11/10/22 : MUMBAI - CAIRO

 EGYPT TRIP : 11/10/22 - 19/11/22

11/10/22 : MUMBAI TO CAIRO :

At the airport we were met by our Tour Manager, Mr. Amol Salgar who guided us well to land in Cairo airport. We were welcomed by Golden Selkit Goddess, of peace and prosperity.  She use to welcome Kings and Queens in ancient time and now all visitors at the airport. 

We were collected 40 of us after freshening up, were taken in a bus to Raddison Blu for a nice breakfast.  We  were taken to old World Famous Eygptian Museum of King Khafre where we got to see the artifacts of statues,  sacrophages and mummies.  Most of articles have been to shifted to new Museum where all the mummies have been shifted.

Most prominent  artificats were found on a seperate floor occupied by Young boy king Pharoah Tutankamen was all his clothes, articles and sarcophagus were in gold and precious stones like emerald, rubies, lapis zuli etc.  His tomb was not robbed or pillaged and we got to see intact all his articals.  We were not allowed to photograph his room, a big line to enter in. Outside there were his golden chairs and a big statue.

Later we were taken to Cairo Tower Observatory Deck we got spectacular view of Cairo city.

Moved on to visit the new Egyptian Museum where they have shifted 24 mummies of Kings and Queens, kept well preserved.  Quite eerie to watch them, all swaddled up in clothes with head exposed, you expect them to get up and attack us like in Mummies movie. Here they displayed the gold ornaments  and artifacts which were taken out from the catacombs of the Pharoahs.

We checked into Raddison Blu hotel,  all tired and after hot bath, we got down to elaborate continental dinner.