The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that archaeological sites and museums in Egypt saw growth in foreign tourist arrivals, as together, excluding the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and the Grand Egyptian Museum, they received about 18.6 million tourists in 2025, a growth rate of 33.5% compared with 2024.
Egypt received about 19 million tourists in 2025, setting a new record with a growth rate of 21% compared with 2024, an achievement reflecting the growing strength of the Egyptian destination on the international stage.
Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, stressed that what Egyptian tourism achieved in 2025 is a great accomplishment and confirmation of Egypt's competitiveness, given its security and stability and the clear vision and integrated strategy based on highlighting the diversity of the Egyptian destination's unmatched tourism types and products while improving the quality of tourism services provided.
