Red Sea mangroves
Among its largest.
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A vast nature reserve south of Marsa Alam covering some seven thousand four hundred and fifty square kilometres of mountains, desert valleys, coast and sea, named after Wadi El Gemal, the valley of camels, one of the largest valleys running from the Red Sea mountains down to the shore. Offshore are coral reefs with hundreds of coral species and more than twelve hundred kinds of fish, five islands where seabirds breed, and seagrass meadows that feed dugongs and green turtles. In the south lie mangrove forests among the largest in the whole Red Sea. On land live gazelles, Nubian ibex and Barbary sheep, and the Ababda Bedouin tribes, and there are ancient remains, the best known being the Roman emerald mines at Sikait, with stone dwellings of their workers in the mountains. It is usually visited on a four-wheel-drive safari or a boat trip from Marsa Alam, and the reserve fee is often included in the trip price. Some trips include a visit to an Ababda Bedouin village and a taste of jebena coffee.
Among its largest.
Roman remains at Sikait.
Bedouin jebena coffee.
About fifty kilometres south of Marsa Alam, southern Red Sea coast
A boat for the reefs and islands, a safari for the valleys, Roman mines and Bedouin villages; some visitors do both over two days.