5/5 Anjan M. 4 years ago on Google
A
memorable
vacation
to
Egypt---
all
5
Star
at
unimaginable
cost
One
always
relates
tour
to
Egypt
as
exotic
and
expensive;
generally
undertaken
by
the
rich
and
famous
at
high
cost.
I
lived
my
life
with
this
perception.
Just
then,
very
recently,
I
was
invited
to
attend
a
high
level
conference
in
Riyadh
that
made
me
think
about
Egypt
tour.
My
family
became
much
interested
in
the
trip.
So
I
went
and
met
Makemytrip
and
other
similar
travel
houses
but
was
not
satisfied
with
the
package
and
the
pricing.
It
was
then
I
met
someone
in
the
government
and
asked
for
his
advice.
He
mentioned
about
IML
Travels,
Patel
Nagar,
New
Delhi.
I
contacted
them
and
then
followed
up
with
a
visit
to
their
office.
Mr
Anand
Verma,
Operations
Head
of
the
agency
personally
briefed
me
and
offered
a
package
that
was
too
good
to
refuse.
Even
then
he
reduced
the
cost
a
bit.
He
was
clear
that
GST
has
to
be
paid,
whether
payment
is
in
cash
or
cheque.
Everything
was
made
amply
clear.
He
started
a
Whatsapp
group
before
we
left
India
on
the
tour.
Actually,he
was
available
24x7
for
any
requirement.
So
good
was
the
arrangements
that
his
people
waited
for
us
at
the
immigration
and
got
us
cleared
in
a
jiffy.
We
were
taken
to
an
Indian
restaurant
in
Cairo
and
then
to
La
Meridian
Giza.
One
could
see
the
Pyramids
from
our
window.
Verma
arranged
for
best
of
guides,
security
and
visits.
We
actually
did
not
spend
anything
other
what
we
had
paid
in
India----a
great
relief
indeed.
Our
visit
in
Cairo
including
Pyramids,
Museum,
Grand
Bazaar
etc
were
very
well
coordinated.
Again
we
were
taken
to
an
expensive
Indian
restaurant
“Maharaja”.
The
AC
1
class
train
journey
to
Aswan
was
very
comfortable.
This
train
is
only
for
foreign
tourists.
We
went
and
saw
many
monuments
in
Aswan
area.
But
the
best
was
the
cruise
ship-MS
Medea.
This
ship
was
a
totally
5
Star
property.
Rooms
were
just
like
any
5
Star
Deluxe
property
and
so
was
the
food
and
the
services.
We
wanted
upper
floor
room.
This
was
arranged.
The
guide
stayed
with
us
in
the
ship
for
guidance
and
security.
I
am
a
vegetarian.
Verma
arranged
for
separate
vegetarian
food
for
me.
We
were
taken
to
all
possible
places
to
visit
and
were
fully
satisfied
Even
our
Alexandria
trip
was
very
enjoyable.
The
guide
took
care
of
everything.
Being
a
retired
senior
army
officer,
I
am
a
bit
critical
about
standards.
But
I
must
say
that
Anand
Verma’s
IML
Travels
was
even
better
than
army
standards
in
every
aspect
of
the
tour.
Surprisingly,
we
met
two
couples
from
Bengaluru
in
the
cruise
ship
who
had
taken
services
of
IML
Travels.
They
were
also
praising
IML
travels
a
lot.
Happy
that
we
went
through
IML
Travels
for
this
tour.
Lt
General
(Dr)
Anjan
Mukherjee
(Retd)
Former
Director
General
of
Artillery,
Indian
Army
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