Tag: Sinai

The dangers of snorkel and boat adventures in Sinai, Egypt

For a moment, we thought we might capsize. All of a sudden, one big wave tossed the boat so violently that a girl in our group was knocked unconscious briefly. She banged her head into the side of the boat and started to bleed incessantly. There was blood everywhere.

Egyptian dive boats sinks with 44 onboard, many still missing

Tragedy on the Red Sea opens questions about the safety of dive missions coming out of Egypt.

Reserve a Red Sea pod hotel at Shebara Island for $2,400 a night

A new Red Sea resort in Saudi Arabia called Shebaya Island is already taking pre-bookings for its glamorous pod hotels, a cool SAR 9,000 a night, which equals about $2,400 USD. No big deal if you've berthed your mega-yacht at its shores. 

Make preserved, fermented Egyptian lemons for a taste of Sinai VIDEO

Want to make preserved lemons like the ones you tasted on your holiday to Egypt? Here is the recipe.

Ecotourism in Egypt

In contrast to eco tourism in other countries in the Middle East, such as Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran,...

The blueprint for Noah’s Coral Ark

If Noah would have had the challenge, this is what his living ark might look like to save the coral reefs.

Landmine detection using lasers and engineered glow bacteria

Glow bacteria are engineered and activated to sniff out nitrogen oxide, a gas emitted from old landmines

Egypt’s ghostly abandoned theater – litter writ large

On the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, tucked in the dusty foothills of an Egyptian mountain range, sit...

Desert Breath spirals on Red Sea remind us of troubled Egypt’s immense beauty

To many Egyptians, the desert is a hostile place: water is scarce, terror cells hide in its vast expanse,...

El Gouna: Egypt builds MENA’s first carbon-neutral city

El Gouna, a resort city on Egypt's Red Sea Riviera, is set to become the first carbon-neutral city in...

Escape Cairo’s Madness with Dayma’s Newest Eco Journeys

At last, Dayma is offering the kind of eco-tour we've long dreamed of. The same people who showed students...

Red Tide in Sinai Lagoon Leads to Algae Pill that Treats Child Blindness

A condition of child blindness called retinitis pigmentosis afflicts about one in every 3000 births. A new treatment pulled...