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.
