Jullie zijn altijd welkom! Dahab is een leuke plek om te relaxen 🙂

Hi David, thanks for the warnings. After two decades of traveling all over the world, we’ve seen our fair share of tourist scams 😉 I think any major tourist destination has locals trying to take advantage of the ‘rich’ people that travel there. And who can blame them. Ultimately it’s the travelers own responsibility. It’s definitely a good idea to read up on the type of scams you might encounter when traveling somewhere.

I’d have to say though that compared to other touristy areas of Egypt Dahab is very ‘mild’. Might be some of the ‘hippy vibe’ from the 70’s still going strong 😉 We’ve been coming to Dahab for over 13 years now and the attitude there is definitely different. Sure, foreigners might pay slightly higher prices, especially if they don’t speak the language, but overall there’s a lot less hassling of tourists than we’ve seen elsewhere in Egypt. That’s one of the reasons we love Dahab so much!

Do be wary of the unlicensed touts, papyrus scroll museums, camel handlers, tours with hidden extras, Valley of the Kings photography scam, show me your ticket scam, public beach scam, inflated prices, friendship gifts, postcard scam, scarf photo scam, entry visa scam, horse carriage scam, felucca scam, tourist menu scam and many more!