Overnight Camel Trek

Dahab (0)
from/per person 200
  • Trekking

Description

Overnight Desert Trek by Camel

Load up your camels for an overnight camel trek to the top of the El Guna Plateau!

Jebel El Guna is one of many places in the Sinai desert that is accessible only by camel, and we would love to take you there! Even in this day and age, where we have access to Landcruisers, pick ups and even quads, camels remain an integral part of the Bedouin life.

You can ride your camel or walk alongside, either way you’ll enjoy the gentle rhythm of the desert, spectacular views and a huge star-filled sky.

Completely addictive – you’ll return to Dahab planning your next Sinai trek!

What’s included

  • 2 day/1 night trek with camels carrying all supplies.
  • Rough camping under the stars. If you don’t have sleeping bags, we can help with carpets and blankets.
  • All meals freshly prepared. Desert food is simple, often one pot cooking on the fire.
  • All transportation. By road to Wadi Arada (just over 1 hour), then camel!
  • Small group adventure
  • Local Bedouin guide

Minimum 2 people to guarantee booking. Single travelers welcome. We will add you to a group, or suggest alternative date/safari. For families, we’ve taken children as young as 4 yrs on a camel trek (including our own!). 


Schedule

You will start and end in Dahab, where you can spend time on the Red Sea.

Day before:

  • Final safari briefing 5pm

Day 1:

  • Depart 7-8am
  • Drive to Wadi Arada
  • Scramble the Double Canyon (enough of a challenge to be super fun!)
  • Early lunch, then time to load absolutely everything onto the camels
  • Ride your camel or walk alongside to the base of Jebel El Guna
  • Ascend the plateau by foot
  • Tea break and enjoy views to the east and west of South Sinai
  • Trek along the plateau
  • Dinner and overnight

Day 2:

  • Breakfast with Bedouin bread cooked in the fire
  • Trek north along the plateau. El Guna is quite a wide plateau, with small wadis and cracks to explore on the plateau
  • Descend
  • Lunch
  • Trek the sandstone wadis running off the plateau
  • Return to Wada Arada for 1 last Bedouin tea
  • By road 1 hr to Dahab, returning around sunset

 

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