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Mohamed El-Masry embarked on his journey from Basyoun, passing through Tanta, Banha, Ain Sokhna, Zaafarana, Hurghada, and Safaga. From there, he took a ship to Dhiba, Saudi Arabia, and has now reached Umluj. He will continue his journey by bicycle to Mecca equipped with clothes, bicycle maintenance tools, medicines for cold and heat, a tent, canned food, dates, and water.<\/p>\n
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At 30 years old, Mohamed started his passion for cycling in 2014 and founded the ‘Exploring Our Country by Bicycle’ team to organize trips to various Egyptian governorates.<\/p>\n
El-Masry, who has been cycling around Egypt since 2014, aims to explore his homeland, promote cycling culture, and preserve the environment. He sees this journey as a personal milestone and a dream come true, as it will be a record-setting feat beyond Egyptian borders, inspiring many young enthusiasts.<\/p>\n
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During his journey, Mohamed El-Masry is also actively documenting his experiences, capturing over 30 videos daily to share his incredible adventure.<\/p>\n
Mohamed El-Masry has undertaken several bicycle journeys within Egypt, including a 1,100-kilometer trip from Cairo to Aswan, a 1,200-kilometer journey from Cairo to Marsa Alam, a 1,000-kilometer expedition from Cairo to Luxor, a 300-kilometer ride from Cairo to Alexandria, and a 200-kilometer adventure from Cairo to Port Said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Young Egyptian Travels Solo from Basyoun, Gharbia to Mecca by Bicycle in 32 Days for Umrah Mohamed El-Masry embarked on his journey from Basyoun, passing through Tanta, Banha, Ain Sokhna, Zaafarana, Hurghada, and Safaga. From there, he took a ship to Dhiba, Saudi Arabia, and has now reached Umluj. He will continue his journey by … ","protected":false},"author":3904,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[428],"tags":[],"acf":{"hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image":{"ID":58343,"id":58343,"title":"Copy of Lovin Cairo - Featured Image Template (55)","filename":"Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55.png","filesize":449810,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/latest\/mohamed-el-masrys-epic-journey-cycling-from-egypt-to-mecca-for-umrah\/attachment\/copy-of-lovin-cairo-featured-image-template-55-2\/","alt":"","author":"3904","description":"","caption":"","name":"copy-of-lovin-cairo-featured-image-template-55-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":58340,"date":"2023-10-01 11:53:34","modified":"2023-10-01 11:53:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":350,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55-small.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55-medium.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":150,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55.png","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":350,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55-large.png","large-width":700,"large-height":350,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55.png","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":350,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55.png","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":350,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55-230x115.png","small-width":120,"small-height":60,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01145334\/Copy-of-Lovin-Cairo-Featured-Image-Template-55.png","custom-size-width":400,"custom-size-height":200}},"featured_image_caption":"","ad_square_right":"","summary":"","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
Mohamed El-Masry embarked on his journey from Basyoun, passing through Tanta, Banha, Ain Sokhna, Zaafarana, Hurghada, and Safaga. From there, he took a ship to Dhiba, Saudi Arabia, and has now reached Umluj. He will continue his journey by bicycle to Mecca equipped with clothes, bicycle maintenance tools, medicines for cold and heat, a tent, canned food, dates, and water.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_block","image":{"ID":58342,"id":58342,"title":"734","filename":"734-1.jpeg","filesize":343989,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/latest\/mohamed-el-masrys-epic-journey-cycling-from-egypt-to-mecca-for-umrah\/attachment\/734-2\/","alt":"","author":"3904","description":"","caption":"","name":"734-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":58340,"date":"2023-10-01 11:42:26","modified":"2023-10-01 11:42:26","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/cairo\/en\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1600,"height":1200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1-small.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1-medium.jpeg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":225,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1-768x576.jpeg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1-large.jpeg","large-width":900,"large-height":675,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1-1536x1152.jpeg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1.jpeg","2048x2048-width":1600,"2048x2048-height":1200,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1-230x173.jpeg","small-width":120,"small-height":90,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/10\/01144227\/734-1.jpeg","custom-size-width":267,"custom-size-height":200}},"image_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"
At 30 years old, Mohamed started his passion for cycling in 2014 and founded the ‘Exploring Our Country by Bicycle’ team to organize trips to various Egyptian governorates.<\/p>\n
El-Masry, who has been cycling around Egypt since 2014, aims to explore his homeland, promote cycling culture, and preserve the environment. He sees this journey as a personal milestone and a dream come true, as it will be a record-setting feat beyond Egyptian borders, inspiring many young enthusiasts.<\/p>\n
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