Once a year, the Muzeina and Tarabeen Bedouin clans bring their camels to Wadi Zalaga for a real desert race — over 40 camels, 30km of open ground, and a crowd of Bedouin families who have come to watch. We camp out for two days, catch the race, and eat lunch afterwards at Nawamis, a 3,000-year-old burial site out in the desert.
What the two days look like
Day one: we drive out from Dahab to Wadi Zalaga and set up camp before the race starts. The Muzeina and Tarabeen clans bring their camels — well over 40 of them — and the race itself covers around 30km of open desert, with families and riders gathering to watch. We cheer, eat dinner together as the sun goes down, and sleep out under a full sky of stars. Day two: after breakfast we hike toward Nawamis, a cluster of ancient stone burial structures thought to be around 3,000 years old, where we stop for lunch before making our way back to Dahab in the afternoon.
What’s included
- Transport to and from Wadi Zalaga
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner, Bedouin style
- Overnight camp accommodation
- Local guide and full-time management staff
- All permits
- Sleeping bag rental available for €4 if you do not have your own
- Bring warm layers — desert nights get cold, even after a hot day
- Minimum age 12; under 16 must travel with an adult
- Sorry, no pets on this one
- No phone signal once we are out in the desert
Booking, payment and cancellation
Full payment is required to confirm your seat — there are no deposits. Your booking is confirmed once payment clears; if we have not received payment within 24 hours of your booking, we release the seat so someone else can take it. Free cancellation up to 72 hours before the trip: choose free credit in your Cadence Seekers wallet, a free move to another date, or a refund minus bank/card fees (usually 1.5–3.5%). Less than 72 hours before the trip, cancellations, late arrivals and no-shows can’t be refunded. If we cancel or postpone, you choose: a full refund with no deductions, wallet credit, or another date or trip.
🛡️ Our guides know this route and the local clans well. If weather or safety conditions change, we will adjust the plan and let you know as early as possible.
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