Bedouin Trails E
Tour code: BT Tour style: Simply Explore Tour comfort: Basic Trek grade: Moderate
DURATION DAYS 8
TOUR
£299 £775
TOUR ONLY
DAYS 8 FLIGHT INCLUSIVE DAYS 8
Nawamis Optional ascent Tombs Jabel Matamir 936m
ABU AQIBA WADI HAMMAM
ST CATHERINE’S MONASTERY
Summit at Sunset
Mount Sinai 2285m
Jabel Katharina 2642m
Sharm el-Sheikh From/To 0 km 18 km Bedouin Trails BT DAHAB Snorkelling Aqaba
Gulf of
WADI MATAMIR
EL HEDDAIDA EGYPT
SINAI PENINSULA Tour essentials A walking holiday in Egypt’s Sinai desert
Travel with us to the very heart of the Sinai Desert on this walking tour in Egypt. From sandstone valleys to granite mountains and fertile oases, the Sinai is a land of astonishing variety. As we walk from camp to camp with our camel caravan we begin to understand the allure of the desert.
8 day tour itinerary
Day 1 Join tour Dahab. Day 2 Mount Sinai Drive to St Catherine’s Monastery. Hike to the summit of Mt Sinai (2285m), where Moses received the Ten Commandments. Watch the sun set over the desert landscape before descending to the fi rst camp. Days 3/6 Sinai trek Visit St. Catherine’s Monastery and the site of the burning
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Day 2 - 12km St Catherine
bush before starting the trek through south-eastern Sinai. Camp ‘Bedouin- style’ under the starry night sky. Spend nights around the campfi re, on which the friendly Bedouin team cook dinner, before telling stories of life in the desert. Day 7 Dahab Morning walk up the highest sand dune in the Sinai. Travel to Dahab; relax on
Mt Matamir Abu Aqiba
the beach or snorkel in the warm waters of the Red Sea, famous for colourful coral and exotic fi sh. Day 8 Tour ends Dahab.
Please go online for our full detailed tour notes.
Accommodation: 2 nights hotels, 5 nights Bedouin camp. Meals: 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 5 dinners are included. Tour staff: Explore Tour Leader, local guides and camp crew. Transport: Bus. Trekking Details: This is a 5-day trek with an average of 4 to 6 hours walking each day. We hike through varied desert landscape, with an ascent of Mt Sinai (2285m). Camels carry our luggage and equipment during the trek. We have graded this trek as moderate. Group Size: Generally 10 to 16.
Planned tour dates
2013 Tour only dates 16 Feb - 23 Feb 16 Mar - 23 Mar 06 Apr - 13 Apr 26 Oct - 02 Nov 16 Nov - 23 Nov
2014 Tour only dates 15 Feb - 22 Feb 05 Apr - 12 Apr
Wadi Hammam
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available, please call our sales team for more details.
Single rooms are available from £25 Day 3 - 18km Day 4 - 24km Day 5 - 24km Day 6 - 20km 72 For more information and to book, go online at
www.explore.co.uk
Wadi el Haduda
Africa and the Middle East - Egypt
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