GnT Top Tips For Visiting Egypt

02/11/2024

31/10/2024

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/6/135762/Air-Cairo-launches-regular-flight-route-connecting-Cairo-Aswan-Abu

Air Cairo, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, announced the launch of a regular flight route linking Cairo, Aswan, and Abu Simbel.

23/10/2024

Now the Grand Egyptian Museum is open, time to plan your trip to Egypt - check out our various trip reports and see just what you have been missing out on...
https://gnttours.co.za/blog/

21/10/2024

The stories that made the Ancient Egypt headlines over the third week of October.

The GEM Opens its Doors
Tutankhamun Treasures to Move to the GEM
Donald Redford R.I.P.
The Dog at the Top of the Pyramid

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The stories that made the Ancient Egypt headlines over the third week of October.The GEM Opens its DoorsTutankhamun Treasures to Move to the GEMDonald Redford R.I.P.The Dog at the Top of the PyramidThese news stories are taken from various public ...

15/10/2024

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/135364/Egypt-cancels-pre-entry-visa-requirements-for-Canadians

Canadian travelers will have the option to obtain a visa upon arrival at Egyptian airports of entry, in addition to reactivating the electronic visa (E-VISA) application process, the statement added.

07/10/2024

Due to a number of cancellations because of the escalation in the situation regarding Israel and neighbouring countries, we have decided to postpone our upcoming tour until March 2025.

27/09/2024

Please ignore a FB friend request from me. I did not send it. Apparently called ted loukes II with no profile pic. Take care y'all.

26/09/2024

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/134999/Egypt-to-waive-prior-entry-visa-requirement-for-Canadian-travelers

Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty announced that Egypt will soon cancel the prior-entry visa requirement for Canadians traveling to the country

10/09/2024

https://www.egyptindependent.com/how-to-book-tickets-online-to-visit-egypts-archaeological-sites-and-museums/

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has made booking tickets available online to visit and enter archaeological sites and museums located in 17 governorates and cities across the country through the egymonuments website.

04/09/2024

November Tour Day 9

This is the final day of the Ted Loukes/GnT Tours November Egypt Experience.

An early breakfast in Cairo, then you will be driven to Egypt’s newest addition, the Grand Egyptian Museum.

The museum plays host to more than 100,000 artifacts, including, for the first time, the entire Tutankhamun collection, much of which has sat in the original boxes it was packed in after the discovery in 1922.

The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the world dedicated to one civilization, from pre-historic times through Egypt’s many thousands of years of pharaonic civilization to the more recent Greek and Roman periods.
With so much to see, you will spend most of the day here.
Finally you will be driven to Cairo International in plenty of time for your flight home.

If the Grand Egyptian Museum is not open fully, we will go and see the Grand Staircase he Atrium at the GEM and then move on to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, home to the Royal Mummies whose tombs you were in only a few days ago.

For more info and to book https://gnttours.co.za

Numbers are limited

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29/08/2024

November Tour Day 8

I think this is worth repeating - if you have concerns about travelling to Egypt in the current political climate, fear not. In the initial seven months of 2024, Egypt witnessed a surge in tourist arrivals, surpassing 8 million visitors, as announced by Amr El-Kady, the CEO of the Egyptian Tourism Authority. Projections indicate that the total number of tourists in 2024 will surpass 15 million, compared to 14.9 million in 2023.

This is how day 8 goes:

An early rooftop breakfast in Cairo, hopefully in sight of our first stop, from here you will be driven to Egypt’s most famous landmark the Giza Plateau and the Pyramids. Having secured our entrance tickets, we will make our way up onto the plateau.

Nothing can prepare you for your first close up view of the pyramids, it is a scene that will stay with you for the rest of your life. It is almost inconceivable to be outside the Great Pyramid and not go inside, but be warned, it is a bit of a climb inside and surprisingly warm – highly recommended.

We can drive round to the view point and maybe walk back to the Menkaure pyramid. From the pyramids we will make our way down towards the Valley Temple and the Sphinx Temple.

Entry to the Sphinx is down through the Valley Temple. This is a good chance to see close up the incredible precision of the stone cutting, before going through to the walkway that runs along one side of the Sphinx enclosure. From here you can see the Dream Stele of Tuthmose IV and get a good view of the enigmatic face of the Sphinx.

