Two separate groups of P.E.I. students have cancelled trips to Egypt because of protests in the streets there.

Emily Gray is glad she isn't in the middle of the unrest in Egypt. (CBC)

The students were scheduled to leave in a few weeks, but now tour organizers are scrambling to make alternate plans.

Sixteen-year-old Emily Gray from Westisle High School was looking forward to sightseeing in Cairo next month.

"It sucks, but we're lucky we're not in the midst of it," said Gray.

She had saved up $4,000 for the trip over the last year and a half, working at a donut shop and as a page at the legislature. Although the trip is not a school event, some teachers do help with arrangements and act as chaperones.

Organizers are now looking at another destination for a trip in July. Gray said that may be tough for students looking for summer jobs.

"If I was an employer, I would take the person who wasn't leaving for two weeks in the middle of the summer as opposed to someone who was," she said.

Gray said despite that worry, she will be making the trip.

Trip organizer Kent Avery is upset he is missing out on the opportunity as well. (CBC)

Charlottetown Rural students were also planning a trip to Cairo, but organizer Kent Avery says that's off. "It was a bit of a disappointment. I personally wanted to go to Egypt. It was something on my bucket list," said Avery.

"I will say that the students that are involved in this year's community educational travel, they're really excited about the prospect of going somewhere else and salvaging that March break opportunity for travel."

Avery's group will now likely visit Italy and Switzerland next month.

EF Tours, the Toronto company organizing the excursions, said it is dealing with more than 30 groups whose travel plans have been disrupted by the unrest in Egypt.