NAME: Adrienne
CITY: Dahab, Sinai Peninsula
COUNTRY: Egypt
YEAR OF TRIP: 2015
HOW LONG WERE YOU THERE? 4 days
BEST TIME TO GO: May/June
GREATEST CHALLENGE: Collapse of infrastructure in Egypt
WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE SPECIAL? The Red Sea
MUST EAT:
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Fresh seafood at Ali Babas Restaurant
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Fresh mint lemonade
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Schwarma
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Egyptian wine
MUST SEE:
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The burning bush and Moses’s well (if you’re at all religious or curious), it’s inside a St Catherine’s Monastery/mosque, the oldest monastery in the world
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The bioluminescent zooplankton at night
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Bedouin camp in the desert
MUST DO:
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Scuba premier dive sites like Blue Hole and the Canyon (or snorkel)
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Climb Mount Sinai before the break of dawn to watch the sunrise
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Ride a camel along the beach
Other Recommendations: Head to Sharm el Sheik to go quad biking across the desert, get a massage, swing above the ocean or get a milkshake at the Everyday Café