Leaving Giza, you will be driven to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, which used to hold some 120,000 artefacts, some of which have never been on display to the public before.
Here you will find the Amarna room with its enigmatic statues of the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten, the fascinating treasures of Tanis numbering some 2,500 pieces, the incredible artefacts from the joint tomb of Yuya and Thuyu and much much more.

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Places are limited

27/08/2024

November Tour Day 7
For those with concerns about travelling to Egypt in the current political climate, fear not. In the initial seven months of 2024, Egypt witnessed a surge in tourist arrivals, surpassing 8 million visitors, as announced by Amr El-Kady, the CEO of the Egyptian Tourism Authority. Projections indicate that the total number of tourists in 2024 will surpass 15 million, compared to 14.9 million in 2023.

Our (Ted Loukes/GnT Tours) November tour is just round the corner. This is what Day seven looks like:
After breakfast, you will make your way to the East Bank, taking a boat north down the Nile towards one of the largest open-air temple complexes in the world, Karnak.

As you arrive at the landing and walk past Karnak plaza, we should see the mighty first pylon silhouetted by the morning sun. The approach is through a small avenue of ram-headed sphinxes to what is known as the 1st Pylon. This is the beginning of a walk back in time starting with Nectanebo of the Late Period all the way back to the Middle Kingdom of Senusret I.

There are so many aspects of Karnak that it is impossible to list them here. Wander through the forest of stone that is the Hypostyle Hall, stare up at the impossible heights of the Hatshepsut and Tuthmose obelisks, take a trip through the Botanical Garden of Tuthmose III and witness the Battle Reliefs of Seti I. Take a little used path to the Temple of Ptah with its awesome Sekhmet statue, or find the Temple of Osiris at the eastern end of the complex.

You can visit the Open-Air Museum and find the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut and the White Chapel of Senusret I and a wall with Akhenaten in a rare smiting pose.

From here the newly opened Avenue of the Sphinxes leads back to Luxor Temple.

After lunch, you can take the opportunity to explore the Luxor souk for those extra souvenirs you may want. You will be leaving Luxor this evening and heading back to Cairo.

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23/08/2024

Egypt is currently full of thousands of tourists who are experiencing the thrill of seeing the Pyramids, and, maybe even venturing inside, or find themselves deep in the Valley of the Kings staring into the eyes of Tutankhamun. maybe they are sitting on the balcony at their hotel enjoying something cold while the heat of the day slips away, or maybe they are floating gently on the Nile as their boat takes them for a cruise. Wherever they are, they are all safe knowing that Egypt and the Egyptian people have got their back.

Ted Loukes/GnT Tours November Tour - Day 6:

Today begins with a drive to the northern end of the Theban necropolis and the mortuary temple of Rameses the Great’s father, Seti I.

This seldom visited temple is the first one of the 19th Dynasty as Seti’s father Rameses I didn’t have time to build one. Seti I dedicated the temple to his father and the god, Amun-Ra. It was meant to compliment his greatest monument, the Hypostyle Hall within the Karnak temple complex across the river.

A short way from here lie the tombs of the Dra Abu el-Naga, home to many discoveries in 2017. We will get to explore the tombs of Roy and Shuroy, the recently opened Djehuty and Hery and whatever else is open.

Time for lunch and also the opportunity to visit the Temple of Merenptah. Intense restoration has restored some idea of the layout of this 19th Dynasty temple, and it was here that Petrie discovered what is known as the Israel stele. The small, but interesting museum shows just how much stone was looted from the temple of Amenhotep III.

Moving west we will start up the road leading to Hatshepsut’s Temple, stopping to take in the ongoing archaeological dig that is the Asasif. Here we will walk across the site to the tomb of Keruef, steward to Queen Tiye with its depictions of Amenhotep III at his jubilee festivals alongside his son Amenhotep IV.

In a straight line west from Karnak through the temple of Seti I lies the Holy of Holies, Djesr-Djseru, the magnificent mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, possibly Egypt’s most famous female pharaoh. Much restoration has been done, notably in recent years by the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. There is much to look at here, especially the descriptions of Hatshepsut’s voyage to the land of Punt.

What about a Koshari sunset dinner on the Nile to finish up the day?

