Inland from the developed coast the pace of change has been much slower. Much of the peninsula is uninhabited, harsh mountainous desert and plateau. What the region lacks in population it makes up for in dramatic scenery: folded rock strata exposed in a sheer canyon wall, sandstone changing colours in the setting sun, jagged mountain peaks against a bright blue sky. Excursions into the peninsula can be taken from Sharm and it is also possible to arrange camping trips to allow you to experience the desert sky at night, littered with stars and galaxies.
In this region
At the heart of the peninsula is Mount Sinai, where the Ten Commandments were revealed to Moses. The mountain also overlooks the valley where Moses encountered the...
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