A short walk near St Catherine: El-Freish & Wadi Tala

 


On my short visit to Sinai in 2026, the first walk I did - as usually the case - was to the secluded garden of el-Freish and the short Wadi Tala. But instead of returning to town via the usual Naqb el-Raheb pass, I decided to have a look at the valley and the monastery from above, so I chose the way known as Seru. I had to realise that I am not as strong as I was even a year ago, and the climb took me significantly longer than I anticipated (40-50 minutes instead of 20). Anyway, I finally got to the top and descended via the Abu Jeefa pass. A nice little walk, with some beautiful gardens along the way.






































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