Dahab is an idyllic place. Dozens of restaurants sit right on the water, which is crystal clear despite all the people living and traveling nearby. Although the restaurants' menus don't stand out for their variety and quality (all of them offer pretty much the same average quality food), nothing compares to the feeling of sitting on their mat-covered floors, resting your back on comfortable pillows and smoking some shesha while you scan the various shades of view of the Red Sea waters. You can even stare out into the distance, where the contours of the Saudi Arabian mountains are barely visible through the hazy mist.
After you get your well-deserved rest in these restaurants, you can rent some snorkeling gear and walk out into the water, which isn't that cold (about 23 degrees Celsius). The coral is some of the most amazing in the world, and you can catch a glimpse of several large schools of multi-colored fish. If you're lucky you might even spot a ray or even a shark!
Of course, we did all this. And then, we also went on a midnight hike up Mount Sinai, where thousands of years ago Moses received the 10 commandments from God. The hike was a bit tiring, especially because I'd had a "fruti di mare" pizza which did not sit too well. But the temporary pain was worth it. We arrived at the top a few hours before sunrise, enough time to get ourselves settled. And then the sun came up...
Mount Sinai is surrounded by strange looking mountains. Their shapes and colors defy an accurate general description. Some of them look like balls of caramel icecream. Other stick up in odd, rounded shape. Some more look like they're bunched together, one on top of the other. Many have holes and caves. And most seem harshly treated by the wind and sunlight. Of course, we took quite a few pictures, and even some video!
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