under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion, a cycling trip (Africa Tour) was launched today, Saturday, organized by the "Up Ward" cycling team in cooperation with the Gate for Tourism Development Company.
Inside Egypt, the tour encompassed the Governorates of Cairo, Giza, Suez, the Red Sea, Qena, Luxor, and Aswan until the Sudanese border land crossing through Wadi Halfa port.
The Africa Tour lasts three months, and 50 cyclists of different ages and nationalities, including Egypt, Canada, America, Brazil, India, South Africa, and England, participate in it.
Iman Abdel Rahman, Director -General of the General Department of Tourism Awareness affiliated with the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion, explained that the authority’s sponsorship of this trip comes within the framework of the authority’s strategy to shed light on the different tourism patterns, including safari tourism.
She added that the launch of this event from the Giza pyramids to the rest of Africa confirms Egypt's leadership and embrace of the brown continent and an affirmation of Egypt's soft power, in addition to shedding light on the readiness of the Egyptian tourist destination to receive various sporting events and to provide tourism services for the elderly.
She affirmed that this event is a merger between a number of diverse tourism products in the Egyptian destination, such as sports tourism, safari tourism and camps, cultural tourism, and recreation tourism, as the trip passes through a number of important archaeological sites such as the pyramids of Giza, Luxor, Aswan, Qena, Abu Simbel, and other areas. tourism in Suez, Ain Sukhna and El Gouna.
The event is covered by local and international media.
Translated by Ahmed Moamar
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