Cultural

Tourism OF

EGYPT &
INDIA
12/7/2020

SOCIAL STUDIES
and the living cultures with their lifestyles, value
systems, beliefs and traditions”. activity in which the
visitor’s essential motivation is to learn, discover,
experience and consume the tangible and intangible
cultural attractions/products in a tourism destination.
These attractions/products relate to a set of distinctive
material, intellectual, spiritual and emotional features
of a society that encompasses arts and architecture,
historical and cultural heritage, culinary heritage,
literature, music, creative industries

o THE BENEFITS OF CULTURAL TOURISM

Cultural tourism is important for many reasons.
Perhaps the most prominent reason is the social impact
that it brings. Cultural tourism can help reinforce
identities, enhance cross cultural understanding and
preserve the heritage and culture of an area.
 Egypt has a thriving cultural tourism industry,
built on the country's complex history,
multicultural population and importance as a
regional centre.
Egypt's cultural tourism trade has fluctuated since the
19th century, increasing in popularity alongside the rise
of Egyptology as an academic and amateur pursuit.
Successive Egyptian governments have placed great
emphasis on the value of cultural tourism, "confident
that no other countries could actually compete in this
area

Tourists from South Asia and East Asia, in particular,

have been identified as responding well to marketing
campaigns that focus on Egyptian cultural tourism.
Tourism Bureau representatives have
announced plans to increase marketing
spending on those regions
Signature Travel Network writer
and
Huffington Post columnist Jean
Newman Glock notes that Egypt's
cultural tourism trade is worth $10 to
every $1 spent by tourists whose
travel focuses on Egypt's Red Sea
resorts. As a
result, she says, "Egypt is hoping those interested in exploring
their antiquities will return, in great numbers, soon.”

According to the
Huffington Post's
Deborah Lehr:
Before the Arab
Spring, tourism
accounted for
approximately 11
percent of the
country's GDP and
was a significant
job creator in the economy. In the aftermath of the 2011
Revolution, tourism dropped dramatically to 6.7
percent of GDP. Foreign travellers have stayed away
during the political turmoil of the past three years. The
breakdown in the security infrastructure also led to a
massive increase in looting at archaeological sites -- a
devastating loss of irreplaceable cultural material. In
the months since General el-Sisi has taken power,
Egypt has been slowly rebuilding its reputation as a
safe destination for the world's adventurers.

According to industry representatives, the government,

"recently [2014]
announced a master
plan to attract 25
million tourists by
2020". The plan
includes dedicated
online and traditional
marketing strategies
focused on assuring prospective tourists
that cultural tourism centres are safe
following the Arab Spring and Egyptian
Revolution of 2011.

In 2015, a conglomeration which includes the Egyptian

Government signed an agreement with French
company Prism to create a sound and light show
encompassing the Giza Necropolis pyramids and the
nearby Great Sphinx of Giza. The pyramids served as
the site of the first African son et lumière in 1961.

Cultural and archaeological tourism are considered the

traditional kind of tourism in Egypt. Egypt embraces
several Pharanoic, Greek and Roman historic
antiquities and museums. Cultural tourism has started
since the discovery of ancient Egyptian antiquities and
the decipher of the hieroglyphics.
Ever since, missions of archaeology, explorers and
authors of tourist books were very keen on vesting
Egypt and documenting its astonishing past and
promising future.

o The important cultural tourism

Areas at Cairo& Giza, Alexandria, Upper
Egypt, Sinai, Fayoum city, oasis and
museums as follows:

1-Cairo, Giza: Sud Al-kafara, Aon city, Pyramid

plateau, Sakkara and, Dahshour.
2-Alexandria: Sawari
Column, the Roman
Theatre, the Roman
Baths, The Black Head
temple, Kom Shoqafa
tomb.

3. UPPER EGYPT
Luxor City: Karnak Temple, Luxor temple, Happi
temple, Valley of kings, Valley of Queens, Dir El
medina, mummification Museum at Luxor.
o Aswan City: Abu Simbel Museum the big
& small, Philae Island, Plants Island (EL
Nabatat Island).
o Biliana City: Abydos
Qina City: Nadra Museum
o

MenaCity: El Amarma hill

Beni Suef City:
Archaeological
Modern area. Al-
Ashmounin City,
Tuna el-Gabl.
4-
Fayoum
City: Al-
Lahoun
Pyramid,
Hawara
Pyramid,
 Senosirt Obelisks& Madi .city

5-The Oases:
El-kharaga oasis: Hipis temple, Elbagwat tomb, El Queta
tmple, El Riyan Qa sr , El Riyan temple, Qasr el Dine
INDIA

Cultural tourism India is the predominant factor

behind India's meteoric rise in the tourism segment
in recent years, because from time immemorial,
India has been considered the land of ancient
history, heritage, and culture. ... The most popular
states in India for cultural tourism are: Rajasthan.
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim etc..

Cultural tourism of Sikkim

Sikkim is an Indian state located near the

Himalayas. With a population of only 6,13,000
inhabitants; is the least populated state in India and
the second smallest state after Goa. Due to its
unique location near the Himalayas, Sikkim is
geographical diverse and the climate ranges
between sub-tropical and high-alpine. Sikkim is
culturally rich and houses different flora and fauna
The monasteries are the main attractions in towns and
are architecturally different from edifices in the rest of
India. The State is a diverse agglomeration of people and
contains powerful and impressive cultural traits. The
distinct impact of Buddhism in synergy with Hinduism
is visible here. The white capped rugged snow covered
mountain peak Khangchendzonga is in Sikkim.
 GANGTOK
The Capital City of Sikkim on River Teesta is
entrenched between urbanity, dense forests, steep
valleys, and white snow-capped mountains of
Himalayas. The city is the stepping stone for tourism
and hence the economy depends much upon it. It is
located at a height 1650 MSL in the Eastern Himalayas.
Apart from trekking sightseeing at monasteries, temples
and stupas is a popular activity for tourists.
PELLING

Pelling at the height of 2150 MSL is the base for

trekkers in this State. Apart from monasteries
other attractions are the sightseeing points. The
highlight is the double pronged Kanhchenjunga
falls and the Pemayangtse Monastery.
YUKSOM
It is the base camp for trekking at
Khangchendzonga Mountain and the National
Park. For the Buddhist Yuksom has special

cultural and religious significance. Eco-tourism

and mountaineering is the main activity for
tourists in this destination.
 KALIMPONG – WEST BENGAL
A hill station in West Bengal, Kalimpong is most

popular with the tourists. The destination is a eco-

region with abundant floral and faunal wealth. It is
home to Neora Valley National Park home to tigers
and other exotic animals. Kalimpong offer some of
the most breathtaking sights of the Himalayas in
India.
 DARJEELING – WEST BENGAL
Famous for the Darjeeling Tea which is cultivated in
numerous gardens in this hill township the destination
is a tourist's hot spot. Another landmark is the toy train
which plies from New Jalpiguri to Darjeeling. As a hill
station the resort has much to offer for sightseeing and
holidaying in Eastern India.