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19/08/2024

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1511236/15604918

The stories that made the Ancient Egypt headlines over the second week of August.Madbouli Inspects Giza PlateauGEM Ticket PricesMuseo Egizio Opens Nefertatri ExhibitNew Ticket Machine at VoKRoman Era Discovery at Marsa MatruhOn Top Of The Pyramid ...

18/08/2024

https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-launches-its-first-digitized-tour-guide-services-for-tourist-with-special-needs/

The Ministry of Social Solidarity, represented by the Association for Social Rehabilitation of the Disabled in Helwan, signed a cooperation protocol with Micro Lab to launch Egypt's first ever service to digitize tour guidance services to help people with special needs identify archaeological landma...

16/08/2024

The 5th day of our (Ted Loukes/GnT Tours) November tour is always a big one as we will spend a large part of the day in the Valley of the Kings. This is not just your normal "3 tombs and out", but will allow you access to all the open tombs in the valley, including Tutankhamun, Seti I, Rameses V/VI and Ay (Usually additional costs). This is day 5:

An early start as it gets hot where you are going and it is important that everyone has enough water with them.

The Great and Majestic Necropolis of Millions of Years of the Pharaoh, better known as the Valley of the Kings is one of the highlights of anyone’s visit to the Two Lands.

With the Luxor Pass you can go in any tombs that are open at no extra cost. The valley has been a tourist destination as far back as Roman times, as can be witnessed by some of the graffiti in some of the tombs, so you are in good company, but it was really just over two hundred years ago that excavation began.

You will begin your exploration of the valley with the most famous of all the tombs here, KV62, the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, followed by the most beautiful, that of Seti I.
The latest list of tombs open to the public are those of Rameses I, IV, VII, IX, the joint tomb of Rameses V and VI, Seti I & II, Twosret/Sethnakht, Merenptah, Siptah, Ay, Tutankhamun and the newly re-opened tomb of Thutmose IV. Not all the tombs are open all time. (This list can change)

After lunch we shall return to the Valley, stopping off at the house of the man who bought so much fame to not only the Valley of the Kings, but also ignited the flame of Egyptology that has captivated so many.
Welcome to the Howard Carter House. It is only by visiting Carter’s house that one can get some kind of idea of just how challenging living and working in Egypt a hundred years ago was. And of course, there is the replica of KV62, Tutankhamun’s tomb for those extra photo opportunities.

Finally you will head back up the Valley of the Kings road, but take the turn off into the Western Valley to see the tomb of Ay, the successor to Tutankhamun. This is where the famous Dr Zahi Hawass was looking for the tomb of Nefertiti.

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16/08/2024

The Egyptian government has announced several new immigration policies aimed at boosting tourism. Travelers will continue to enjoy a 96-hour free transit visa at all Egyptian airports until the end of April 2025. This policy, previously limited to EgyptAir flights, has now been expanded to include o...

10/08/2024

November Tour: The Grand Egyptian Museum

Our November Tour has been extended to include an extra day for the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). This massive edifice is not yet officially open, and so what happens if it is not openby the time we leave for Egypt?

Well, let us see what we can do. Firstly, as we are a relatively small group we can decide at the last minute to do whatever everyone would like to do. Our suggestion would be either a return to Saqqara as there is much more to see than the first day's itinerary covers, or we could go to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation which is the current home of the Royal Mummies.

Secondly, the GEM carries so many items that it is estimated that if you spent 2 minutes on each artefact it would take you 3 months to do the whole museum. We would also like to point out that, in most cases, visitors really want to see the Tutankhamun treasures and although there are actually over 5,000 items from his tomb, many of them are boxes of seeds, fruit, wine jars and some garments and other not really interesting articles, from a visitor's perspective.

People are saying that the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir is emptied or closed but neither are true. We were there at the end of last year and there are more than enough artefacts on display to keep you going for a lot longer than we will be there, including the golden funerary mask, the jewellery and daggers of Tutankhamun and much more, the throne, the canopic chest and the Anubis statue are all still there.

If the GEM is not yet open we can still do the Atrium and the Giant Staircase as well.

