‘Color festival’ draws tourists to Egypt’s Marsa Alam beaches

 More than 6,000 tourists, many from European countries, joined in celebrations to launch a “color festival” on the beaches of Marsa Alam in Egypt.

Atef Othman, who organized the festival, told Arab News the event will encourage visitors to the landmark beaches and add to tourists’ enjoyment.

“The festival has been a grand success, with about 6,000 tourists participating from various European nationalities, notably Germany, Poland, Czechia and Italy,” he said.

Many visitors were keen to capture photographs and share them on social media.

Ahmed Tawfiq, a tour guide in the Red Sea governorate, said there was a visible increase in the number of foreign visitors to the destination.

Marsa Alam International Airport received 30 flights on Saturday, with a further 128 flights due to arrive in the coming week from 11 European countries, he said.