Walking in Dahab, Sinai with Active

Walking in Sinai, Egypt

Whether it is a desert safari or a mountain range challenge, Dahab has it all. We can do these treks by foot, jeep or even camel if your brave enough! We all absolutely love Dahab and what it has to offer. You can mix the trekking with snorkeling, windsurfing, quad biking and lots more!

	We recommend you make time on your activity holiday to visit the many canyons the Sinai mountains have to offer. You can do day trips or stay over night in bedouin style underneath the stars. It truly is fantastic! The canyons each have their own special character. Some are tinted blue whilst others winds their way like rabbit warrens through the breathtaking landscape.
	A preview of the top of Mt Sinai or Mt Moses. Reaching the top is a half days walk. The historical presence is empowering as you trek Moses's footsteps. From the top you can see the tops of mountain tips and look down into the valleys. At sunset the whole mountain range lights up in an array of colours that will leave a stamp in your memory for years to come.

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You have 1 simple choices to make:

Option 1:
Do I want to do a full weeks walking holiday (6 days walking, 3 to 4 hrs per day)?

Option 2:
Do I want to do a half weeks trekking holiday? (3 days walking, 3 to 4 hrs per day)?

Option 3:
Do I want to do enjoy a single trek whilst on holiday with Active Adventures? (1 days walking, 3 to 5 hrs long)?
Simply contact us and we will do the rest.

A few trekking holiday testimonials from Dahab. Sinai

Dear Pati,
Thanks for this. We had a very good time. Fantasea were efficient, organised and our instructor was great. The Coral Coast was also very good. No problems at all and we might go back there (which is high praise - normally we try not to go to the same place twice, as we like variety and new places).
Regards, John

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Hi
holiday was superb. in fact thinking of going back to Dahab again for some more diving & will definitely go to same place again. only problem i had was the flight back was delayed by 4 hours so missed last train back home so had to take a taxi which cost 83 pounds so will chase up Exel for the cost of that.
i will send you an email for when i return.
thanks, simon

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Mt Moses, Mt Sinai - the low down!

While there have been a number of other locations suggested as the biblical site of Mount Sinai, also referred to as Mount Horeb, the traditional location is a peak in the central southern Sinai peninsula. This site and the surrounding area are steeped in Biblical tradition. All around Mount Sinai are locations and sites that have been associated with Biblical places named in the Exodus, and there is a long oral tradition of their authenticity. However, there is no proven archaeological evidence that this, or any of the other suggested alternate locations of Mount Sinai, is the actual one referred to in the Bible. Nevertheless, this mountain has drawn pilgrims for over a thousand years in the overwhelming belief that it is the Holy Mountain, and its tradition as the Biblical peak can be directly traced back to the fourth century AD. John Lloyd Stephens said that "Among all the stupendous works of Nature, not a place can be selected more fitting for the exhibition of Almighty power."

The traditional Mount Sinai, located in the Sinai Peninsula, is actually the name of a collection of peaks, sometimes referred to as the Holy Mountains. The mountain was called Sinai, or "the mount of God" possibly before the time of Moses, according to Josephus. On its southern end is Mount Mousa (or Musa), sometimes referred to as Jebel Musa, Gebel Mousa, Mount Moses or the Mountain of Moses (all of which basically means the same thing).  This peak is traditionally considered to be biblical place where Moses communicated with God and received the Ten Commandments. It also has considerable religious significance to Islam as the place where Mohammed's horse, Boraq, ascended to heaven.

The Chapel of the Holy Trinity, surrounded by a throng of Brazilian Pilgrims

Mount Musa is 7,495 feet (2,285 meters) high. It is not the highest peak in the Sinai, That distinction, as well as the highest in Egypt, belongs to nearby Mount Catherine, which is 8652 feet (2637 meters) high. Visitors to Mount Musa may climb it using several routes. The shortest route, known as Siket Syidna Musa, is a steep stairway consisting of 3,750 steps, known as the "steps of penitence", that were hewn out of stone by the monks of St. Catherine's Monastery, located at the northeastern foot of the mountain, and enclosing what is traditionally thought to be the Burning Bush. However, this route may not be climbed at night, actually most people ascend the mountain in order to arrive at the peak for the sunrise.

The longer, less steep track, known as Siket El Bashait, may be climbed at night either on foot or by camel. It takes an average of about two and one half hours to ascend on foot. At a number of locations along the longer route, often referred to as the camel route, there are vendors where one may buy water, food and other items. Both of the routes lead to a natural amphitheater known as the "Seven Elders of Israel", where the wise men are thought to have waited while God spoke to Moses. From there, one must ascend the remaining 750 steps on foot to reach the summit

A view from just below the peak of Mount Sinai

The Chapel of the Holy Trinity, built in 1934 (on the location of the original chapel built in 363 and rebuilt by Justinian in 530), is located on the summit, but is not open to the public, though it is said to enclose the rock from which God made the tablets of the Ten Commandments. There is also a small mosque and a cave where Moses is thought to have waited to receive the Tablets. Of course, the summit also provides a breathtaking view of the surrounding mountain ranges and valleys. While the monuments on the peak of Mount Musa are well known, there are a number of other monuments and historical site located on the mountain, many of which are located along the stairway, and on the surrounding mountains.

There are other peaks in this range, some of which have also been contested as the true Mount Sinai. Jebel Serbal is also a candidate. Other peaks in this range include Jebel Megafa and Jebel Moneiga.

Mount Sinai