Mount Serbal, the forgotten mountain

 

 

 

Mount5 days of which 3 days hiking,
€ 345

     


Mount Serbal, 2070 m high, lies just south of Wadi Feran and is a solitary outcropping of the St. Katherine High Mountain Range. Once thought to be the mountain Moses climbed to receive the 10 Commandments it has now fallen into oblivion.
But it remains an interesting but strenuous mountain to climb. From the top there is a beautiful view to the south-east to the other mountains of the St. Katherine Range and to the west the Gulf of Suez. On the mountain sides their are many ruins of small chapels and hermit houses.

 

Trek itinerary:
Day 1: Transfer to Wadi Feran where you will be the guest of the nuns of the Convent of Feran. Time to explore the beautiful palm tree oasis and the ruins of the Ancient city of Feran.
Transfer is not included in the price!!
Day 2: the whole day is needed to climb mount Serbal. It is approached via the rugged Wadi Aleyat, with a few springs at its upper end. From here you can either follow a goat track up a steep, boulder-strewn ravine called Abu Hamad (5hr), or take the longer but less precipitous Sikket er-Reshshah (Path of the Sweaty) to the summit Sleep near the top for sunrise and sunset.
Day 3: descend via other route into Wadi Rimm and from there to Wadi Sulaf. Spend the night near the Nuwamis (ancient tombs of the Timna nomads)
Day 4: Continue up wadi Sulaf, visit the “Nabatean Village”. End the trek at El Karm Ecolodge
Day 5: Transfer via St. Katherine. Time to visit the monastery and the Visitors Centre of the St. Katherine National Park.

Camels will be used for carrying the luggage during the trek
   
For more information contact us at: katherine@awayaway-sinai.net or call 00 20 122270443