 Rock formations in the nature reserve | ||
| Nabq nature reserve · محمية نبق | ||
| Governorate | South Sinai | |
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| surface | 600 km2 | |
| height | 0-500 m | |
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The Nabq nature reserve (Arabic:محمية نبق, Maḥmīyat Nabq, „Nabq Protected Area", also Nabeq or Nebeq) is located on the east side of the peninsula Sinai. The approximately 90 kilometer long strip extends from Dahab in the north to the Bedouin village of Nabq north of the Nabq Bay in the south and covers an area of about 600 square kilometers. The Nature reserve exists since 1992.
getting there
You can get here by boat from the Na'ama Bay respectively. The destination is usually only the mangrove forests or the diving areas on the coast.
However, it is also possible to arrive in an all-terrain vehicle. In this case, you can also take a detour to the mountain regions. The cost of such a (half) day tour is around 70 euros. Bedouin drivers can be found in many hotels or at diving centers. They also know their way around the terrain best.
fees
Entry to the sanctuary is $ 5.
mobility
In order to be able to cover longer distances, one should carry out the activities with an all-terrain vehicle or on a camel.
Infrastructure
Apart from the cafeteria el-Gharaana and the visitor center with specimens and Bedouin clothing, there is no other infrastructure. It is now known that you can earn money with tourists among the Bedouins, who also wait at the visitor center.
Tourist Attractions
The nature reserve includes the landscapes, flora and fauna on land and water. These include the coral reefs with their inhabitants, the mangrove forests in the south of the park with numerous species of birds. Suitable times for observation are summer and autumn. Binoculars should be carried for animal observation.
The 1 Mangrove forests(28 ° 12 '32 "N.34 ° 25 ′ 18 ″ E) are the most northerly of their kind in the world. If you like, you can snorkel a little in the shore area with its extensive sandy beaches.
In the area of the mangrove forests there is also the wreck of the 36-year-old who ran aground on April 11, 1956 shortly after midnight in a stormy sea in a sandstorm of magnitude 8 to 10 2 MS "Maria Schröder"(28 ° 11 '26 "N.34 ° 26 '49 "E) of the Hamburg shipping company Richard Schröder. The cargo steamer was coming from Aqaba without a load. The occupation was saved by the Egyptian military. In the past few years the wreck has broken in two.[1]
In the west the deserts, mountains and valleys extend. Animals living here include hyenas, mountain goats, deer, reptiles and birds. This is one of the most famous landscapes Wadi Kid (Access at 1 28 ° 9 ′ 50 ″ N.34 ° 22 ′ 34 ″ E), which is also the largest valley in the reserve.
There are still two Bedouin villages in the nature reserve - one on the coast and one in the mountains. The modern times have of course also arrived in these villages.
accommodation
There are no accommodations within the sanctuary for tourists. Tents or similar must therefore be carried.
security
Under no circumstances should you enter the cordoned off areas. Mines from the time of the Israeli occupation of Sinai are still stored here. The last fatal incident involving two tourists occurred in 1995.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑See also the reports in the Hamburger Abendblatt: Walked on rocks dated April 11, 1956, p. 16, Shipwreck in the Red Sea from April 21, 1956, p. 16 and Sinking of the "Maria Schröder" dated May 26, 1956, p. 22.
