The initiative falls under the Ministry’s broader strategy to foster educational engagement with Egypt’s rich heritage, while leveraging digital transformation to improve accessibility and the overall visitor experience.
Through Rehla, public primary and preparatory schools will be able to schedule free visits to 112 archaeological sites and museums, which are available for booking via the Ministry’s digital platform.
These include some of Egypt’s most iconic landmarks, such as the Giza Pyramids Complex, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, the Citadel of Salah El-Din, Karnak and Abu Simbel Temples, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to adopting advanced technologies in support of its strategic goals, with a particular focus on improving the visitor experience and expanding access to cultural heritage. He stressed the importance of completing the Rehla platform before the start of the upcoming academic year, including all technical development, content validation, and final testing.
“Once operational, the platform is expected to streamline the process of booking school trips, minimize overcrowding at heritage sites, ensure the safety of participating students, and foster greater awareness and appreciation of Egypt’s diverse tourism and archaeological legacy,” Fathy said.
Mohamed Shaaban, the Minister’s Associate for Digital Transformation, explained that the platform—developed in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education—integrates both ministries’ databases to enable secure, electronic verification for school trip coordinators.
Once launched, Rehla will offer a user-friendly system for planning visits according to designated time slots and site-specific visitor capacities, ensuring a well-managed, crowd-free, and safe educational experience.
Free admission is granted to participating students, as per decisions issued by the boards of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, as part of a broader effort to promote early cultural engagement.
The Rehla platform is being executed in collaboration with E-Aswaq Misr, the company behind the Ministry’s e-ticketing system and a subsidiary of E-Finance for Financial and Digital Investments.
The launch of Rehla is part of a broader digital transformation effort by the Ministry, which has recently rolled out an integrated e-ticketing system for archaeological sites and museums. This system supports payments via bank cards and multiple digital channels, including the official website www.egymonuments.com, the Experience Egypt mobile app, self-service kiosks, and dedicated sales points for tour operators.
By offering free, well-organized school trips to Egypt’s cultural and historical landmarks, the Rehla platform aims to become a cornerstone in the government’s mission to nurture a generation more deeply connected to its national identity and heritage—through the power of education and digital innovation.
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