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Serabit el Khadim to Wadi Mukattab
Serabit el Khadim is one of the oldest worked landscapes in Sinai. Egyptian miners cut turquoise from these mountains starting around 2800 BCE. The Temple of Hathor — the goddess of turquoise — sits on a high plateau above the mines. Tall votive stones still stand among its ruins. The Arabic name *Serabit el Khadim* […]
Serabit el Khadim, Wadi Mukattab, and the Forest of Pillars
The five-day version of the Serabit el Khadim trek extends the standard route to include the Forest of Pillars and Jebel Dalal — sandstone formations of the wider mining region that the three-day route doesn’t reach. The walk crosses the territory of the Aleigat tribe in its full extent, from the Temple of Hathor on […]
