EXCURSIONS - SAFARIS - DESERT ACTIVITIES IN SINAI

The following trips (1) are studied to be personalized, for your small group only (family, couple or small group of friends). Prices might slightly change in time, please contact me for requests.

IF you want to see the standard excursions (2) (the case of groups of different tourists collected by different hotels in order to share the trips and the costs) please check just under the following list of private tours

1) PRIVATE AND PERSONALIZED EXCURSIONS/SAFARIS

Camel or Hiking Trips
* 2 hour Camel Safari to either:
Blue Lagoon - A beautiful sunset by the beach. Cost: 250 LE per person.
Bedouin House – Here you can experience Bedouin life. Cost 250 LE per person
Wadi el Tuwalat – A wonderful view of Dahab from the mountains. Cost 300 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, camels, English or Italian-speaking guide, Bedouin tea & Bedouin bread
* ½ day Camel Safari to either:
Wadi Qunai – A 2 hour camel ride (each way) and 2 hours in the oasis. Cost: 300 LE per person.
Wadi Connection – A 2 hour camel ride (each way) and 2 hours in the wadi. Cost: 300 LE per person.
Includes: Transportation, camels, English or Italian-speaking guide, Bedouin tea & Bedouin bread
* 1 day Camel Safari to either:
White Canyon - We leave Dahab at 8.00am, driving for 1 hour. We ride the camels or hike for 1/2 hour to the entrance of the White Canyon. We then walk through the canyon with a guide, up to the Ain Khudra Oasis, where you will have a Bedouin lunch. Travel by camel or hike for 45 minutes to see the Rock of Inscriptions. Return to the car by camel or hike and then Dahab.
Cost: 450 LE per person (camel), 350 LE per person (hiking).
Includes: Transportation, camels, English or Italian-speaking guide & Bedouin guide, Bedouin lunch
Double Canyon - We leave Dahab at 8.00am, driving for 1 1/2 hours to meet the camels. Ride camels or hike for 1 hour to the entrance of the Double Canyon. Walk through the canyon with a guide and return for lunch.  Ride camels or hike for 1 hour to a Bedouin house for some tea. After that, we meet up with the car and return to Dahab at around 5.00pm.
Cost: 450 LE per person (camel), 350 LE per person (hiking).
Includes: Transportation, camels, English or Italian-speaking guide & Bedouin guide, Bedouin lunch

* 2 day Camel Safari
We leave Dahab at 8.00am and drive for 1 hour to meet the camels. We ride the camels or hike for 1/2 hour to the start of the White Canyon. We leave the camels and walk through the canyon with a guide to Ain Khudra Oasis for lunch. We ride or hike for 45 minutes to see the Rocks of Inscriptions before heading back to Ain Khudra Oasis for dinner and to spend the night under the stars (Bedouin style). The next day you will ride or hike through Wadi Rum for 1 hour to see the Closed Canyon. Travel through the Canyon with a guide for 1 hour and then return to the camels. You will then visit Naqp El Hamidat for 1 hour. Return by camel or hike to Wadi Ghazala where we take the car back to Dahab.
Cost: (for two people): 1200 LE per person (camel), 1000 LE per person (hiking).
Cost: (for four people): 1050 LE per person (camel), 850 LE per person (hiking).
Cost: (for six people): 960 LE per person (camel), 760 LE per person (hiking).
Includes: Transportation, camels, English or Italian-speaking guide & Bedouin guide, all food and Bedouin accommodation

Jeep Safaris
* ½ Day Jeep Safari to either:
Coloured Canyon - to see the naturally coloured rocks
White Canyon and Ain Khudra oasis – to see the white sand stone canyon and experience Bedouin life in the oasis
Salama Canyon and Melahis Oasis – to see the ’small coloured canyon’ and the beautifully situated small oasis of Melahis with its natural springs –
Cost: (for two people): 600 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 400 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 300 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide & Bedouin guide and Bedouin tea

* 1 Day Jeep Safari to either:
Coloured Canyon and White Canyon – We leave Dahab at 8:00am and drive for 2 hours to the Coloured Canyon. We walk through the canyon for about 2 hours and drive for 2 hours through Wadi Ghazala to see the Mushroom Rock. We then drive to Ain Khudra Oasis to have lunch. After lunch we walk through the White Canyon with our guide. We return to Dahab around 5.00pm.
Sand Dune - We leave Dahab at 8:00am and drive for 2 hours to the Arada Canyon. We walk through the Canyon with a guide before lunch at a Bedouin house. We drive to Safra Sand Dune to play and roll in the sand, before moving to Bir Safra (a well). From there we drive for about 30 minutes to Gebel Makhroum (Mountain with a Hole) and to the Hedoda Sand Dune for some amazing views. Return to Dahab around 5.00pm.
Coloured Canyon and Nuweiba – We leave Dahab at 8:00am and drive for 2 hours to the Coloured Canyon. We walk through the canyon for about 2 hours and drive to Nuweiba, to have lunch at the seaside. After lunch there will be time for swimming and snorkeling. We return to Dahab around 5.00pm.
Salama Canyon and White Canyon - We leave Dahab at 8:00am and drive for 1 hour to Salama Canyon. We walk through the canyon for about 30 minutes and drive for 1 hour through Wadi Ghazala to see the Mushroom Rock. We then drive to Ain Khudra Oasis to have lunch. After lunch we walk through the White Canyon with our guide. We return to Dahab around 5.00pm
Cost: (for two people): 750 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 500 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 400 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, Italian-speaking guide & Bedouin guide and Bedouin lunch

