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Whether you would like to find a Bedouin Sinai guide to go mountain trekking or hiking in the area around Saint Catherine City or in the numerous awe-inspiring mountains of South Sinai in Egypt, visit Saint Catherine's Monastery located by the foot of Mount Sinai, hike Mt. Sinai itself (aka Jebel Musa) or hike Saint Catherine Mountain (aka Mt. Catherine or Gebel Katherina), then you can rest assured that you've found the right place to set up your unforgettable and highly tailored hiking and trekking trip to South Sinai, Egypt, with some of the friendliest, most experienced and easy going Bedouin guides you will find in the whole of Sinai and Egypt.

With over 200 religious landmarks, a myriad of byzantine monastic ruins, spectacular apexes, springs, creeks, canyons, astounding rock formations, lush valley gardens and a unique high altitude eco-system with numerous endemic and rare species, Saint Catherine's protectorate continues to be one of the world's most exhilarating travel spots and an unrivalled hiking, camping and trekking terrain for all types of travellers.

A UNESCO world heritage site, the area has been a focal point in the history and development of world religions and continues to attract people from the four corners of the earth who come to savor its biblical beauty. Whether you meditate around St. Catherine's Monastery, the oldest in the world, on the site of the miracle of the Burning Bush, or watch one of the most beautiful sunset and rise panoramas on the planet on Mt. Sinai where the Ten Commandments are said to have been received, or trek the limitless off the beaten path mountains, valleys and inspirational passes, a highly tailorable, transcendent experience is assured.

The Jebeliya tribe, who have migrated from Eastern Europe and settled as care takers of this holy land, people the area and their well-preserved culture has been an integral part of the magic of Saint Catherine for over 1,400 years. Their hospitality, warmth and openness will surely give every traveller a glimpse of their ancient code and way and view of life.