Egypt’s Min. of Tourism & Antiquities organizes educational trip for students with special needs to tourist, archaeological sites in Fayoum

CAIRO – 6 January 2022: The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the General Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, organized an educational trip for a group of students with special needs, in cooperation with a school in Giza, to visit the tourist and archaeological sites in Fayoum Governorate.

This comes within the ministry’s keenness to raise awareness of Egypt’s archeological treasures among all segments of society, especially children, linking them to the cultural and civilizational heritage of their country.

Part of the trip to Fayoum - Min. of Tourism & Antiquities

For her part, Head of the Central Department of Internal Tourism at the General Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority Eman Mahmoud indicated that this visit comes within the framework of the “Know Your Country” initiative launched by the ministry in December 2020 to activate internal tourism.

Mahmoud added that during the trip, the students visited the Kom Oshim Museum, the Karanis Archaeological Area, and the famous village of Tunis