In partnership with local people the Saint Katherine's Protectorate has constructed a model Bedouin ecolodge in Wadi Gerba near Sheikh Awad, by refurbishing some abandoned traditional houses and gardens. Here visitors can have Bedouin-mediated experiences of the cultural and natural features that make the St. Katherine area unique. The ecolodge, with a capacity for about 18 persons, has been built to operate on the principle of minimal environmental impact thereby offering very basic facilities - it has waterless composting toilets and the showers are water efficient and solar heated. Guests will use their own bedding and sleep on locally made mats, laid on raised platforms within the rooms or outside in the garden. The lodge is owned and will be managed by local Bedouins. It is hoped that in time this idea will be replicated throughout the Protectorate to provide visitors with million star accommodation.