St Katherine has many options for accommodation. Bigger, more luxurious hotels, old guesthoues, and Bedouin-owned camps are all available. For hikers, a Bedouin camp is best, at least before the challenge. These are hubs of mountain expertise. Staying in a Bedouin camp is also a way of supporting the local Bedouin community in their homeland, which is part of what the challenge is all about. If you want a bit more luxury, bigger hotels are great for kicking back with a well-deserved sense of achievement when you finish. Another option is to head down to Dahab, Nuweiba or Sharm, on the sea.
FOX CAMP – St Katherine’s most iconic Bedouin camp, and the closest Bedouin camp to where the trail ends. Fox Camp huddles at the foot of Mount Sinai about a kilometre out of the town centre, and is a long time favourite with the outdoors community. It is owned by Faraj ‘The Fox’ Mahmoud, one of the founders of the Three Peaks Egypt Challenge and the Sinai Trail. A room with a private bathroom is L250 per person including breakfast; backpacker rooms without bathrooms are LE100 per person. All rooms are heated in winter. Amenities: free Wifi, Bedouin tents with free tea, restaurant with organic food from local gardens. Call +20100-731-5510
MASAOUDI LODGE – St Katherine’s newest Bedouin camp with comfortable, en-suite rooms, all heated in winter. LE250 per person including breakfast. Amenities: Bedouin tent, restaurant, free tea. Call +20100-336-5369
ABU SALEM’S GARDEN – The most central camp, next to the restaurant of Abu Salem, opposite the main mosque. Close to trailhead, excellent for early morning starts.
AHMED SALAH’S GARDEN – A self-catering option in a quiet, comfortable Bedouin garden in St Katherine, owned by the well-known Bedouin herbalist, Dr Ahmed Salah. Clean, simple rooms with en-suite shower & toilet, free drinking water from the garden well, plus a heater in winter. Call +0122-351-4898
BEDOUIN CAMP & GUESTHOUSE – Centrally-located camp. En-suite rooms All heated in winter. Amenities: free Wifi, restaurant.
MONASTERY OF ST KATHERINE – The Monastery of St Katherine marks the end of the trail. Travellers to the Sinai have been staying here over 1000 years. Comfortable en-suite rooms in the monastery guesthouse, heated in winter.
