Trek itinerary:
Day 1:
Transfer. Visit the monastery and Visitors Centre of the St. Katherine
Protectorate. Climb to Elijahs Basin via the stairway of Repentance.
Climb up to top of Mount Sinai (2285 m) for sunset. Sleep at Elijah's
Basin
Day 2: Discover the various chapels on Safsafa Plateau. Descend
to Wadi Arbaein and Monastery of 40 Martyrs via the Monks Path.
Lunch at Ramadan's Hyrax Farm.
Climb Naqb Ahmar and from there to the top of Mount Katherine (highest
mountain of the Sinai at 2642 m) Sunset on the summit. Sleep in
a cabin just under the summit.
Day 3: Meander down among large boulders and over mountain fields
(“Farsh”). Climb Gebel Ahmar (2318 m). Walk through
Wadi Shagg and past Geziret Shagg. Camp in the orchard of Saad Mahmoud
in Wad Zawatiin.
Day 4: Walk up Wadi Zawatiin a short distance and turn left up Naqb
Gebal. Walk down the open plain of Gebal to Farsh Romana. Walk up
a small meandering goats path to Naqb Mishaikl and enjoy the view
all the way down to the Gulf of Suez. Turn right and meander along
Wadi Za’tar until Ein Nagila where there is a path to the
left up Gebel Bab (also called Bab el Dunya = the gateway of the
world, 2228m). Go down to Farsh Romana and camp there.
Day 5: Follow the wadi to Galt el Azraq (= the Blue Pool). From
Galt el Azraq up to Farsh Umm Sila for lunch. From Farsh Umm Sila
up wadi Abu Tueta and from there up to Gebel Abbas Pasha and the
unfinished palace of Abbas Pasha. (2383m). Sleep at the top.
Day 6: Descend from Abbas Pasha down into Wadi Tinya to Wadi Itlah.
Lunch at the school of Dr. Ahmad, the Bedouin Herbal Doctor. Continue
down Wadi Itlah to Sheikh Awad. End the trek at El Karm Ecolodge.
Day 7: Relax during the day, transfer late afternoon.
NB:
This trek is only possible in the autumn and spring (the winter
months are too cold). It is suitable only for fit hikers, those
willing to climb 5 different peaks in 6 days. Camels
will be used for carrying the luggage during the trek |
