The Karnak Temples received today the 1st tourist group coming from Hurghada, on the first day of Egypt's resumption of the cultural tourism movement.
It is worthy to mention that cultural movements were suspended since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Mustafa Waziri the Secretary General of the Antiquities Supreme Council explained that these groups include tourists from Ukraine and France, who arrived in Hurghada on Aug. 31 to spend their vacation on the Egypt picturesque beaches.
According to Dr. Waziri, all museums and archaeological sites are committed to implementing the health safety controls and precautionary measures issued by the ministry to reopen museums and archaeological sites.
The controls for resuming cultural tourism include operating all cultural tourism activities at a maximum operating rate of 50 percent of the venues' capacity, providing hand sanitizers, conducting continuous cleaning; sterilization and maintaining good ventilation before and after each trip inside all means of tourist transport.
On other hand, all tour guides have been rquested to commit to wearing a mask in museums and archaeological sites, tourism companies must provide masks for tourists, accompanying tour guides and drivers.
Also, temperature of workers and visitors before visiting in museums and indoor places are set to be measures regularly, as well as safe distances between people should be maintained.
The controls include operating at a maximum 50% capacity, have been put in place at museums and archaeological sites, so that they can reopen alongside the resumption of Egypt’s cultural tourism.
In addition the tourist groups should not exceed 25 inpiduals while visiting museums and archaeological sites.
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