Essential Items for the Desert
  • 1 Warm sleeping bag and camping mattress (airbed).

  • 1 Small rucksack and or bum bag to carry personal everyday things.

  • 1 Bottle holder for 1.5 ltr bottle or 1 gourd.

  • 1 pair of sandals (reefs or similar) and a pair of good walking/trekking shoes (especially for climbing Mount Sinai)

  • Comfortable summer clothes (good fabrics are cotton, linen and viscose) including shorts/Bermudas and a pair of light trousers (combats are great). Shorts are forbidden in St Catherine's Monastery.

  • 1 Warm jacket or sweater or fleece (for climbing Mt Sinai and for the cold night air).

  • 1 Sun hat or cap

  • 1 Swimsuit/Towel/Toilet Bag

  • Loose comfortable T-Shirts for cover ups in case of or to prevent sunburn.

  • Good sunglasses

  • Suncream

  • Small personal medical kit is ESSENTIAL including : Anticeptic cream, plasters, anti-diarrhoea tablets, anti-dehydration tablets and mosquito repellent.

  • Torch (small pocket size)

  • Matches