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Wadi el Gemal trekking
photo: Sharif Henri
Egypt’s resident watersports professionals report on their favourite short breaks.
Located about 40 km south of the town of MarsaAlam, Wadi el Gemal is The trek is what I can only describe as the perfect desert experience:
one of the latest additions to the national parks and protected areas of impressive colours, scattered acacia trees and a marvelous display of a
the Red Sea. wealth of greenery. Wadi el Gemalin in Arabic means valley of beauty
and, as I stared at the multi-coloured formations around me, I found it
Other than covering nearly 100km of a to-dream-of coastal landscape
easy to understand why.
(mangrove bays, palm groves, soft and white sandy beaches), the park
penetrates into the Eastern Desert with an impressive 60km-deep wadi Before heading back to Marsa Alam, I stopped at the elegant and
(valley). exotic Fustad (tented camp) of the park where I was served a delicious,
traditional dinner.
When, in the early afternoon, I arrived at the eco-lodge inside the park,
I watched a very interesting documentary about nature, geology and So, if you think Marsa Alam is only diving, kitesurfi ng and windsurfi ng,
the park’s inhabitants: the nomadic Ababda tribes. let the valley of beauty change your mind.
I then went for a camel ride of the park led by a highly professional Laura Coppa
local guide.
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