Wadi Manshala



Wadi Manshala offers a beautiful series of waterfalls with abundant little pools. Travertine deposits along the wadi create draperies and chimneys in endless shapes. At its upper reaches is a little ravine crowded with palm trees. Rating: strenuous. Steep with some exposed ledges. Expect wet shoes.

Walking up along the dry streambed you soon encounter tamarisk, oleander and sparkling rivulets. Cross a small pool and climb over some boulders. Another little pool, hiding below a casade, is reached within 40 minutes from starting point. The pool is located where a volcanic dyke itrudes the sandstone.