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Where to stay in Egypt illustration: a city hotel, a Nile boat, a domed Nubian house, a beach hut and a desert tent in a row at sunset, with a badge reading 174 rooms priced, taxes in

Where to Stay in Egypt: Hotels, Nile Boats, Desert Lodges & Dive Camps Explained

Marco Delgado
October 4, 2026

Where to stay in Egypt, base by base: hotels, Nile boats, Nubian guesthouses, dive camps and desert lodges, plus the 15% or 29% that taxes add to the price.

Mount Sinai hike illustration: a pre-dawn cross-section of the mountain with head torches climbing the Camel Path and the Steps of Repentance from St Catherine's Monastery to Elijah's Basin and the 2,285-metre summit

Climbing Mount Sinai & Visiting St. Catherine’s Monastery: Complete Guide

Marco Delgado
September 27, 2026

Last verified: September 27, 2026. The monastery’s legal status and hours, the tour prices, and the UK and US advisory wording were checked against source on the date above. The monastery’s situation can change at short notice, so I re-check…

Dahab travel guide cover illustration: the Sinai coastline and the low town at the waterline, with the Blue Hole shown in cross-section below the surface and the Arch notched into its seaward wall

Dahab Travel Guide: Sinai’s Backpacker & Diving Haven

Marco Delgado
August 29, 2026

An honest Dahab travel guide with dated prices: why the Blue Hole's real danger sits 55 m down, and the Mount Sinai trip that may not let you inside.