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This triangle-shaped peninsula lies between the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea forming an inviting land for tourists all over the world.

All three of the West's great religious traditions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – know Sinai as a holy land. It is most familiar to many as the "great and terrible wilderness" through which the Israelites wandered for forty years. Alexander the Great crossed at the head of a great army, as did Ramses II, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Salah el-Din.
There is the mountain where God spoke to Moses, The Mountain of Moses. It takes about 3 hours to climb the 7,498-foot peak following the Path of Moses, a stairway of nearly 4,000 steps. In the 4th century AD, Coptic Christians came to the mountain and founded a small church at the spot where it was believed God spoke to Moses in the form of the burning bush. Later on, the site evolved into St. Catherine's Monastery, revered by many as one of the most sacred places on Earth.
Now when you visit the Sinai you have a choice from a variety of activities The coral reefs along the Sinai coastline are among the best in the world and ‘diving tourism’ is the most recent activity on the peninsula. The Red Sea has one of the highest amounts of marine life variety in all the tropical seas. In addition to watersports like swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing, sailing, water-skiing, paddleboating, jetskiing, and fishing, numerous on-land activities are available. A safari around the marvelous geographical and ecological features of the region is the most popular.
A unique opportunity in the Sinai is the tours on horseback and camelback. Near Nuweiba there is the Colored Canyon. The walls of the canyon are easily the most colorful and intriguing rock formations in all of Sinai. They were created by the erosion of water upon sandstone and limestone. Oasis of Feiran is the largest oasis in all of Sinai. The heart of the oasis is a spectacular and luxuriant sprawl of palms that stretches over four kilometers in length, the reason why Feiran is called the "Pearl of Sinai."

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