Tour overview

GABEL BANNAT, MOUNT TARBOUSH, EL-GALT EL-AZRAG POOLS MOUNT EL-BAB, MOUNT ABOU-MAHSHOUR, MOUNT ABBASS BASHA, GABAL AKHMAR, MOUNT ST. CATHERINE

Brief Itinerary

Day Highlights Overnight
Day 1 Arrive in Cairo Cairo
Day 2 Full-day private city tour Cairo
Day 3 Full-day sightseeing in Giza visiting Memphis, Sakkara Cairo
Day 4 Departure to Sinai  St. Catherine Bedouin Village
Day 5 Hike Wadi Abou-Zeituna and El-Birkah El-Nugra
Day 6 Visit the oasis of Wadi Gharaba and the tomb of Sheikh Awad  Wadi Refayed
Day 7 Climb Mount Tarboush  Wadi El-Talaa
Day 8 Hike through Wadi El-Talaa and reach El-Galt El-Azrag pools Farsh El-Rommana
Day 9 Farsh El-Rommana Wadi Bowali
Day 10 Climb Mount Abou-Mahshour Wadi Zawateen
Day 11 Climb Mount El-Akhmar and visit its Canyon Wadi El-Shag
Day 12 Descend Wadi Tobug and Wadi Abou-Jefa Farsh Elijah
Day 13 Gabel Musa – St.Catherine – Back to Cairo Cairo
Day 14 Free day in Cairo Cairo
Day 15 Departure

PERSONAL GEARS :

Travelers should have the following:

  • Daypack to carry personal items they need during the day.
  • Light clothes for the 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.
  • Flashlight.
  • Good sleeping bag (waterproof).
  • Sun hat.

 

The following items are necessary for trekking and camel riding tours :

  • Day backpack for personal gear and food.
  • Very good hiking boots.
  • Very warm clothes for the evening.
  • Very good sleeping bag for approximately zero to minus ten degrees in winter time and ten to five as a minimum degree in summer time.

 [All personal gear should not be more than 8 kg]

 

Day 1 : Welcome to Egypt

Arrive at Cairo International Airport. Transfer to your hotel, dinner, and overnight.

Day 2 : Full-day private city tour (B)

Breakfast. Full-day sightseeing in Cairo visiting the Egyptian Museum, the Citadel of Mohamed Ali Basha, the Ibn Toloun Mosque, and the Refaai Mosque.Dinner at your hotel and overnight.

Day 3 : Full-day sightseeing in Giza visiting Memphis, Sakkara (B)

Breakfast. Full-day sightseeing in Giza visiting Memphis, Sakkara, Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and Papyrus Institute. Dinner at your hotel and overnight.

Day 4 : Departure to Sinai (B/L/D)

Departure to Sinai via Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel, Abou-Ziniema, and Wadi Feiran to visit its oasis ( the largest oasis in south Sinai, with 100,000 palm trees.). Reach St. Catherine Bedouin Village and camp nearby for overnight.

Day 5 : Hike Wadi Abou-Zeituna and El-Birkah (B/L/D)

Hike Wadi Abou-Zeituna and El-Birkah. Climb Mount El-Bannat (1758 m) and camp in El-Nugra overnight.

Day 6 : Visit the oasis of Wadi Gharaba and the tomb of Sheikh Awad (B/L/D)

Hike through the Canyon of El Nugra. Visit the oasis of Wadi Gharaba and the tomb of Sheikh Awad. Reach Wadi Refayed and camp for overnight.

Day 7 : Climb Mount Tarboush (B/L/D)

Climb Mount Tarboush (1851 m) for a magnificent view from the summit. 

Climb down to Wadi El-Talaa and camp for overnight.

Day 8 : Hike through Wadi El-Talaa and reach El-Galt El-Azrag pools (B/L/D)

Hike through Wadi El-Talaa and reach El-Galt El-Azrag pools. Spend the noon  time around one of its pools. Continue hiking through Wadi El-Talaa and reach Farsh El-Rommana to camp overnight.

Day 9 : Reach Wadi Zaater (B/L/D)

Ascend Shagifmbarac pass and reach Wadi Zaater. Visit Farsh El-Nigil. 

Climb Mount El-Bab (2090 m). Descend Wadi Baharya. Hike Wadi Gebal to reach Wadi Bowali and camp for overnight.

Day 10 : Climb Mount Abou-Mahshour (B/L/D)

Hike Wadi El-Summra. Climb Mount Abou-Mahshour (2400 m.), Mount  Abbass Basha (2383 m.). Descend Wadi Zawateen and camp for overnight

Day 11 : Climb Mount El-Akhmar and visit its Canyon (B/L/D)

Climb Mount El-Akhmar and visit its Canyon. Climb Mount Saint Catherine (2642 m). Descend Wadi Akhmar and camp in Wadi El-Shag.

Day 12: Descend Wadi Tobug and Wadi Abou-Jefa (B/L/D)

Descend Wadi Tobug and Wadi Abou-Jefa. Visit El-Millga Village. 

Ascend Abbass Basha Pass to Mount Sinai and reach Farsh Elijah and Camp for overnight.

Day 13 : Gabel Musa - St.Catherine - Back to Cairo (B/L)

Climb Gabel Musa (2085 m.). Visit the Monastery of St.Catherine. Drive back to Cairo. Dinner at your hotel and overnight.

Day 14 : Free day in Cairo (B)

Breakfast. Free day in Cairo. Dinner at your hotel and overnight.

Day 15 : Departure (B)

Breakfast. Transfer to Cairo International airport for departure.