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A coral shaft around a hundred metres deep, reachable from the beach in fins.
SinaiDahab, South Sinai
A sixth-century monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, lived in without a break since Justinian.
SinaiSinai
Two ways up: the camel path, long and gentle, or the staircase the monks cut in the rock.
SinaiSaint Catherine, Sinai
Egypt's highest summit, in the same granite massif — a long day's walking, and no steps.
A sandstone corridor with yellow and purple walls, and passages you take sideways.
SinaiNuweiba, Sinai
A deep bay closed in by mountains, south of Taba. The word fjord is a stretch.
SinaiTaba, Sinai
Cushions set at the water's edge, where a whole day passes without you noticing.
SinaiAssalah, Dahab
Eating with your feet in the sand, a metre from the reef, watching divers come back.
Bedouin jewellery, textiles and dive gear, along the promenade.
SinaiMasbat, Dahab
Campfires, acoustic music and cushions by the water: night in Dahab.
A reserve reached by camel, where the mountain drops straight into the reef.
SinaiBetween Dahab and Nuweiba, South Sinai
A shallow lagoon at the end of a track, where the sea becomes a turquoise pool.
SinaiNorth of Dahab, South Sinai
Palm huts at the water's edge, facing the Saudi mountains.
SinaiNuweiba, South Sinai
A temple of Hathor perched at 800 metres, at the end of a two-hour climb.
SinaiSouth Sinai
A shallow lagoon and wind every day: the kitesurf spot closest to Cairo.
SinaiRas Sudr, North Sinai
Bread baked under the sand, wood-fire tea and mountain stew.
SinaiSaint Catherine, South Sinai
Grilled fish and Bedouin salads on mats, facing Arabia.
Fish and grills on the Gulf of Suez coast, two hours from Cairo.
SinaiRas Sudr, Sinai
