📍 Canyon📸 Tourist Attraction

Coloured Canyon

South Sinai Governorate, Egypt

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Overview

Canyon in South Sinai. It lies in Egypt's desert belt, best visited between October and April.

Why visit: Sinai's Coloured Canyon and the eastern desert wadis — narrow sandstone slots banded in red, orange and purple.

Things to do

›Go with a guide — the slot canyons are easy to get lost in
›Come mid-morning when light reaches down into the narrows
›Wear shoes with grip for loose rock and sand
›Carry far more water than the walk seems to need

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Travel Information

Best time

October – April; avoid the middle of the day year-round

Weather

Hot desert — warm, dry winters of 18–25°C that are the only comfortable time to travel, and summers routinely above 40°C in the Nile Valley and the deserts, where midday heat is a real hazard.

Entry fee

Guided trips ~₹2,000 – 4,000 per person

Hours

Daylight hours, guided

Est. budget

₹2,000 – ₹6,000

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

13.4 km

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Nuweiba

South Sinai Governorate

Harbor city in South Sinai. It lies on the Red Sea coast, where the season runs all year and winter is the pleasantest time.

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