Yemen adventure tourism center to be set up in Amran

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 to 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