TIME Magazine picked Red Sea Mountain Trail as one of the world's greatest places in 2019 among 100 must-to-visit tourist destinations.
The Red Sea Mountain Trail, located near Hurghada, is the first hiking trail with a distance of 220 kilometers.
Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Dr. Rania Al Mashat said that Egypt's persity and uniqueness now top the headlines of international newspapers and magazines.
Mashat thanked the British adventurer Ben Hoffler and Egypt's Omar Samra for their efforts in the promotion of adventure travel in Egypt, congratulating the local communities on reviving such trails.
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She tweeted: "#Egypt’s persified authentic offerings making headlines worldwide. Thank you @landofthesand & @OmarSamra for your efforts in developing and encouraging adventure travel in Egypt. Congratulations to the Egyptian communities who have brought the trails to life. @TIME @RSMTEgypt"
Hikers are accompanied by Bedouin cameleers who provide traditional food and insight into their culture.
The trail, opened in 2015, is a socio-tourism project which aims to maintain the Red Sea environment and support its residents by offering jobs to them related to their activities and industries.
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This comes in line with the Tourism Ministry's vision to put Egypt on the sustainable tourism pace.
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The trail gives magnificent experience for the adventurers and travelers to get acquainted with the area's culture in line with 'People to People' Campaign which aims to spotlight on the Egyptian people's features as well as 'Branding by Destination' Campaign that is a part of the promotion and marketing axis of Egypt-Tourism Reform Program (E-TRP).
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