Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities organizes trip for academically outstanding students from North Sinai Governorate
The office of the General Egyptian Authority for Tourism
Promotion in the city of Arish organized a three-day trip for 25 outstanding
students from North Sinai Governorate to visit the tourist and archaeological
sites in Cairo.
This comes within the framework of the Ministry of Tourism
and Antiquities’ keenness to raise tourism and archaeological awareness for all
segments of society, and in line with the “Know Your Country” initiative
launched by the ministry in December 2020 to stimulate domestic tourism and
raise tourism and archaeological awareness among all segments of society.
Head of the Central Department of Internal Tourism at the
authority Iman Mahmoud indicated that the trip’s program included a visit to
the Baron Empain Palace, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Salah El-Din Citadel,
Mohammad Ali Mosque, the Complex of Religions, the Museum of Islamic Art, the
Hussein area, Khan Al-Khalili and the Giza Pyramids.
Mahmoud pointed out that students were given a detailed
explanation of the history and architecture of these archaeological monuments.
During the trip, the students expressed appreciation of the
state’s keenness to organize such an educational program to enrich their
experiences and raise their awareness.
It is worth mentioning that the General Egyptian
Authority for Tourism Promotion organizes regular tours for citizens from all
the Egyptian governorates to visit the Egyptian tourist attractions, aiming to
raise the cultural and tourism awareness among all segments of society.
Source: Egypt Today