The Ultimate Sinai Adventure

Tour overview

CAIRO – HATHOR TEMPLE – THE FOREST OF PILLARS – BEER IQNA – EIN EL-AKHDAR – WADI ZALQA – EIN UMM-AHMED – THE COLOURED – CANYON -EIN HUDRA – THE WHITE CANYON – ARRADA CANYON – THE BLUE MOUNTAINS – DAHAB – NUWEIBA.

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	Wadi Sedry and Wadi El-Bodra	Wadi El-Maghara
Day 5	Visit Mount El-Maghara	Serabit El-Khadim
Day 6	Drive Wadi El-Ramla	Ein El-Akhdar
Day 7	Wadi El-Akhdar, Ras-Zalaga and Wadi Zalaga	Ein Umm-Ahmed Oasis
Day 8	Coloured Canyon of Ein Umm-Ahmed	Wadi Nekhil
Day 9	Hike the Coloured Canyon	Near Ein Hudra
Day 10	Hike through the White Canyon.	Gabel Barag
Day 11	Wadi Genah and Wadi Arrada	St Cathrine Village
Day 12	climb Mount Sinai	Wadi Nasib
Day 13	Wadi Dahab and visit the Delta of Dahab	camp on the beach
Day 14	back to Cairo	Cairo
Day 15	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 garments 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.
Perfect 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 at the hotel and overnight.

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

Breakfast. Full day sightseeing in Cairo visiting the Egyptian Museum, the alabaster Mosque, the Citadel of Mohmed Ali Basha, Ibn- toloun Mosque and Refaai Mosque. Dinner at your hotel and overnight

Day 3 : Explore the Giza Pyramid Complex, Egyptian Museum & Old Cairo

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

Day 4 : Wadi Sedry and Wadi El-Bodra

Breakfast. Drive Cairo/Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel, Abou-Ziniema, Abou-Rudes.Turn off-road through Wadi Sedry and Wadi El-Bodra and camp in Wadi El-Maghara.

Day 5 : Visit Mount El-Maghara

Visit Mount El-Maghara. Drive Wadi El-Khmila. Reach Serabit El-Khadim Bedouin Village. Visit the Temple of Hathor. Camp in Serabit El-Khadim Bedouin Village.

Day 6 : Drive Wadi El-Ramla

Drive Wadi El-Ramla, visit the Tomb of Sheikh Hebusand the Forest of Pillars of Gabal El-Fouga. Drive Wadi Biraq, Wadi El-Akhdar and camp in Ein El-Akhdar.

Day 7 : Wadi El-Akhdar, Ras-Zalaga and Wadi Zalaga

Drive Wadi El-Akhdar, Ras-Zalaga and Wadi Zalaga. Drive Wadi Zarnikh and reach Ein Umm-Ahmed Oasis to camp for overnight.

Day 8 : Coloured Canyon of Ein Umm-Ahmed

Visit the Caloured Canyon of Ein Umm-Ahmed. Drive Ras Kalb, Wadi El-Baryah and reach Wadi Nekhil to camp for overnight.

Day 9 : Hike the Coloured Canyon

Hike the Coloured Canyon. Drive Wadi Hudra and visit the unique oasis of Hudra. Camp near Ein Hudra.

Day 10 : Hike through the White Canyon.

Hike through the White Canyon. Drive Wadi Abou-Marwat and visit the Nawamis. Drive Wadi Safra and reach Gabel Barag to camp.

Day 11 : Wadi Genah and Wadi Arrada.

Drive Wadi Genah and Wadi Arrada. Visit the Bedouin Inscription Wall of Wadi Arrada. Hike through Arrada Canyon. Drive to St Cathrine Village and camp for overnight.

Day 12 : climb Mount Sinai

Early morning, climb Mount Sinai (Ghabel Musa 2285 m.). Visit the Monastery of St.Catherine. Drive Wadi Zaghra and visit the Blue Mountains. Drive Wadi Nasib and visit its oasis and camp for overnight.