* 2 Day Jeep Safari
Serabit el Khadim -We leave Dahab at 8:00am and drive for 3 hours to Wadi Feiran. Drive to El Magara, where the ancient Egyptians used to cut turquoise. Climb and look at the caves with hieroglyphic inscriptions. We will have lunch here. Continue to Serabit el Khadim where we will have dinner and spend the night under the stars or in a Bedouin camp. Next day climb for 2 hours to see the Hathor Temple. Return to have lunch at a Bedouin house and drive for about 1 hour to Gebl el Fuga (Forest of Pillars) where we will see the pillar-shaped volcanic rocks. Continue driving for about 3 hours and to return to Dahab in the evening.
Cost: (for two people): 1500 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 1000 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 800 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide & Bedouin guide, all food and Bedouin accommodation

Jeep and Camel Safaris
* 1 Day Jeep and Camel Safari
We leave Dahab at 8:00am and drive for 2 hours to the Coloured Canyon. We walk through the canyon for about 2 hours and drive for 2 hours through Wadi Ghazala to see the Mushroom Rock. Drive to Ain Khudra Oasis to have lunch and a ½ hour camel ride around the oasis. After lunch walk through the White Canyon with a guide. Return to Dahab around 5.00pm.
Cost: (for two people): 900 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 650 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 550 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, Italian-speaking guide & Bedouin guide, all food and Bedouin accommodation

* 2 Day Jeep and Camel Safari
We leave Dahab at 8:00am and drive for 2 hours to the Coloured Canyon. We walk through the canyon for about 2 hours and drive for 2 hours through Wadi Ghazala to see the Mushroom Rock. We drive to Ain Khudra Oasis to have lunch. After lunch we walk through the White Canyon with a guide. Return to Ain Khudra Oasis for dinner and to spend the night under the stars (Bedouin style). The next day you will ride or hike through Wadi Rum for 1 hour to see the Closed Canyon. Travel through the Canyon with a guide for 1 hour and then return to the camels. You will then visit Naqp El Hamidat for 1 hour. Return by camel or hike to Wadi Ghazala where we take the car back to Dahab.
Cost: (for two people): 1200 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 950 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 850 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide & Bedouin guide, all food and Bedouin accommodation

Water Activities – Private Trips
All trips will have English or Italian-speaking guide

Snorkeling Trips
* The Blue Hole
Blue Hole is a snorkeling site, about 11km north of Dahab. We leave Dahab at the time of your choice, between 8 am and 2 pm. The journey takes around ½ hour by jeep or 2 hours by camel. There is a restaurant available where you can relax and then choose your return time to Dahab.
Cost: (for two people): 200 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 110 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 85 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide and snorkeling equipment

*Three Pools
Three Pools is a snorkeling location 10 km south of Dahab. There are three shallow, connected pools with coral reefs. We leave Dahab at the time of your choice, between 8 am and 2 pm. The journey takes around ½ hour by jeep or 2 hours by camel. There is a restaurant available where you can relax and then choose your return time to Dahab.
Cost: (for two people): 250 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 150 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 110 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide and snorkeling equipment

* Canyon and Blue Hole
We leave Dahab at the time of your choice, between 8 am and 2 pm.  and drive for 15 minutes to the Canyon Beach for 2 hours of snorkeling. Then we continue off-road for 15 minutes to Blue Hole where we will spend the rest of the day snorkeling. There is a restaurant available where you can relax and then choose your return time to Dahab.
Cost: (for two people): 250 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 150 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 110 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide and snorkeling equipment

*Ras Mohamed by car
Ras Mohamed is one of the most beautiful snorkeling and diving areas in the world. Your day there will involve snorkeling at the main beach, visiting the mangrove area, visiting the cut created by an earthquake, the magic lake and after lunch you can view the whole park and the beginning of the two gulfs (Suez and Aqaba) through a telescope.
The trip leaves Dahab at 8.00am and driving time is approximately 1½ hours (one way). Return to Dahab for 5.00pm.
Cost: (for two people): 600 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 500 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 400 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide, lunch and snorkeling equipment

* Ras Mohamed by boat
Ras Mohamed is one of the most beautiful snorkeling and diving areas in the world. You will spend your day on the boat snorkeling, relaxing and having lunch.
We leave Dahab at 7.00am and travel to Sharm El Sheik Port by minibus to meet the boat at 8.30am. Return to Sharm El Sheik around 4.00pm and then to Dahab.
Cost: (for two people): 800 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 740 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 680 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide, lunch and snorkeling equipment

