{"id":6554,"date":"2024-02-01T09:04:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mts.gov.eg\/?p=6554"},"modified":"2025-03-02T14:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T11:24:12","slug":"de-nouvelles-regles-en-faveur-du-tourisme-des-yachts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mts.gov.eg\/en\/de-nouvelles-regles-en-faveur-du-tourisme-des-yachts\/","title":{"rendered":"EGYPT Global Yachts Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Egypt enjoys various fields of tourism attractions that enables it to occupy a distinguished position in the global yachts tourism. Its coasts extend to 3000Km along the Mediterranean and Red Sea connected by Suez Canal one of the main international waterways on the route between Europe and South Asia. Egypt is located on two gulfs (Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba).<\/p>\n

The maritime activities have always been a valuable economic asset to the State. This great geographic location allowed Egypt to be the center of different civilizations from all around the world.
\nEgypt has 23 marinas and berths that receive yachts and tourism vessels.<\/p>\n

According to the state\u2019s plans to boost yachts tourism in Egypt, the Maritime Transport Sector affiliated to the Ministry of Transport developed a strategy for enhancing the yachts tourism in ARE, and a single window portal was launched in Sep. 2022.<\/p>\n

The portal is hosted by the official website of Maritime Transport Sector with the cooperation of official competent entities. Its main purpose is to facilitate the procedures of receiving tourism yachts. A regulation was issued according to the Prime Minister Decree no. 2721\/2022 for the organization of foreign yachts tourism in marinas and Egyptian seaports to serve as guidelines for all users including (specifications of berths, capacity, services, contact points in ports and marinas, approvals needed for the establishment of an international marina receiving foreign yachts or the establishment of a local marina).<\/p>\n