Sinai Peaks & Sacred Trails (8 Days)

Tour overview

MOUNT MUSA—SANTA CATHERINA MONASTERY—MOUNT ABBASS BASHA—MOUNT EL-BAB—EL-GALT EL-AZRAG POOLS.

Brief Itinerary

Day	Highlights	Overnight
Day 1	Arrive in Cairo	Cairo
Day 2	Abou-Zineima, and Wadi Fieran	high mountain range of St. Catherine
Day 3	Climb Mount Sinai	Wadi El-Zawateen
Day 4	Climb Mount Abou Mahshour and Mount Abbas Basha	Wadi Umm-Sekha
Day 5	Visit Farsh El-Nigila	Wadi Baharya
Day 6	Visit El-Galt El-Azrag Pools	Wadi Abou-Tweita
Day 7	Reach the Bedouin Village of El- Millga. Drive back to Cairo	Cairo
Day 8	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.
Very warm clothes for the evening.
Very good sleeping bag for approximately minimum zero to minus ten degrees in
winter time and ten to five as a minimum degree in summer time.

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

Day 1 : Arrive in Cairo

Arrive at Cairo International Airport, and transfer to your hotel. Dinner at the Hotel and overnight.

Day 2 : Abou-Zineima, and Wadi Fieran (B/L/D)

Breakfast. Drive Cairo/Ahmad Hamdy Tunnel, Abou-Zineima, And Wadi Fieran to visit its oasis (the largest oasis in south Sinai, with 100,000 Palm trees.)Reach the high mountain range of St. Catherine and camp overnight.

Day 3 : Climb Mount Sinai (B/L/D)

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

Day 4 : Climb Mount Abou Mahshour and Mount Abbas Basha (B/L/D)

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

Day 5 : Visit Farsh El-Nigila (B/L/D)

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 overnight.

Day 6 : Visit El-Galt El-Azrag Pools (B/L/D)

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