We enjoyed the day-trip to Coloured Canyon - we saw some of the beauty of the desert and the mountains of the Sinai up close. The canyon itself is quite narrow at points and we were lucky that there weren't many visitors at the canyon. I'd heard from another group that waiting for their line to trickle through wasn't very enjoyable. Afterwards, you're normally taken to a beachside restaurant in Nuweiba for lunch (don't expect too much - it's included in the package tour) and the last stop is to let you spend some time in the resort of Dahab.
All sorts of creative rock formations can be seen around the Coloured Canyon
The steep walls of the Canyon
The Coloured Canyon is mostly a dried out riverbed cut through the rock. The trek starts at about 770m above sea level and descends to about 570m
Coloured Canyon, slipping through the "Rock of Rebirth". I wonder how overweight people would pass it.
Coloured Canyon narrows down in places
Nope, these rocks don't seem to budge a bit
The steep walls of Coloured Canyon
This marvelous detail in Coloured Canyon is on the ceiling of one of the cliffs and you'll need a guide to point it out to you
Awesome coloured folds
Fossilized plants
The "Eyes of the Bedouin" can be seen under a small washout in the rock. A guide will need to show you
Amazing rock structured by water
Another washed out cave
Near the exit of the canyon
The end of the canyon
This shop selling Kardkada Badwintea (Karkadee Bedouin Tea) was closed
The laggards facing the last uphill trek
The last portion of the Coloured Canyon, where you need a bit of an uphill trek
