“It’s perfectly save!” they said.

But the travel advice recommended :

“Tours are not recommended for the Southern Sinai, with the exception of the hotel zone of Sharm El Sheikh. You move quite as little as possible from your hotel complex.
There are over the country regularly terrorist incidents, mainly against police or army targets, but also civilian casualties.


So, we bought 2 weeks house arrest in a war zone?

Everything’s fine between the lines.