking with Wadi El-Talaa. Reach Wadi El-Zawateen and camp or overnight.

Day 8 : Climb Mount Abou-Mahshour

Climb Mount Abou-Mahshour (2400m.), Mount Abbass Basha (2383 m.).
Descend Wadi El-Summra, Wadi Gebal and reach Wadi Umm-Sekha and camp.

Day 9 : Ascend Wadi Umm-Sekha

Ascend Wadi Umm-Sekha. Reach the top of Mount Abou-Groun. Visit Farsh El-Nigila. Climb Mount El-Bab (2205 m.). Descend Wadi Baharya and camp in Farsh El-Rommana for overnight.

Day 10 : Descend Wadi El-Talaa

Descend Wadi El-Talaa to visit El-Galt El-Azrag Pools and spend the noon time around one of its pools. Ascend Wadi Umm-Sella, Wadi Abou-Tweita and camp there for overnight.

Day 11 : Descend Wadi Abou-Tweita

Descend Wadi Abou-Tweita and visit the Canyon of Sagar. Descend Wadi El- Shag and Wadi Tlah and reach the Bedouin Village of El- Millga. Drive to our camp for overnight.

Day 12 : Hike the Canyon of Wadi Arrada

Drive Wadi Arrada and visit its Bedouin Inscription Wall. Hike the Canyon of Wadi Arrada. Drive through the area of Wadi Safra and Gabal Barag which is considered to be the best sand dunes and sand stone forms in south Sinai. Visit the Nawamis. Drive to Dahab and camp on the beach for overnight.

Day 13 : Swim and snorkel in the Blue Hole

Swim and snorkel in the Blue Hole of Dahab. Drive Wadi Samghi, Wadi Hudra and visit the unique oasis of Ein Hudra. Drive Wadi Lathy, Wadi El-Ein and hike the Colored canyon and camp for overnight.