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Sinai Tours Egypt, Visit Mount Sinai, Trekking,Camel Riding,

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The southern Sinai, the triangle of craggy mountain terrain situated between the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba, is possibly the most outstanding desert stretch in world. Because of its faulted and geological structure it has an exclusive diversity of landscapes: A deep blue sea with the excellent easy to get to coral reefs in the world, skirted by huge sandy beaches and beautiful palm oases.

Black steep and sharp mountain ranges built of metamorphous rocks; an unbelievable shaped sand-stone mountains interacted by deep and narrow canyons girded with outstandingly colorful walls.

Huge stretches of Sahara like sand dunes. Flat valleys strewn with enormous and queerly sand-stone blocks. Gigantic granite peaks to highest of up to 2600 meters above sea level. Amidst deep gorges, part of which boast year-round mountain streams.

All these landscapes and several others can be spotted within a few days of straggling in Sinai. To this include a responsive an hospitable Bedouin people, a big number of exhilarating archeological area, the biblical tradition concerning the exodus of children of Israel in the desert and more to that, all the great freedom of the huge and empty wilderness and you will identify why this region is so greatly appreciated.

Desert Safaris in Sinai

All tours are made up of driving in particularly equipped desert vehicles via gorgeous desert land-scapes, mountaineering through awe-inspiring canyons to beautiful oases, touring astonishing archeological sites, near the gracious Bedouin population and swimming and snorkeling besides the unbelievable coral reefs of the Gulf of Aqaba.
The climax of the trip is mountaineering to Mount Sinai and taking a trip the Monastery of St.Catherine. All the nights of the trip is a climb to Mount Sinai and tour the Monastery of St.Catherine. All the night of the tours are taken the camping out. Dinner is cooked and eaten near the camp-fire.

Tekking in the High Mountain Range of Sinai

This trip is a walk on foot in the sites near the Monastery of Santa Catherina.
Food and equipment are transported on camels’ backs, from one night camp to the other. A walk in this area is an exceptional experience that joins up Bedouin population and a tour to one of the holiest sites of the world s most important monotheistic religions. More and more western pilgrims are starting to move through out Sinai Peninsula in vehicles. But the mountains zone is impassable by vehicle and has on the other hand stayed moderately unexplored.

Camel Riding Safaris in Sinai

This is a riding trip on camels in the region of south Sinai between the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez passing via the high mountains range of Sinai. Riding passed this region includes climbing gorgeous mountains and climbing through attractive wadies. All routs are impassable by vehicles and on that note it has a very extraordinary atmosphere that you never encounter in any area.
We regularly leave the prescribed rout to head along new trails, in search of its gorgeous scenery, archeological sites and Bedouin encampments several of them never toured by westerners. A Bedouin mountain guide with friendly information of the region helps us on hikes. Together with the camel riders, helps us to grow to be better aquatinted with the Bedouin lifestyle.

Food and Equipment:
The make up of our safari trips and trekking tours through Sinai comprise all meals beginning with lunch on the first day till lunch on the final day. We cook and eat our dinner next to camp-fire. We take breakfast in the morning prior to departure from our night-camp. We take our lunch at noon time. We provide all equipment water tanks, kitchen cookers, pots, knives, spoons, camp-light, ropes, first aid.

Vehicles :
A number of our safaris through Sinai desert are done in four-wheel-drive vehicles. Our vehicles are manufactured to fit our tough trips and for a maximum comfort to our travelers.

PERSONAL GEAR:
Travelers should have the following:
- Day pack to carry personal items they need during the day.
- Light clothes for 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.
- Flash light.
- Good sleeping bag ( water proof ).
- Sun hat.

The following items are required in trekking and camel riding:
- Day back-pack for personal gear and food.
- Very good hiking boots.

Sinai

Major Cities and Towns

El-Arish
Dahab
Noweiba
Rafah
Sharm el-Sheikh
Ras As-Sudr
Taba
El-Tor (Tur Sinai)

About the Area

For quite about 8,000 years at the gist of history,Feel the continuous contrasts.Sinai happens to be the place where the rock meets the coral reef and further the  desert stops at the sea.it is basically the grandeur of granite meeting golden beaches. in here, you may discover tropical fish as well as rare birds, beautifull sunsets in addition to clear starry nights.Get in line with sinai and find yourself

The scenery of El-Arish is blessed with shady palm beaches,mediterranean waves along with the glowing colors of Bedouin crafts.Sharm el-sheikh is the easiest of sun, sea as well as sand.The eminent five-star hotels, shopping and entertainment, water sports.Additionally Ras mohamed is a world prominent paradise of coral gardens as well as tropical fish.

For those interested in exploration, sinai at all times is a land of discovery. It is where you find the route to the promised land, furthermore where Isis sought Osiris in addition to the pharaohs found gold.Still where moses witnessed the Burning Bush as well as the Bedouins camped by crusader forts.Sinai is acentral point for the three great religions, at the crossroads of Africa as well as Asia

How To Get to Sinai

From outside Egypt
lots of international flights recently go direct to Sharm el-Sheikh, get in ttach with your travel agent for more information.







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