5 Days Camel Safari Deep Inside Sinai
5 Days Camel Safari Deep Inside Sinai
1st Day: Arada Canyon – El Gona Plateau
Zigzag Canyon – In the morning we will pick you up at the reception of your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Taba or Nuweiba. If you stay in any other part of Egypt such as Cairo we can of course organize the transfer to Sinai for you.
We will take you in a 4×4 jeep to the wonderful Arada Canyon, also known as the Double Canyon as two branches lead away from the same entrance. You will see bizarre rock formations in different colors and enjoy great views. Some climbing parts are a bit tricky, but your experienced guide will assist you, so if you are adequately fit there will not be any problem. Finally you will reach to a steep sand dune – if you like, you can scale it! Here you will also have lunch. Also this area is full of interesting ancient rock paintings; you can visit some of them. Now it is time to meet your guides and your future companions, well trained gentle camels. They will carry you 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 the mountains. You will spend the night on the plateau after watching the spectacular sunset.
Lunch and dinner included. Overnight camping.
2nd Day: El Gona Plateau – Farsh El Gona – Wadi Zalagha – Zaranig Canyons
After breakfast you will enjoy for a while the beautiful nature around you; then you will trek through the scenic mountain field Farsh El Gona and the Wadi Zalagha. You will have lunch en route. In the late afternoon you will encamp at the entrance of the biggest of the Zaranig Canyons.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight camping.
3rd Day: Zaranig Canyons
The Zaranig Canyons are three huge and deep sandstone canyons; when it rains, the water floods from here down to Nuweiba at the coastline. You will enjoy trekking all day long through the largest and deepest of them, and you will marvel at the great nature and be enchanted by the peace and tranquility far away from the stressful daily life. We will set up camp at the entrance of the second canyon.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight camping.
4th Day: Zaranig Canyons – Nabq Abu Turefia
Today you will explore the second canyon. Then you will trek to the Nabq Abu Tureifa; from the mountain top you will enjoy another great view. You will spend the night down in the wadi.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner included. Overnight camping.
5th Day: Abu Tureifa – Wadi Tbeiq – Zigzag Canyon – Wadi Arada
After breakfast we will trek through the pictureaque Wadi Tbeiq; we will spend our break under an acacia tree. Then you will hike through the Zigzag Canyon, a narrow sandstone canyon with a sandy floor which 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 to the Wadi Arada where you will encamp. From here you will be picked up by car and transferred to your hotel. This concludes our program and services.
Breakfast and lunch included.
Included:
- All mentioned transfers in high-class air-conditioned vehicles
- Guided camel riding tour in your language
- Camping in the desert
- Meals, mineral water and soft drinks
Not included:
- Gratuity (tips) for drivers, tour guides
- Personal items, meals, drinks or services not mentioned
- International and domestic flights
- Visa