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there ar e water sports activities
at Tel Aviv and a few other
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coastal towns, such as Netanya.
In Egypt, all the larger
Sinai resorts, including Taba
Heights, Dahab and Sharm
el-Sheikh offer extensive
water sports facilities.
RAFTING AND CANOEING
Possibilities exist for rafting and
canoeing on the Jordan River
in the Golan Heights (see 181) ;
these activities are supervised
by Abu Kayak in the Jordan
River Park, at Tel Bethsaida.
Trekking in one of the canyons of the Judaean Desert
CAMEL TREKKING
Wadi Rum by Tony Howard.
There are numerous guide
agencies based in the area;
some of the better ones
include Bedouin Roads , Rum
Trekking , Sunset Camp and
Wadi Rum Adventures . There
is also some excellent hiking
around Petra (see p220-31)
and at Wadi Mujib (see p197) .
For more information on
treks and hikes visit the Wild
Jordan Centre in Amman.
While not as magnificent as
Wadi Rum or Petra, Egypt's
Sinai peninsula has an interior
that is starkly beautiful and
well worth exploring; this
can be arranged at most
hotels in Nuweiba, Dahab
or Sharm el-Sheikh. Some of
the most rewarding trekking
is around the St Catherine's
Monastery region (see
p246-8) . All treks must be
done with a Bedouin guide,
and this can be arranged
through the services of Sheikh
Musa , a local Bedouin leader.
DESERT HIKING
One of the best ways to
explore the vast sandy
expanses of Wadi Rum (see
p232-4) is on the back of
a camel. A wide variety of
A large number of specialist
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organisations lead hikes
throughout Israel. A good
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starting point for finding out
about such trips is to visit
the Society for the Protection
of Nature in Israel (SPNI) . It s
offices/bookshops in Tel Aviv
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and Jerusalem carry a wide
range of specialized maps
and useful publications. The
SPNI also runs plenty of hikes
itself. Some of the best routes
are around Maktesh Ramon
(see p204) and Ein Gedi (see
p196) , and up in the Golan
Heights (see p181) .
The best hiking in Jordan is,
without doubt, in and around
Wadi Rum (see p232-4) . Here
you'll find trails that last
anything from a couple of
hours to several days, all of
which are described in the
essential Treks and Climbs in
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treks are available, ranging
from half-hour explorations
to overnight expeditions.
It is also possible to arrange
longer camel excursions
from Wadi Rum - or Petra -
down to Aqaba. These take
from three to six nights,
depending on the route.
For more details contact
an agency such as Bait Ali ,
Bedouin Roads , Petra Moon
Tourism , Sunset Camp or Wadi
Rum Adventures (see p297) .
In Israel, the Mamshit Camel
Ranch , near Dimona on Route
25 between Beersheva and
Sodom, offers desert trips on
camels. In Egypt's Sinai, camel
trekking can also be arranged
by most hotels in Nuweiba,
Dahab and Sharm el-Sheikh.
Tourists enjoying a camel trek along the rugged shoreline of Egypt's southern Sinai
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