Responsible
tourism is about preserving and sustaining the environment,
nature and cultural and historical heritage. It's about getting
involved with local residents and being a sensitive tourist
- one who does their best to reduce negative impacts on the
environment and helps conserve the world's wild and wonderful
places.
Go
Tour Egypt's Principles:
As
said once before during an international tourism day, "We
were given the earth by our parents and borrow it from our sons."
Our policies aim to help minimise negative impact on the cultural
and historical environment and we are operating environmentally
and culturally sound trips to enhance your travel experience
and help both our country and planet.
Go Tour Egypt - a local company
We are an Egyptian travel company, based in Egypt, focusing
our operations on our homeland and therefore helping our country
to increase it's income and develop it's economy.
We do our best to sustain our government's goals of protecting
the cultural, historical and natural heritage, reducing polution
and improving awareness for both foreigners and locals. Our
crew is made up of almost entirely local people who were born
and live here in Egypt and who dream of a sustained, healthy,
fair and pure planet.
Go
Tour Egypt's Goals:
*
To preserve nature and the environment.
* To protect cultural and historical heritage.
* To reduce negative impact on the environment.
* To increase national and international responsible tourism
awareness.
* To assist in sustaining the incomes of local people and
the national economy.
* To providing job opportunities by increasing the number
of visitors to Egypt.
* To improve standards of living in Egypt.
Before
Coming to Egypt:
To
be able to really get in touch with the Egyptian people, to
be satisfied with your journey and to be able to understand
the main features of Egyptian culture, here are some suggestions:
* Read up on Egyptian history, cultural resources and social
life (check our Egyptian
History section).
* Learn some common words such as -
English |
Arabic |
Hello |
Marhaba |
Good
morning |
Sabah
al khaer |
| Good
evening |
Masa
al khaer |
Goodnight
|
Tesbah
ala care |
Thank you |
Shokran |
Please |
Men
fadlak |
No
thank you |
La
Shokran |
How
are you? |
Ezzayak |
How
much? |
Beekam? |
My
name is ---- |
Ismee
---- |
What
is your name? |
Esmak
ay? |
* Please
bring appropriate clothing so that you are comfortable when
visiting mosques. Both men and women should wear long trousers,
and women should wear long-sleeved shirts.
* Please
consider buying travel insurance.
When
You Arrive in Egypt:
*
Go Tour Egypt asks you to trust your tour leader on safety
issues, and to follow his or her directions. All Go Tour Egypt
employees are local citizens, and can help ensure that your
trip is successful in every way. Egypt is a very safe country
for tourists, but even crossing the street might be an adventure
in Cairo!
* We advise
you to drink only bottled water and to check with your tour
guide about where to eat.
Food:
Egypt has distinctive and exciting food that you can find
in many restaurants. Share the local heritage and create rich
memories by trying such traditional foods as foul {pronounced
"fool"), falafel and koshary.
Gifts:
If you are interested in buying souvenirs from Egypt we will
guide you to the best local places. This makes sure that your
money goes to local people - helping sustain local craftsmanship,
communities and livelihoods.
Thank
you!
Thanks for choosing Go Tour Egypt. We looking forward to helping
you create a highly memorable and also worthwhile adventure.
We wish
you a wonderful visit to Egypt! |
