"The Wadi Kid is one of the Sinai's most abundantly watered wadis, supporting a comparatively great abundance of vegetation all along its length."

About halfway between Naama Bay and Dahab there emerges onto the Aqaba coast the broad alluvial fan of the Wadi Kid, which runs far up into the center of the southern Sinai's mountainous interior. The Wadi Kid is one of the Sinai's most abundantly watered wadis, supporting a comparatively great abundance of vegetation all along its length. Near the top of Wadi Kid is the lush oasis of Ain Kid, with its many date palms; at the bottom, in an even more unusual display of fertility, are the mangroves, dune growth, and abundant animal life of the Nabq Managed Resource Protected Area.

The largest coastal Protectorate on the Gulf of Aqaba, Nabq extends over an area of 600 square kilometers. Dominating the park's southern sector is the alluvial basin of the Wadi Kid, a broad fan of sand dunes that culminates in the beaches and mangrove stands that mark the juncture of the Gulf of Aqaba and the wadi's subsurface watercourse. The mangrove stands of Nabq are the most northerly in the Red Sea area, as well as the largest in the Sinai, and they shelter an exceptional wealth of animal life. The shallow and calm waters among their roots provide critical protection for small fish, and the vegetation offers refuge to many bird species. Herons both white and grey, ospreys, and even storks on their migratory journeys rely heavily on the rare habitat of Nabq, and mammals too find in its abundant flora sufficient food and shelter. Foxes and even gazelles can be spotted here.