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Overview
Discover the genuine Safari in Wadi El Gemal Tours from Marsa Alam and go through life-changing Safari Tours with the bedouins and Relish the most exquisite shows in Wadi El Gemal. Ride Camels or Quad Bike in Wadi El Gemal and have a decent dinner between the mountains and under the stars just with World Tour Advice
Itinerary
World tour representative will pick up you from your hotel in Marsa Alam, then direct transfer to Wadi El Gemal area which is located about 45 kilometers from Marsa Alam, Wdi el Gemal is one of the most famous national parks in Egypt Eastern desert, its name means the valley of camels, During Wadi El Gemal tour you will have a unique chance to explore the area either by camels or quad bike accompanied by a bedouine tour guide You will enjoy both land and Red sea views in Wadi El Gemal, Wadi El Gemal is a rich area either in wildlife & vegetation and also in historical sites dating before the Roman era in Egypt ( More than 30 BC )
Enjoy the tour including snakes show, bedouine show, riding camels , quad bikes, and dinner meal, enjoy the suset view from this unique area, then back to your hotel in Marsa Alam
More information about Wadi El Gemal national park in Egypt
The Wadi El Gemal Nationa Park ( signifying "Valley of the Camels" ) is a broad range of land and seaside water Located the south of Marsa Alam. It incorporates numerous various of a rich assortment of animals and bird sorts including a few endangered animal groups. The range was assigned a National Park by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency in January 2003.
It covers a sum of somewhere in the range of 5,000 square kilometers including many islands, an extend of mangrove rich drift line and a broad rugged territory inland which framing one of Egypt's biggest desert wadis.
The Wadi El Gemal acts to channel any water from the mountains towards the coastline however some is caught underground which is a key component supporting the range's energetic biological system.
there populace is the Ababda bedouin who have numerous rich and bright conventions - quite a bit of which is imperiled by the pressures of present day life and the monetary misuse of the territory and its resources.
Customarily nomad, many still work herding sheep their groups of goats through the system of of wadis looking for grazing area and water. They are famous for their talented animal following capacities.
MINERALS AND MINES
The wadi has for quite some time been known as a zone rich in minerals and here you can locate the world's most established emerald mine going back to pre-Roman . There are likewise rich stores of gold and lead in the zone and simply outside the National Park limit lies Egypt's most profitable gold mine at Sukari - approximately 23 km west of Marsa Alam near the road which interfaces the town with Edna on the
HISTORICAL SITES
The ancient emerald mining settlements can still be seen if you go on an organized safari tour. The most well known is the Roman settlement of Sakit which they calledMons Smaragdus or Emerald Mountain. You can wonder through the village, see a temple dedicated to the god Isis cut out of the rock and also visit the actual mines.
If you have time you can also visit the Roman town of Umm Kabu where the emeralds brought down from the mountains were prepared for transportation inland to the Nile from where they would be sent North towards Alexandria before being shipped across the Mediterranean to Rome.
You can also visit the emerald processing town of Marfuah where there is a nearby hill with great panoramic views over the surrounding area. Other sites
include the emerald processing town of Marfuah where there is a nearby hill with great panoramic views over the surrounding area and Appollonia, where you can view
the ruins of an ancient Roman fort.
Included
- Pick up service from your hotel in Marsa Alam
- Transfers by 4x4 jeep car
- The show of the desert including snakes show
- Dinner meal in the desert
- Entrance fees
- All the taxes and permissions of the safari tour in Wadi El Gemal
Excluded
Anything not mentioned in our tour itinerary
- Tipping kitty
- Personal expenses
Notes
Children policy: 6 - 11.99 pay 50% of the price
0 - 05.99 is 100 % Free of Charge
What to carry with you?
Passport valid for More than 6 months
Cotton or linen clothes in summer and Warm clothes in winter
Hat, Sunblock, Sunglasses
Comfortable shoes
Camera / Video Camera Mobile phone is better if you have what sup application to be easier to contact you
Note: There will be extra during the peak periods (New Year, Easter & Christmas)