Hikers: Sinai tourism is safe

Sinai – specifically South Sinai – is not the danger zone it is often made out to be,” according to the Sinai is Safe campaign’s Facebook page.

In an effort to change perceptions of Egypt’s Sinai as dangerous tourist destination and promote the country’s ailing tourism sector, a group of hikers from all over the world along with local Bedouins from the Sinai have launched a mountain hike campaign, that kicked off on Friday.

“Following the positive impact of the community, focused campaign’s first version in October 2014, and thanks to the strong support of the local community, we decided to continue the second in order to try and keep the message alive” said Ben Hoffler, co-founder of the campaign.

A 2-day hike started at 7a.m. Friday from the foot of Mount Catherine; Egypt’s highest mountain known also as Jebel Katherina, and ended at the same point around 5 p.m. Saturday with an overnight in a traditional Bedouin orchard.