DARB AL-HADJ

You will find impressive views of the road No 12, which runs along the Egyptian border to the north and climbs over the Gulf by crawling between the mountains of Eilat to the west and the Montagnes mountains to the east, in Egypt. It is the former pilgrim route (El al-Hajj) from Cairo to Mecca by the Sinai Desert and Aqaba, traced by the Sultan of Egypt, Mahmoud Ibn Beautiful, in the early th century. From the road itself, the view extends over the blue Gulf and, basically, the Jordanian mountains, all red at sunset. From Eilat and after a great turn, a small road on the right leads to Mount Yeroham Lookout. The view is magnificent on the Gulf, the city of Aqaba and the town of Eilat.