Tourism and Archeology

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  • Hot air balloons trips in Luxor cancelled over bad weather

    Date: 2023-07-07 15:43:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:10244227

    LUXOR, July 7 (MENA) - The civil aviation authorities decided to cancel all hot air balloons trips on the West Bank of Luxor for the second day in a row due to bad weather and strong winds. In a statement released on Friday, Amr Atef, the ....

  • Egypt retrieves important piece of antiquity from Switzerland

    Date: 2023-07-05 19:02:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:10241543

    CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Switzerland, Wael Gad, received from the Swiss Federal Office of Culture an important piece of antiquity that was smuggled abroad after it had been discovered at an archaeological site in Abydos - one of ....

  • 14 hot air balloons fly over Luxor, carrying 250 tourists

    Date: 2023-07-05 13:20:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:10240939

    LUXOR, July 5 (MENA) – Fourteen hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor on Wednesday, carrying 250 tourists of various nationalities. The flights, operated by several travel agencies, flew over the city's archaeological sites. Head of a ....

  • 7 charter flights arrive at Matrouh airport coming from Italy

    Date: 2023-07-05 12:41:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:10240907

    MARSA MATROUH, July 5 (MENA) - Marsa Matrouh International Airport received seven charter flights from Italy earlier Wednesday, said Matrouh governor Khaled Shuaib. Since the beginning of the tourist season on May 31, a total of 74 charter ....

  • Swiss embassy lauds return of a fragment of Ramses II statue to Egypt

    Date: 2023-07-04 19:32:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:10239948

    CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) – The Swiss embassy in Cairo has highlighted Switzerland’s return of a piece of a statue of King Ramses II to the Egyptian embassy in Bern. “The restitution underlines the joint commitment of both countries to combat the ....

  • 29 hot air balloons fly over Luxor, carrying 620 tourists

    Date: 2023-07-03 14:44:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:10237835

    LUXOR, Egypt, July 3 (MENA) - Twenty-nine hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor on Monday, carrying 620 tourists of various nationalities. The flights, operated by several travel agencies, flew over the city's archaeological sites. Head of ....

  • 35 hot air balloons fly over Luxor, carrying 650 tourists

    Date: 2023-07-02 12:59:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:10236299

    LUXOR, Egypt, July 2 (MENA) - Thirty-five hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor on Sunday, carrying 650 tourists of various nationalities. The flights, operated by several travel agencies, flew over the city's archaeological sites. Head of ....

  • Australian delegation visits Al Bahnasa archaeological area in Minya

    Date: 2023-07-01 13:21:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:47 - ID:10235354

    MINYA, Upper Egypt, July 1 (MENA) - An Australian tourist delegation has paid a visit to Al Bahnasa archaeological area, which is located 16 kms from the center of Bani Mazar in Minya governorate. The visit came as the delegation plans to produce ....

  • Occupancy rate of hotels, resorts increases in Hurghada during Eid

    Date: 2023-07-01 11:50:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:10235262

    HURGHADA, Egypt, July 1 (MENA) - The occupancy rate of hotels and resorts continue to increase in Hurghada for the fourth consecutive day due to Eid al Adha's holidays. The occupancy rate reaches up to 100 percent in several hotels in Hurghada. ....

  • 28 hot air balloons fly over Luxor, carrying 470 tourists

    Date: 2023-06-29 11:36:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:10232863

    LUXOR, Egypt, June 29 (MENA) – As many as 28 hot air balloons decorated the skies of Luxor on Thursday, carrying 470 tourists of different nationalities. Hot air balloon rides over the ancient wonders of Luxor are the tourists' favorite as they ....

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