The Beginning of the Alphabet
3 days, 2 nights 
Ancient Cave, Hathor Temple, ProtoSinaitic 

Day 1

Pick up from your hotel at 8 am. 
We will drive to Wadi Al Maghara, where the ancient Egyptians were mining for turquoise. This is documented in Pharaonic tableaus carved into the mountain rocks. A 30-minute climb will give us a perfect view of the mining area. One of the rock walls shows a surprisingly well-preserved tableau of a husband, wife, and child holding hands. Both husband and wife are pictured as being of the same height, which is unique in Pharaonic times. 
Lunch will be served at Wadi Al Maghara.

After lunch we will head to Wadi Mukatab, (which is Arabic for "Valley of Writing"), also known as the Valley of Inscriptions. The wadi is named after its valley's many petroglyphs. Nabataean, Arabic, Coptic, and Greek inscriptions are abundant.

We will follow the same route that the pilgrims took when they traveled from Cairo and Suez to Jerusalem. From here we will continue to Wadi Suggarat where we will see more inscriptions.

After this, we will head to Serabit al-Khadim for dinner and a good night's sleep! 

Day 2
After breakfast, we will climb Mount Serabit. Here we can explore one of the most spectacular sites in the Sinai; the Ruins of the Ancient Temple of Hathor. The temple is built around 2000 BC. Hathor is an Egyptian goddess, favored as the protector of the desert regions, and known locally as the Mistress of Turquoise. 
Continuing along the mountain plateau, we will stop at an ancient cave which is one of the most important places in history! Thirty incised graffiti in a "Proto-Sinaitic script" show the history of the alphabet. The incisions date from the beginning of the 16th century BC. 
In antiquity, this area was extensively mined for turquoise and copper. The miners were mainly prisoners of war from southwest Asia. They presumably spoke a Northwest Semitic language, such as the Canaanite, that was ancestral to Phoenician and Hebrew.

We will have our lunch on the top of Mount Serabit. We continue our trek through this breathtaking area, heading back to our camp at Serabit al-Khadim for dinner and spending our second night there. 

Day 3
After breakfast, we will check out of the camp. On our way back to Dahab we will visit Wadi Kharig. This is an old copper mine, in use during the Bronze Age (around 2000 BCE). You can see the names of the ruling Pharao's carved in the rocks.