Zaranig Canyons – Wadi Zalagha – El Gona Plateau – Wadi Emhamed – Zigzag Canyon – Wadi Arada – Bir Safra – Al Haduda sand dune – Gebel Mutamir – Gebel Mahroum – Nawamis – Ein Khudra Oasis
In the morning we will pick you up at the reception of your hotel in Dahab and you will travel to a Bedouin village.
We will hike through the Zaranig Canyons, huge and deep sandstone canyons; when it rains, the water floods from here down to Nuweiba at the coastline. You will for sure enjoy not only the great nature around you but also the peace and tranquility far away from the stressful daily life. We will set up camp in the Wadi Zalagha.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner – Ride camel 3 hours
Overnight camping.
After breakfast, we will cross the Wadi Zalagha and trek to the top of the El Gona Plateau. The plateau is 1,700 meters high and around 50 kilometers long and offers a beautiful landscape as well as fantastic views of the mountains. We will spend the night on the plateau.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner – Ride camel 3 hours
Overnight camping.
After breakfast, we will descend from the plateau through the Wadi Emhamed to the Zigzag Canyon, a narrow sandstone canyon with a sandy floor that is winding through steep walls and great rock formations. It opens to the wide sandy Wadi Marra which houses numerous acacia trees. In the late afternoon, you will reach the Wadi Arada where you will encamp.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner-. Ride camel 3 hours
Overnight camping.
After breakfast, you will continue your ride through the beautiful landscape with its stunning sandstone formations until you will reach the idyllic spring Bir Safra situated at an open area where two valleys cross. You can refresh with the spring’s clear water. Then you will hike to the great sand dune Al Heduda – it is really something special as the Sinai desert consists mostly of mountains and doesn’t offer a lot of space for large dunes. You will enjoy a great break; you will have lunch and you can wander on the dune – or roll down. In the afternoon you will head to our camping place at the Gebel Mutamir mountain.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner – Ride camel 3 hours
Overnight camping.
After breakfast, you will enjoy riding to the Gebel Barqa, the ‘Mountain with a Hole’, a popular bizarre sandstone formation belonging to the Gebel Mahrum, with a hole cutting through it. In this area, you can also find numerous other rock formations as well as small caves and sand dunes. You will have time to stroll around a bit while your lunch will be prepared. After eating you will continue your ride towards the Nawamis area where you will set up camp.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner – Ride camel 3 hours
Overnight camping.
Today it is time for some culture – you will visit the Nawamis, prehistoric circular burial chambers built of sandstone. After lunch, you will trek to the Ein Khudra Oasis, a beautiful oasis with a spring surrounded by numerous palm trees. If you like, you can have a bath here before you will have dinner and go to sleep.
Breakfast and lunch – Ride camel for 3 hours
Overnight camping.
After breakfast you will spend some more relaxed time in the oasis; finally, you will ride towards the main street where you will be picked up by car and transferred to your hotel. This concludes our program and services.
Group tour | Private tour | |
Price per person | $400 | $430 |
*If you are a group of 8 people and more please contact us for a special price.
Price:
$400.00 – $430.00