[22/March/2010]

AMRAN, March 22 (Saba) – The tourist office in Amran province has agreed with a U.S.-French team to establish an adventure tourism center.

During a meeting with the team on Sunday, the office approved t]o prepare a joint program to set up the center after the team paid a visit to Maswar district and carried out some exploration tests.

Director General of the office Muhammad al-Muafa said the team will also pay visits to other areas to explore the attractions in the city of Amran.

The center will be the first of its kind in the country and comes after Yemen came first on adventure tourism at the International Tourist Exhibition that took place in Hong Kong in 2007, he said.

It will also provide the Yemeni youth with the opportunity to live their potentials and improve their skills, he concluded.

FR
Saba