The summit of Mount Sinai, November 2014

Ein Hudera oasis, November 2014

Wadi Hudera, November 2014

A Bedouin guide demonstrates how to eat wild caper fruit in Wadi Melha, near Nuweibaa, November 2014

Bedouin guides load camels in Ras el Abrag near Nuweiba, December 2014

The faraway highlands of Jabal Katherina as seen from Jabal Mutamir, February 2015

Bedouin cameleer in Wadi Safra, August 2014



It all seemed so different in the aftermath of Egypt’s 2011 revolution, when the country that gave the world some of its greatest archeological treasures seemed to be at the entrance to a brave new era. Those dreams have been shattered by four years of political turmoil and the return of military rule. Since then, Egypt’s tourism has taken a nosedive, with revenues plunging a staggering 95% according to some estimates.Sinai - a triangular peninsula that straddles two continents - hasn’t been spared. From southern coastal resorts like Sharm el-Sheikh to its biblical desert interior, the region has long been a major tourist centre. But its tourism industry took a hammering after a Russian airliner packed with holidaymakers crashed in October. Although Egypt insists there’s no evidence that the jet was downed by terrorists, Russia firmly believes it was bombed. Reports of increasing terrorist activity on the peninsula, including attacks carried out by the Islamic State group, have frightened away all but the most dedicated tourists.