Sharm El Sheikh: Camel Safari & Bedouin Tea Ceremony

Set off from Sharm El Sheikh into the raw, ancient landscape of the Sinai Peninsula for a 2-hour camel trek that brings you face to face with one of the world's oldest travel traditions. Your journey begins at the edge of the desert, where you're greeted by local Bedouin guides and your patient, well-cared-for camel companion. After a brief, friendly introduction to mounting and riding technique, you sway gently through a landscape of golden sand dunes, jagged ochre mountains, and sparse desert scrub that has barely changed in thousands of years. The silence of the desert is profound — broken only by the soft padding of camel hooves and the occasional call of a desert bird. At the halfway point, your Bedouin guides lead you to a traditional tent camp where the ancient art of the tea ceremony unfolds. Desert herbs — sage, mint, and thyme — are brewed over an open fire in a blackened kettle, sweetened generously with honey, and poured with theatrical flair into small glasses from a great height to create a light foam. The tea is shared in true Bedouin hospitality style, seated cross-legged on cushioned rugs, with stories of desert life exchanged freely. You return on camelback as the desert light turns golden, carrying memories that will outlast any souvenir.