Welcome to Sinai

Rugged and starkly beautiful, the Sinai Peninsula’s vast and empty desert heart has managed to capture imaginations throughout the centuries. Coveted for both its deep religious significance and its strategic position as a crossroads of empires, prophets and pilgrims, conquerors and exiles have all left their footprints on the sands here... Read More

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Egypt: Exploring the Sinai

The Sinai Peninsula has been a place of refuge for thousands of years. Prophets, nomads, exiles, conquerors, pilgrims and beachcombers alike have all left their footprints in the shifting desert sands.

During the Pharaonic Era, Sinai fuelled elaborate building campaigns by providing precious quantities of turquoise, gold and copper. Acting as a link between Asia and Africa, it was also of tremendous strategic value to would-be empire builders.
Matthew Firestone
Lonely Planet Writer

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$141 Small group tours

Two Days Camel Safari

Explore the ferocious beauty of Sinai nature on a 2-day Camel Safari from Dahab. We'll ride the camel to the White Canyon. Walk through the canyon to Ain Khudra Oasis and spend the night under the stars. Visit the Inscription Rock, the Closed Canyon, El Hemedat and more.
$125 Small group tours

Ras Mohammed National Park 2 Days Tour from Dahab

Visit the famous National Park of Ras Mohammed on a 2-days tour from Dahab. You will snorkel in 3 different places, see the mangroves and spend the night under the stars. After you visit Yolanda reef and Shark Reef.
$468 Boating & cruises

Aswan-Luxor Cruise from Dahab 4 Days 3 Nights

Visit the historical monuments of Egypt on this luxurious cruise in the south of Egypt. Enjoy the sightseeing in the ancient cities of Luxor, Aswan, Kom Ombo and Edfu. Visit the West Bank (The Valley of the Kings & Queens, The temple of Queen Hatshepsut) and East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples). Spend 3 nights on Cruise board on Full Board basis.
$468.75 Small group tours

2-Day 1-Night Tour to Jerusalem and Petra from Dahab

Visit Jerusalem and Petra on a 2-day tour that includes an overnight stay in Aqaba. You will see some of the holiest sites in the world including: The Wailing Wall, Temple Dome of Rock, and Dolorosa which leads to the Holy Sepulcher. Then stop for swim in the salty, mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea. Next day you'll spend in Petra enjoying a guided tour of this unique city.
$125 History & culture

2-Days 1-Night to Serabit El Khadem from Dahab

Serabit El Khadem is a remote area of the Sinai desert where people are still living the traditional Bedouin life.We will spend the night in a Bedouin Camp enjoying the amazing view of the evening sunset.
$687.50 Small group tours

Overnight Trip to Cairo and Luxor by Flight

Include a trip to Cairo and Luxor in your holiday. Absorb the atmosphere of Cairo’s historical sights with time of shopping for bargains at the old market. Followed by a flight to famous Luxor and visit the Valley of the Kings and the Temples, with spare time for shopping here also.
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