The Grand Egyptian Museum is not Egypt

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08/08/2024

November Tour Day Four

Our November tour is getting ever closer. Don't miss out on this amazing chance to get up close to the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, Tutankhamun and much much more. The tour is almost all-inclusive with your accommodation, meals, transport in Egypt and entrance fees fully covered. The numbers are limited, very limited.
Don't worry about the situation with Israel and Palestine, it is miles away in another country. Don't worry about the GEM, if it's open we'll go, Insha'Allah. Now onto day four:
You have looked at two ends of the Ancient Egyptian social scale, with the royalty on one hand and the workmen on the other. Today you start out by visiting the tombs of some of the nobility.

This stratum of Egyptian society includes powerful courtiers and officials of the ancient city of Thebes. Some 400 tombs cover the hillside between the Valley of the Queens and the road to the Valley of the Kings.

Where royal tombs were decorated with spells and incantations from the Book of the Dead to guide their owners through the underworld, the Duat, the nobles, intent on celebrating their lives after their death, decorated their tombs with wonderfully detailed scenes of their daily lives.

All that walking over the hillsides of Qurna will have built up an appetite, or at least a thirst. Time to make your way towards our next mortuary temple and some refreshments.

“I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert… near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies…”

So wrote Percy Shelley in his poem “Ozymandias”, supposedly inspired by the arrival at the British Museum of a 7-ton section of a statue of Rameses the Great from the next port of call, your second mortuary temple, The Ramesseum.

The House of Millions of Years of Usermaatra-setepenra that unites with Thebes-the-city in the Domain of Amun, to give it its full title, took 20 years to build and carries scenes of Rameses’ campaigns against the Hittites, notably the battle of Kadesh.

On the way back to the hotel there is time for a stop at the Colossi of Memnon. These two 18-metre-high statues of Amenhotep III originally stood guard at the entrance to his mortuary temple. Unfortunately, very little remains to see of what once was the largest structure of its kind, even bigger than Karnak in its day.

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03/08/2024

November Tour Day Three

After breakfast, you will catch your transport to your first stop.
The Valley of the Queens, almost a misnomer, as not only queens, but also royal princes were interred here. Ta-set-neferu, the place of the beautiful ones, is the final resting place of much of the Rameside royalty, most famously Nefertari, wife of Rameses the Great.

It is thought that the use of the valley for queens is related to the sacred grotto at the western end where there are depictions of Hathor, the goddess who personified love, beauty, music, motherhood and joy.

Next your driver will take you round to the worker’s village of Deir el Medina, less than a kilometre away. Welcome to the village of the workmen who actually built the tombs, who laboured away, cutting through the rock, plastering the walls and crafting the splendid decorations of these hallowed spaces for their kings and queens. Their workmanship shows in the beauty of the tombs they built for themselves, in and around the village.

This UNESCO World Heritage Site carries one of the best documented accounts of community life in the ancient world, spanning almost four hundred years.

Leaving the site of the workers village, you can make your way down the road past Qurnet Marai and on to Medinet Habu and some lunch.

After a short break, you begin your investigation of the first of the mortuary temples on the itinerary.

The temple of Medinet Habu is Rameses III’s lasting legacy to Ancient Egyptian history. Its walls carry more than 7,000 m2 of decorated reliefs detailing the king’s military campaigns against would-be invaders from the north, in particular, the Sea Peoples.

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26/07/2024

Our November tour is round the corner and places are moving. Your first day in Egypt will depend on your flight arrival time, so we will all meet at a hotel in Giza and chill for the day (this is included in the price), get to meet each other, and generally chat about what lies ahead. Day one officially starts the next morning with breakfast before we head off to our first stop.

Egypt, the home of the pyramids, and where better to start than with the first one, the Step Pyramid in the Saqqara complex.

You will start with the fabulous Imhotep Museum, named for the architect of the pyramid, and your first chance to see a real mummy.

From here the minibus will take you to the entrance to the Step Pyramid.

A short walk through the entrance colonnade into the Great Court will bring you face to face with the Step Pyramid, the first ever man-made stone monument.

From here it is a few steps to the Pyramid of Unas, where you can make your way into the underground burial chamber to see the first recorded Pyramid Texts. Not far from here is the magnificent tomb of Mehu.

On the opposite side of the Step Pyramid is the collapsed pyramid of Teti and the tomb of Mereruka.

The mysterious Serapeum is next on today’s itinerary.

