Mountains, desert and sea… the Sinai has much more to offer than most people think. The High Mountain Region, with its religious and historical importance, orchard gardening tradition and unique nature, is like no other place in the World. The desert is just as beautiful as any in the Middle East and North Africa and you will find an amazing variety of different landscapes within a small area. The coral reefs of the Gulf of Aqaba are rated internationally as some of the best and a number of coastal protectorates, with their different eco systems, offer quiet getaways from the resort towns.
Some of the information on the site might be interesting even for those who don’t plan to visit, but there is also useful and practical information for those who do. Those who are serious about hiking, trekking, camel or jeep (4×4) safaris in the Sinai Peninsula might consider getting the guidebook; the first, the complete, the original.
Sinai Tekking and Safari: the complete route guide with GPS waypoints
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Updated and expanded in January 2016, the “Sinai Trekking And Safari: the complete route guide with GPS waypoints” presents, as its title suggests, all the important trekking and safari routes in the peninsula’s rugged interior. The Sinai mountains and deserts are a very diverse and immensely beautiful wilderness – yet, apart from a few better known attractions, the interior is very little known. Most people in the West think of the Sinai as a seaside resort, not as a trekking destination. And even if someone heard vaguely about the wonders of this land, there is little, if any, accurate information available to visitors. Those who do come and take a trek or safari don’t know where they are being taken. All this is now to change – this route guide covers it all, from coast to coast and to the southernmost tip.
Whether planning a tour on foot, camel back or by 4×4, you have all the essential information with over 100 maps, PLUS you can download all the GPS waypoints or view the routes – with photos – in Google Earth and Google Maps. The guide also contains other vital information; notes on culture, history and nature; illustrations; a catalogue of places of interest; and a part with a comprehensive list of useful Arabic words and expressions for trekkers.
First published on Dec 07, 2013.
Second edition published on January 19, 2016.
ISBN: 978-1523348206
Page Count: 254
Trim Size: 5.5″ x 8.5″
Color: Black and White
View sample maps, illustrations, and the TOC
The four most prominent websites covering South Sinai, Egypt, were st-katherine.net, discoversinai.net, sinaitrekkingandsafari.com, and sinaigardens.com — but one day they crashed. The information they contained, much of it available in five languages, together with around 25,000 photographs tagged by location and other keywords, was lost. Although most of the domain names were retained, there has been no attempt to rebuild the sites to their former state. The current website is instead a fusion of these earlier projects, with some of the content recovered from the Internet Archive. To reduce the risk of similar losses in the future, the content is now additionally backed up on Google’s free blogging platform, blogspot.com. Most links on this website currently lead either to the relevant Blogspot page or to an archived version on the Internet Archive. Over time, the archived pages will be replaced by newly created pages with galleries and updated information. For now, the Discover Sinai website contains information about hiking and safaris, including routes, maps, Google Maps links, and GPS coordinates; information about the unique Bedouin mountain gardens, including an interactive Google Maps map; as well as a selection of old and new blog posts.
The photographs are not of professional quality, but some capture rare moments of life in Sinai, whether tribal traditions or natural events, while others are unique in different ways. All photographs, together with Zoltan’s other images, are free to use subject to the stated conditions.
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