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Galt District Treks The Galt Region is located in the central Sinai mountain range where Egypt's highest peaks are concentrated. It is characterized by sharp mountaintops and smooth granite massifs, a labyrinth of dry riverbeds dotted with green orchards, gardens, huge rock formations, granite water pools and narrow canyons. This region includes Sinai’s highest, Mt. Catherine at 2642m, along with other impressive peaks. Scattered throughout the area are several water pools large enough to swim in, Galt el Azraq and Kharazet el Shaq to name but a few. The area is home to the Jebeliya Bedouin. Beyond gathering indigenous medicinal plants and wild herbs, they build stone walled gardens near water sources where a wide variety of fruit is cultivated. There are many well preserved Byzantine ruins in the area along with Greek Orthodox monasteries still in activity. More recent historical sites include the palace of Abbas Hilmi Pasha on the mountain named after him. From there, the view affords excellent vistas over the entire central range and the Northern plateau. This trek is offered year-round as temperatures in the mountains are pleasant in the summer with only a few hours of heat in the midday and cool nights. In the winter days are warm and sunny, but night temperatures can get below zero. There are many Bedouin rock houses, shelters and caves that we use in the winter. | Wadi Jibal - Galt el Azraq Trek (3 days) |  Wadi Jibal is a complex labyrinth of high mountain valleys, dotted with beautiful Bedouin gardens. Along the way the hiker will encounter an ancient leopard trap, a marriage proposal rock, the ruins of a Byzantine monastic settlement, a hermit cell, massive stone-walled Bedouin orchards, a small canyon with rock pools, rock shelters under massive formations, a stunning view over the lowlands and the Gulf of Suez, a mountaintop spring by the ruins of a Byzantine church, and the biggest rock pool of the Sinai - Galt el Azraq.
HIGHLITES: Abu Jeefa - Wadi Tubuq - Wadi Mathar - Wadi Jibal - Farsh Rummana - Galt el Azraq - Wadi Sagar - Farsh Abu Mahashur - Wadi Talaa | See itinerary | See trek in images  Inquiries and reservation |
| Mt. Catherine - Galt el Azraq Trek (5 days) |  Mt. Catherine (2642m) is the highest peak in Egypt, with beautiful views onto wide wadis and the entire central mountain region including Mt. Sinai which lies just below. Along the way the hiker will encounter the Rock of Moses, the ancient Monastery of Forty Martyrs, orchards and gardens, a small canyon with rock pools, rock shelters under massive formations, a stunning view down to the lowlands and the Gulf of Suez, a mountaintop spring by the ruins of a Byzantine church, the biggest rock pool in the Sinai - Galt el Azraq, a hidden granite basin with lush vegetation, and another ancient Monastery with tall cypress trees and olive groves.
HIGHLITES: Wadi el Arbain - Mt. Katherina - Wadi Mathar - Wadi Jibal - Masba Abu Gharun - Bab el Donya - Farsh Rummana - Galt el Azraq - Wadi Sagar - Farsh Abu Mahashur - Wadi Talaa | | See itinerary | See trek in images Inquiries and reservation |
| Mt. Abbas Basha - Kharazet el Shaq Trek (3 days) |  The unfinished palace of Abbas Hilmi Pasha is located at one of the best spots with magnificent views to the high mountains and the lowlands in the distance, and the town of St. Katherine with Mt. Sinai towering over it. Along the way you will see a leopard trap, neat Bedouin gardens among huge boulders, a narrow canyon with water dripping from a crack in the rock face into a fountain, granite water pools in stunning setting, the tombs of local holy man Sheikh Ahmed, and the beautiful El Karm Ecolodge.
HIGHLITES: Abu Jeefa - Wadi Tubuq - Wadi Zawatin - Mt. Abbas Basha - Kharazet el Shaq - Wadi Itlah | | See itinerary | See trek in images Inquiries and reservation |
| Mt. Abbas Basha - Kharazet el Shaq Trek (5 days) |  The unfinished palace of Abbas Hilmi Pasha is located atop one of the best summits for magnificent views of the high mountains, the distant lowlands, and the town of St. Katherine. Along the way, the hiker will encounter a leopard trap, inventive Bedouin gardens set among huge boulders, granite water pools, a narrow canyon with a source – the water dripping from a crack in the rock into a fountain, the tombs of local holy men Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Awad, Nabatean ruins, views onto the Northern lowlands, a seasonal waterfall emanating from granite pools and several well preserved Byzantine ruins and hermit cells.
HIGHLITES: Abu Jeefa - Wadi Tubuq - Wadi Zawatin - Mt. Abbas Basha - Kharazet el Shaq - Mt. Naja - Sheikh Ahmed - Sheikh Awad - Sidda Nogra - Mt. Banat - Bustan el Birka - Mt. Sanaa | | See itinerary | See trek in images Inquiries and reservation |
| Full Galt Region Trek (10 days) |  Mt. Catherine (2642m) is the highest peak in Egypt, with beautiful views onto wide wadis and the entire central mountain region including Mt. Sinai which lies just below. Along the way the hiker will encounter the Rock of Moses, the ancient Monastery of Forty Martyrs, orchards and gardens, a small canyon with rock pools, rock shelters under massive formations, a stunning view down to the lowlands and the Gulf of Suez, a mountaintop spring by the ruins of a Byzantine church, the biggest rock pool in the Sinai - Galt el Azraq, a hidden granite basin with lush vegetation, and another ancient Monastery with tall cypress trees and olive groves, a leopard trap, inventive Bedouin gardens set among huge boulders, granite water pools, a narrow canyon with a source – the water dripping from a crack in the rock into a fountain, the tombs of local holy men Sheikh Ahmed and Sheikh Awad, Nabatean ruins, views onto the Northern lowlands, a seasonal waterfall emanating from granite pools and several well preserved Byzantine ruins and hermit cells.
HIGHLITES: Wadi el Arbain - Mt. Katherina - Wadi Mathar - Wadi Jibal - Masba Abu Gharun - Bab el Donya - Farsh Rummana - Galt el Azraq - Wadi Sagar - Wadi Zawatin - Farsh Abu Mahashur - Mt. Abbas Basha - Kharazet el Shaq - Mt. Naja - Sheikh Ahmed - Sheikh Awad - Sidda Nogra - Mt. Banat - Bustan el Birka | | See itinerary | See trek in images Inquiries and reservation |
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