* Nabq Protected Area
Nabq is a protected area with magnificent mangroves and coral reefs. You will spend your day snorkeling and having lunch.
We leave Dahab at 8.00am and the journey takes around 1½ hours by minibus (one way). Return to Dahab by 5.00pm.
Cost: (for two people): 600 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 500 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 400 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide, lunch and snorkeling equipment

* Ras Abu Galum
Ras Abu Galum is a secluded area which offers great snorkeling and relaxing. On the way you will have the opportunity to also snorkel at Blue Hole.
We leave Dahab at 8.00am and drive by jeep for around ½ hour to Blue Hole where you can snorkel for 1 hour. We then take camels or hike to Ras Abu Galum, taking around 2 hours.
Spend your day snorkeling and having Bedouin lunch. Return to Dahab the same way, arriving approximately 5.00pm.
You can also have dinner and spend the night in Ras Abu Galum, under the stars or in the simple huts. You will have the chance to see the bioluminescent fish, and turtles at dusk and dawn (additional costs apply, see below).
Cost: (for two people): 500 LE per person, (overnight with dinner and breakfast: 750 LE)
Cost: (for four people): 425 LE per person, (overnight with dinner and breakfast: 700 LE)
Cost: (for six people): 400 LE per person, (overnight with dinner and breakfast: 625 LE)
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide, lunch and snorkeling equipment

Boat trips
* 1-day Boat Trip
Spend the day on a boat off the coast of Dahab snorkeling, swimming and relaxing. We start the day at 9.00am and travel by jeep to the marina. You will have lunch on the boat and return to Dahab by 5.00pm.
Cost: (for two people): 1400 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 750 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 400 LE per person
Cost (for eight people): 300 LE per person
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide, lunch and snorkeling equipment

* Glass Bottom Boat Trip
Spend an hour on a glass bottom boat to see the Napoleon Reef, The Islands and Lagoon reefs in Dahab. We leave any time you choose for a drive to the Sandy Beach where we take the boat.
Cost: (for two people): 420 LE per person
Cost: (for four people): 210 LE per person
Cost: (for six people): 140 LE per person
Cost (for eight people): 105 LE per person
Includes: Transportation and English or Italian-speaking guide

Other Activities/Destinations - Private trips
All trips will have an English or Italian-speaking guide

* Over day to Cairo by flight
The program:
•    Minibus transfer to Sharm el Sheikh airport
•    Arriving in Cairo in the morning
•    Meet and greet by your guide (please ask your hotel for a breakfast box the night before your trip)
•    09:00: Airco car to visit the pyramids, sphinx and valley temple
•    Lunch in a local restaurant
•    Driving from Giza to the Egyptian Museum for a guided visit
•    Minibus back to the airport
•    After arriving in Sharm el Sheikh a minibus will take you back to Dahab
Cost (minimum of 2 people): 300 Euro per person
Includes: Return flight Sharm el Sheikh - Cairo, Return airport transfers, all transportation during the tour, lunch in a local restaurant, all entrance fees, experienced English or Italian-speaking guide

* Over day to Cairo by private minibus
The program:
•    You leave Dahab around 12 am by minibus
•    Arriving in Cairo in the morning
•    Meet and greet by your guide (please ask your hotel for a breakfast box the night before your trip)
•    09:00: Airco car to visit the pyramids, sphinx and valley temple
•    Driving from Giza to the Egyptian Museum for a guided tour
•    Minibus back to Dahab where you will arrive around 12 am
Cost (2 people): 220 Euro per person
Cost (4 people): 150 Euro per person
Cost (6 people): 100 Euro per person
Cost (8 people): 70 Euro per person

Includes: Return minibus trip Dahab - Cairo, all transportation during the tour, lunch, all entrance fees, experienced English or Italian-speaking guide
Minibus: 2 people: 220 euro, 4 p: 150 euro, 6 p: 100 euro, 8 p: 70 euro
* Dinner in the Mountains
We leave Dahab at 7.00pm and head to the mountains to make a Bedouin style BBQ. Return to Dahab at the time of your choice.
Cost: 300 LE per person (jeep), 500 LE per person (camel), 400 LE per person (one way camel, one way jeep).
Includes: Transportation, English or Italian-speaking guide, food and Bedouin tea.
* St Catherine’s Monastery and Mount Sinai
Day Trip
We leave Dahab at 8.00am and drive for 2 hours to visit St. Catherine’s Monastery. Have the choice of either returning to Dahab around 1.00pm or climbing Mount Sinai to see the sunset. Return to Dahab around 9.00pm.
Night Trip
We leave Dahab at 11.00pm and drive for 2 hours to the monastery. Begin climbing the mountain with your guide. Enjoy looking at the stars while waiting for the sunrise. After the sunrise climb down the mountain to visit the monastery of St. Catherine and return to Dahab around noon.
Cost (2 people): 500 LE per person
Cost (4 people): 250 LE per person
Cost (6 people): 200 LE per person
Cost (8 people): 150 LE per person
Includes: Entrance fee, transportation and English or Italian-speaking guide.
Note: Please bring your passport, good hiking shoes, warm clothes, long trousers, sunglasses,  sun lotion, drinking water, snacks/food (day trip), money for souvenirs or camel ride and camera.

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