If there is time we will vist the site of ancient Memphis

Depending on what else is open, you will take your leave of Saqqara and head for some lunch and then onward to Dashur, and the Bent and Red Pyramids. Here you can venture inside the challenging Bent Pyramid.
(the visiting order may change)

After all that exertion, a relaxing drive to the airport, a bite to eat and a flight south. Next stop Luxor.

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20/07/2024

CURRENCY:
The currency in Egypt is the Egyptian pound (LE). There are 100 piastres in one Egyptian pound. Notes in common circulation are LE200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5.

Paper money gets old, tattered and torn, especially the smaller notes. Egyptians will often refuse to accept notes that are in bad condition, especially torn ones. It may be best to refuse any that are torn or repaired with tape in case you get stuck with them.

Notes are printed with one side in Arabic and the other in English

Lower value coins are still legal tender, but they are rarely used, and may even be refused.

In restaurants change is normally rounded up to the nearest pound.

Shops never seem to have any change, so it is best to pay for low cost items, such as drinks and small purchases from the souk with the right money. Keep hold of LE1 notes and coins and LE5 & LE10 notes for small purchases and of course, for tipping.

CREDIT CARDS:
Cash is king in Egypt and most shops are not geared for credit cards. Also, the use of credit cards often has a fee attached.

There have, in the past, been reports of credit card scams, so it is best, in our opinion, to use cash.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE:
You should get a much better exchange rate in Egypt than if you exchange money before you arrive. You don’t pay commission if you change your money in Egypt. It is best to arrive with some US dollars or Euros (all major ‘hard currencies’ are very acceptable and easily changed) and get Egyptian cash on arrival; in fact, many countries do not deal in Egyptian forex. You can change foreign currency at banks.

Hotels are obliged to charge you in US Dollars. Make sure they are in a good condition. The more pristine the better.

ATMs:
There are ATM machines in the arrival halls at the airports. There are also ATMs dotted about everywhere in the big cities, although it is probably best to do an online search or ask at your hotel rather than just hope you will come across one. Many of the larger hotels have their own ATMs or will offer a currency exchange service (at a fee). Most ATMs have an English language option. It is wise to inform your bank before your arrival in Egypt if you intend using bank cards at ATMs. As always exercise caution when using an ATM.

TIPPING:
Tipping, or baksheesh, is the Egyptian way. It is a way to express gratitude and acknowledge the services rendered. From hotel staff and tour guides to restaurant waiters and taxi drivers, a small gratuity can go a long way in brightening someone’s day. Don’t fight it. A LE 20 tip means a lot. Sometimes that tip might be all they get on any given day. Please try and tip in local currency.

Hotel Staff: LE20 per luggage bag carried in or out. Housekeeping LE20 per night, Waiters LE20 per meal.

Guardians at tourist sites LE30 to LE50. More if justified.

Guides: LE100 for a half day, more for a full day.

Restaurants - for good service leave 12%; in up-market places,15%.

14/07/2024

November is getting ever closer and things affecting tours to Egypt don't seem to be resolving themselves as fast as we would like.
Let's have a look at the two main concerns.

Israel/Palestine

The first is the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. At the time of writing a ceasefire seems closer than it has been for the last 10 months, and we can only hope that the talks produce a lasting solution. However, let's not forget that the conflict is in another country and not in Egypt. The area around the Rafah gate and that part of north-eastern Sinai has been on the UK and US travel advice for many years. It has always been advised against travelling to that part of the Sinai Peninsula; the current conflict has not changed that.

This excerpt from the online version of news outlet Egypt Today shows the number of people who visited Egypt in the first half of 2024. Over 7 million people. And an increase on the previous year.

"Egypt welcomed 7.069 million tourists between January and June 2024, surpassing the previous high of7.062 million recorded during the same period in 2023. This represents a 0.1 percent increase compared to2023 and a 2.4 percent increase from 2010."
Egypt Today: Tues 02 July 2024

The point is, the situation in Gaza has not affected people visiting Egypt. There is nothing to worry about. Tourism is a major part of the Egyptian GDP, and the government will not let anything affect that. In case you weren't aware, there is an entire section of the police dedicated to looking after tourists and these are very present on the streets. We were in Egypt last October and everyone felt completely safe. We are also constantly in touch with people in Egypt, and if it looks like things are becoming problematic, we will not go.

