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#SinaiisSafe: Trekking, hiking with Bedouin tribes
Sinai is Safe, an Egyptian NGO, is running a grassroots hiking campaign that aims to change the image of Sinai--specifically South Sinai--as a danger zone it is often made out to be. It aims to revive tourism that is so important to its local Bedouin communities. A hiker climbs a rocky area at the Closed Canyon in South Sinai, Egypt, November 21, 2015. (REUTERS)
Updated on: Dec 2, 2015 6:02 PM IST
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Sinai is Safe, an Egyptian NGO, is running a grassroots hiking campaign that aims to change the image of Sinai--specifically South Sinai--as a danger zone it is often made out to be. It aims to revive tourism that is so important to its local Bedouin communities. A hiker climbs a rocky area at the Closed Canyon in South Sinai, Egypt, November 21, 2015. (REUTERS)
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The campaign was launched in 2014 as a collaboration between the local Bedouin communities, mainland Egyptians and international hikers from all over the world. Camels are seen in the Ras Ghazala area in South Sinai, Egypt, November 21, 2015. (REUTERS)
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Hikers walk to reach the top of Naqba Rum area in South Sinai, Egypt, November 20, 2015. Bedouins in the Sinai is Safe group guided more than 100 hikers over a 25 km (15 mile) trek over the trails of the White Canyon and the Closed Canyon. (REUTERS)
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The NGO aims to challenge mainstream perceptions of the area by encouraging Nile Valley residents to explore the untamed wilderness with the Bedouin tribes. Hikers walk in the Wadi Hudra area in South Sinai, Egypt, November 21, 2015. (REUTERS)
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Hikers walk among the walls of the Closed Canyon in South Sinai, Egypt, November 21, 2015. (REUTERS)
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Hikers walk in the Wadi Hudra area in South Sinai, Egypt, November 21, 2015. (REUTERS)
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