15/11/2024
3 day-trip Camel Race Wadi Zalaga & Serabit el Khadim
Let’s get ready for the Annual Camel Race! Don't miss out on this fantastic desert experience and combine it with a visit to the only ancient Egyptian temple ruins in the Sinai!
Price per person - 200 Euro or equivalent in Egyptian pounds
9-11 January 2025
For bookings, call or WhatsApp Joseph at +201060200950
9 January:
We will leave Dahab at 9 am, to drive into the Sinai desert. We will have lunch in the desert and visit two beautiful ancient sites with rock inscriptions and drawings. After this, we continue to our camp in Wadi Zalaga where we will have dinner and spend the night.
10 January:
We get up early to take our cars to follow the camel race and find out who wins this year’s trophy! After the finish of the race, we will go back to the camp for breakfast. We will then continue driving through the desert and stop at Gebl el Foga or Forest of Pillars. Here, you’ll see a large area of volcanic rock pillars in this unique and beautiful desert landscape. Lunch will be provided along the way in the desert. From the Forest of Pillars, we continue to Wadi Nasb, an important ancient Egyptian site near to Serabit el Khadim. It was part of the ancient Egyptian route between their temple and turquoise mines at Serabit to their seaside port. From here we continue to the desert camp at Serabit el Khadim. Here we have dinner and spend the night.
11 January:
We start with breakfast at the camp and then climb Mount Serabit to see the ruins of the ancient Serabit temple of Hathor. On the mountain plateau, we will also visit ancient turquoise mines. One of the mines, has an inscription in the proto-Sinaitic language, which is the first alphabet in the world. So, the alphabet as we know it, started in the area of Serabit el Khadim. We then continue down the mountain, to see ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and drawings. We’ll then have lunch and start our journey back to Dahab.
Included in this program:
- All food and water & tea, as described in the program
- Transportation by 4x4 Landcruiser
- Camping gear (tents, matrasses, sleeping bags & blankets)
- English-speaking, knowledgeable guide
Price per person - 200 Euro or equivalent in Egyptian pounds
