Sinai Desert

LOCATION
The Sinai is part of Egypt linking the continents of Asia and Africa. It is surrounded by the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Negev Desert of Israel.

Things to do
Sinai desert has something to offer all its tourists with different interests. Whether to visit the impressive gorges Sinai, spending time with a Bedouin tribe, learning wilderness survival skills or visiting the ancient biblical sites of the Sinai desert is a treat to explore. There are beautiful beaches.

Destinations in the Sinai desert

Mount Sinai
The 2285-metre-long Mount Sinai is famous throughout the world as the place where God spoke to Moses and gave the 10 commandments. It is this belief itself that has drawn pilgrims from more than a thousand years in this place. The mountain is also popular among adventure lovers who are trying to escalate in order to have a splendid view of the sunrise.

St. Katherine 's Monastery
A three-hour trip from Sharm el-Sheikh, St Katherine 's monastery is located at the foot of Mount Sinai, about 100 kilometers inside. The area around St. Katherine’s is spectacular and robust and highly beautiful. Sinai desert monastery of St. Catherine was built more than 1400 years by the Roman emperor Justinian to protect monks and hermits living in the region. It is the oldest Christian monastery in existence. The complex houses decorated chapel twall and a stunning collection of religious icons and jeweled crosses assembled from around the Orthodox world.

Colored Canyons
Located about 12 km north of Nuweiba, the Canyon is in a mountain of limestone called El HIT, where it is said, Moses was lost for 40 years. As its name suggests, the canyon was stained in a variety of ways to transform attractive spectacular cliffs to a multi-color stone, because of obtaining mineralized sandstone. Surrounded by 60 meter cliffs, the zone can only be reached through 4-wheeled vehicles. The Canyons colored are an ideal place for trekking and climbing.