The Grand Egyptian Museum

The long awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) hopefully will be open by the time November gets here. The Egyptian government wants the opening to be a big global event with heads of state from all over the world. The current situation regarding the earlier concern might be stopping that happening. There are other reasons as well. The infrastructure around the GEM is not ready; the gardens are not completed, while work is still going on constructing the new Metro line. Additional hotels are still being planned, so, although the museum itself might be ready, it is now a lot of the peripheral stuff that is still being finished.

However, it is worth considering what would you really miss if the museum stays restricted to the entrance and the Grand Staircase.

Most of the Tutankhamun jewellery, including the famous golden funerary mask, is still at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, along with many other artefacts from the King's tomb.
The Canopic shrine and chest, the Anubis statue, and the golden throne are all still in the Egyptian Museum.
The shrines from the burial chamber have been moved.
The enigmatic rishi coffin from KV55 is still at the Egyptian Museum.
The Akhenaten/Amarna room and its contents are still at the Egyptian Museum.
The mummy of Tutankhamun remains in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
The Royal Mummies are at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and not the GEM.

Egypt is not the Grand Egyptian Museum

The Giza Plateau and the Pyramids are not in the GEM
The Great Sphinx is not in the GEM
The Step Pyramid at Saqqara is not in the GEM
The Bent Pyramid at Dashur is not in the GEM
The Egyptian Museum is not in the GEM
The Luxor Museum is not in the GEM
The Mummification Museum is not in the GEM
Luxor Temple is not in the GEM
The Valley of the Queens is not in the GEM
Deir el-Medina is not in the GEM
Medinet Habu is not in the GEM
The Tombs of the Nobles are not in the GEM
The Ramesseum is not in the GEM
The Valley of the Kings is not in the GEM
Hatshepsut's Temple is not in the GEM
Karnak Temple is not in the GEM

But, all these places and more are included in our tour.

Is Ancient Egypt your thing? then this is the experience you don't want to miss. Explore the iconic wonders of Ancient Egypt with GnT Tours for the perfect Egypt vacation. Includes a day at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).

30/06/2024

- *وزارة السياحة والآثار تؤكد عدم وجود تحذيرات أو أى تغيير جديد في نصائح سفر المملكة المتحدة أو الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية إلى مصر*

بالإشارة إلى ما تم تداوله على بعض المواقع الإخبارية الإلكترونية على منصات التواصل الإجتماعي بشأن وجود تحذيرات من كل من الخارجية البريطانية وكذلك الأمريكية نشرت عبر موقعهما الإلكتروني، لرعاياهما من السفر إلى مصر، تؤكد وزارة السياحة والآثار، عدم صحة ما تردد في هذا الشأن، وأنه لا يوجد أى تغيير جديد في نصائح سفر أي من الدولتين إلى مصر.

وأوضحت أن التحديث الأخير لنصائح السفر إلى مصر في كل من المملكة المتحدة كان في 26 أبريل الماضي وفي الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية كان يوم 10 مايو الماضي، مشيرة أيضاً إلى أن هذا التحديث الأخير لم يتضمن أى تحذيرات للسفر إلى مصر من هاتين الدولتين من التحذيرات التي تم تداولها.

وتناشد وزارة السياحة والآثار، وسائل الإعلام ومرتادي منصات التواصل الاجتماعي المختلفة، بعدم الانصياع وراء الشائعات وتحري الدقة والموضوعية والتواصل مع الجهات المعنية للتأكد قبل نشر معلومات لا تستند إلى أي حقائق، وتؤدي إلى إثارة البلبلة.

ويمكن في حالة وجود أي استفسارات أو شكاوى أو الرغبة في التأكد من أى معلومات أو بيانات تخص الوزارة أو قطاع السياحة والآثار في مصر، الاتصال بالخط الساخن للوزارة 19654 أو زيارة الموقع الرسمي للوزارة

(www.mota.gov.eg)

أو زيارة موقع الوزارة على الفيسبوك

https://www.facebook.com/tourismandantiq?mibextid=LQQJ4d

أو على الانستجرام

https://www.instagram.com/ministry_tourism_antiquities?igsh=Y2JibXQ1dXB5bXQ=
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