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Jebel Serbal
The three-day trek climbs from Wadi Feiran on the northern side of the mountain. The summit traverse is genuinely technical — scrambling across the weathered granite ridge with steep drops on both sides, hands as well as feet, and several sections that require previous climbing experience. **If you have never scrambled on exposed rock before, […]
Mt. Katharina, Egypt’s highest peak
Mt. Katharina is the highest peak in Egypt, 2629 m at the summit. The mountain rises south of the town of St. Katherine. The standard route climbs from Wadi Shaq Musa, a wadi on the southern side of the mountain. Overnight in Wadi Shaq Musa. The summit day starts before dawn — the summit is […]
From Wadi Rumhan to El Tur
Wadi Rumhan sits at around 1600 m, on the southern flank of the St. Katherine massif. The walk descends through the wadis of the Awlad Said (أولاد سعيد) — the less-visited southern region of South Sinai — toward the coastal plain. The descent is gradual but sustained: from over 1600 m at the start to […]
Coloured Canyon, Ein Khudra, and the Nawamis
The Nawamis are circular stone-walled structures with corbelled roofs — burial tombs built by nomadic shepherds in the Early Bronze Age, 3,100 to 2,200 BCE. They sit on small hills in the wadi system between the Coloured Canyon and Ein Khudra. The five-day version of the route extends the standard three-day trek to include time […]
Coloured Canyon to Ein Khudra via Jebel Berqa
The Coloured Canyon is a narrow sandstone gorge — banded red, yellow, white, purple from the iron and manganese in the sandstone layers. The three-day route extends from the canyon inland through Jebel Berqa to Ein Khudra oasis, where the trek finishes at a Bedouin garden under date palms. The route crosses from Tarabin territory […]
White Canyon and Ein Khudra
The White Canyon is a narrow sandstone slot — white-walled, smooth, in places only wide enough for one person at a time. The walk from Cafeteria Joma drops into the canyon through a short ladder section onto the canyon floor. The canyon opens out at Ein Khudra, an oasis of palms and Bedouin gardens fed […]
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 […]
Galt el Azraq water pool circuit
Galt el Azraq is the largest water pool in the High Mountain Region — Zoltán Mátraházi calls it “probably the largest in the whole of Sinai.” It sits in Wadi Tala Kibira, a long steep valley that drops from Farsh Rummana toward the lower wadis. Fed by underground streams, the pool holds water year-round. The […]
The Wadi Zawatin gardens, Abbas Pasha palace, and Farsh Rummana
The trek begins at Ein Tufaha at the edge of St. Katherine town. From there the Abu Jeefa pass climbs steeply for half an hour — Zoltán Mátraházi calls it the steep climb at the beginning, after which the path is gentle. The pass opens into Wadi Tubuq and the world of the high mountain […]
