Scarabee / Desert / Sinai
South Sinai · our home ground

Sinai — painted canyons & a holy mountain.

The desert on our doorstep: slot canyons streaked with colour, hidden palm oases, a protected coast you reach by camel, and the mountain where, by tradition, Moses received the Law.

Base · DahabTrips · half-day to 3-daySeason · Oct-MayFrom · EUR 25 day / 115 safari
★ This is where we live and work — we run every Sinai trip direct with our own Bedouin guides.
The places

What you will see in Sinai.

Photo & map for each (in production).

Half-day

Coloured Canyon

A narrow slot canyon of wind-carved sandstone streaked orange, purple and gold — an easy, spectacular walk, usually paired with the Blue Hole.

Photo · map — in production
Half-day

White Canyon & Ain Khudra

Pale chalk narrows leading to Ain Khudra, a green palm oasis in the rock — the classic Sinai jeep-and-walk day.

Photo · map — in production
Full day

Ras Abu Galum

A protected stretch of untouched coast reached by camel from the Blue Hole — Bedouin huts, empty reef and desert meeting sea.

Photo · map — in production
2–3 days

The Sinai Trail

Egypt's first long-distance hiking trail, walked with Bedouin guides through mountains, wadis and Nawamis tombs older than the Pyramids.

Photo · map — in production
Overnight

St Catherine & Mount Sinai

The world's oldest working monastery beneath Mount Sinai — climb by night to watch sunrise from the summit.

Photo · map — in production
Full day

Nabq Protectorate

Mangroves, dunes and the wreck-strewn coast between Sharm and Dahab — desert-and-sea wildlife on the Gulf of Aqaba.

Photo · map — in production
By vehicle

Jeep & quad safari

Half-day canyon runs to multi-day 4x4 desert crossings with Bedouin drivers.

Slow

Camel & Bedouin camp

Ride to Ras Abu Galum or Wadi Gnai and sleep under the Sinai stars.

On foot

Trekking & Mt Sinai

Canyon walks, the Sinai Trail, and the sunrise climb of the holy mountain.

When to go

October to May — cool and clear.

Best months
OCT – MAY
Cold nights (layers)
DEC – FEB
Mount Sinai sunrise
year-round, coldest in winter
Where you stay

Where to sleep in Sinai.

From real Bedouin star-camps to St Catherine lodges.

StayWhereBest for
Bedouin star-campRas Abu Galum · Wadi GnaiThe authentic desert night
Our Dahab baseDahabDive + desert in one trip
Eco-lodge / guesthouseSt CatherineBefore the Mount Sinai climb
Plan my Sinai trip

Canyon day or Sinai expedition — we build it.

Day trips, overnight camps, the Sinai Trail and Mount Sinai — with transfers from Dahab or Sharm.

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