The political upheaval over the last five years has reduced tourism in Egypt, but the crash of the Russian plane over the Sinai a few month ago, resulting in travel bans by Russia and the UK has brought Egypt’s tourism to a collapse which stretches from the Pyramids to the beaches in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Guard at Karnak Temple
Maybe we should not let the news media scare us, because if you ever want to see Egypt without having to compete with other tourists – the time is now – and you will have this man all to yourself – think about it!
More from Egypt soon
Brigitte
Egypt My Love 
How sad for them. However travel is very concerning now.
Hopefully things will get better soon.
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Soon is not soon enough
Thanks you for reading
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They will come #thisisegypt
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I am sure they will – but the sooner the better
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You make a valid point, but – as someone who also lives in and loves Egypt – I feel it isn’t easy to advise potential visitors. “Safety” and “security” are loaded terms and one person’s perceived high risk is another person’s exciting “frisson”. Until today I would have agreed with you about the sadly empty tourist sites – the National Museum in Tahrir is now the place to go for long, leisurely views of its treasures undisturbed by tourists. But then, down in Midan El-Hussein this afternoon, we found the place thronged with Egyptians, especially from Upper Egypt, in town to celebrate the mulid (festival) of Hussein. The atmosphere was totally amazing!
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Oh you are so right – the security question can be seen from different angles, but I feel that if somebody ignores the media
this is the perfect time to go to really see Egypt – thank you for reading my blog
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