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(Written 9 months ago)
Egypt !! The entire country is a Wonder for the World. Well, we had an amazing holiday, visiting the Great Pyramids, Sphinx, Abu Simble, Luxor Temple, Karnac Temple , Edfu, Nubian Village. And just ab (Read More)out everything which cannot be , and should not be missed while in Egypt. Besides the beauty, one will be mesmerized with the amazingly rich culture, planning, thought process, detailing of the Ancient Egyptians (They don't call them Aliens for nothing !!)
While the World was learning how to make tools to carve, the Egyptians and the Indians were carving out 3 D figures on stone, were writing their stories on Rocks and Stones, so as to remain forever.
Cruising along the iconic Nile, we pondered over the striking similarities between the Indian Civilization (which we have preserved and follow even today, though we were looted & plundered for centuries, we should be very very proud of ourselves) and the Egyptian Civilization.
Our Holiday was made memorable by the great effort, detailing, transparency, knowledge sharing (they have a wealth of it!! , and Jai has even written a book on Egypt) by 365 Tours and Jai, & his Partner Mr. Mohammed and his team in Cairo. Besides excellent planning, right from the word go, to helping us in some adventure we got into, at Cairo Airport, everything was perfect. The Guides assigned to us, were brilliant, and I would like to specially Mention Ahmed (Our Guide in Aswan and Luxor) , he was just amazing. Full of local knowledge, patient with us, in explaining things, showing us around, and helping the ladies with shopping !!
Mehmood in Cairo,helped us understand the Egyptian Museum and could even read the hieroglyphic language written on the stones !!
We travelled like kings, in a Toyota Hiace for the 6 of us, and did not mind the long to and from ride from Aswan to Abu Simble and back in the same day. We had amazing Egyptian food, and indulged in Shawarma's and other delicacies, so similar to what we have here.
And not to forget we celebrated Diwali, (and were veg for a day ) on the cruise boat.
Two things which gave me a lot of confidence, during this trip, were two statements made, one by Jai " Nilesh, have fun, I am tracking you guys closely from here) and the other by Mohammed in Cairo, "Nilesh, if you guys have the slightest of issues, or feel unsafe, remember I am just a call away, just call me and my team will be present within a minute" Now, when you have such an amazing set of people watching your back, do only what you have gone to do.. enjoy and have fun..like we did. Thank You Jai, thank you so much for this excellent holiday, 365tours is now like family, and we are already planning our next holiday with you