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Gaurav just loved our Novruz special tour to Kazakhstan. And he’s planning to join us on many more tours now. What about you? Join us for our #KazakhKarvaan tour to Kazakhstan from 17-23 May '26, and have an amazing time. ➡️Read the tour brochure here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️View the presentation of the tour itinerary by KHAKI founder @BharGo8 here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️Book now at: rzp.io/rzp/OQ1RgMB 📞You can also reach out to us at +91 89281 57148. #Kazakhstan #Travel #TravelWithKhaki #InternationalTours

#EYEONEGYPT DIARIES - DAY 2 🇪🇬 On Day 2 of our last #EyeOnEgypt tour for the season, many of our guests decided to take us up on the optional day-long excursion to Alexandria, while a couple of them decided to stay back in Cairo and walk around the city on their own. We left for Alexandria after an early breakfast and drove towards the Mediterranean Sea to the north of Cairo, seeing plenty of vineyards on the way. In Alexandria, our first stop was the Catacombs, a burial site dating back to around the 1st-3rd century BCE, a time when Egypt was under Greek rule. (The city of Alexandria, in fact, gets its name from Alexander the Great who invaded Egypt and built the city in the 3rd century BCE.) Our guests saw how Greek and Egyptian burial customs came together in this period. They also saw the different burial processes for different social classes. Our next stop was Pompey’s Pillar, a relic from the time when Alexandria came under the Romans, and also passed by a Roman amphitheatre. Next, we visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern library and museum complex with very interesting architecture. The library commemorates the ancient library of Alexandria that was burnt down in the 4th century CE, and is said to have been built very close to the original library’s location. After a seafood lunch at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea, we explored the Qaitbay Citadel, built at the location of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Lighthouse of Pharos. Next, we drove along the Corniche, best described as Egypt’s Marine Drive before returning back to Cairo. On Day 3, we will head to Saqqara to see the world’s oldest pyramid. #EgyptDiaries #Cairo #TravelWithKhaki #Egypt #InternationalTours

#EYEONEGYPT DIARIES - DAY 3 🐪 On Day 3 of our final #EyeOnEgypt tour for the season, we woke up to rain in the desert! We started the day at 7 am to beat the crowds at the Saqqara Necropolis at the outskirts of Cairo. Our first stop was the world’s first ever stone structure – the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the prototype of all the pyramids we will see on the tour. Thanks to the rain, we got a clear view of two other early pyramids some distance away at Dahshur – the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid. We also entered into a pyramid, that of Unas, which has the earliest use of hieroglyphs. Our guests were left in amazement with the walls decorated with hieroglyphs and the ceiling decorated with stars. More amazement followed at the Mastaba of Kagemni in the same complex. The walls here had detailed and intricate artworks depicting daily life in ancient Egypt. We then paid tribute to the man responsible for the pyramids, the architect and polymath Imhotep, at the Imhotep Museum. Next, we visited the site of the ancient capital of Memphis, where a giant, incomplete statue of Rameses II blew everyone’s minds. After lunch at the banks of the Nile, we headed to the old Egyptian Museum, the oldest museum in Egypt, to see its treasures and understand the ancient Egyptian civilisation. After a brief rest at the hotel, we went to Moez Street in Old Cairo to see another facet of the city – its Islamic heritage. We saw many mosques, madrasas and sabeels in contrasting architectural styles favoured by the two leading Islamic dynasties that ruled Egypt – the Fatimids and the Mamluks. Our walking tour of Moez Street ended with coffee at the Khan El Khalili Market. On Day 4, we will tick off a major item from our bucket lists – the Great Pyramids of Giza. #EgyptDiaries #Cairo #TravelWithKhaki #Egypt #InternationalTours

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fter falling in love with Khaki Tours on our walks in Mumbai, Maria decided to join us for the just-concluded Novruz special #KazakhKarvaan tour. And she wasn’t disappointed at all. In fact, she’s planning to join us now on a few more. Find out from her why you should too. Join us for our #KazakhKarvaan tour to Kazakhstan from 17-23 May '26. ➡️Read the tour brochure here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️View the presentation of the tour itinerary by KHAKI founder @BharGo8 here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️Book now at: rzp.io/rzp/OQ1RgMB 📞You can also reach out to us at +91 89281 57148. #Kazakhstan #Travel #TravelWithKhaki #InternationalTours

Dilip is a veteran of international travel, both business and leisure. He had visited Almaty before, and loved it so much, he wanted to understand it in depth. And so he decided to join us on our recently-concluded Novruz special #KazakhKarvaan tour. Hear from him why it was such a great decision. And join us for our #KazakhKarvaan tour to Kazakhstan from 17-23 May '26. ➡️Read the tour brochure here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️View the presentation of the tour itinerary by KHAKI founder @BharGo8 here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️Book now at: rzp.io/rzp/OQ1RgMB 📞You can also reach out to us at +91 89281 57148. #Kazakhstan #Travel #TravelWithKhaki #InternationalTours

#EYEONEGYPT DIARIES - DAY 1 🐪 We began a new #EyeOnEgypt tour yesterday - our 6️⃣th this season! From a sweltering 37 degrees in Mumbai, we went to a cool and bracing 14 degrees in Cairo, where we were welcomed with Keffiyehs, the traditional Arabic headgear which also can function as scarves. After a quick stop for breakfast at a local eatery where we had our first taste of Egyptian food - fava beans and falafel - we headed to the Baron Empain Palace to discover a building designed like an Indian temple in an Egyptian city. It made just the right setting to know the connections between India and Egypt since ancient times. We also heard about the Palace’s fascinating history. Next, we visited the @NMEC17 National Museum of Eqyptian Civilisation, where we were given an introduction to the important phases in Egyptian history from prehistoric times to the ancient Egyptian civilisation to the Greek and Roman era to the arrival of Christianity and Islam. The highlight of the visit were the mummies on display, which were not allowed to be photographed. After an Egyptian lunch, we checked into our hotel for a well deserved rest. On Day 2, most of the group will head to Alexandria for a day-long excursion. #Egypt #TravelWithKhaki #Cairo #EgyptianCivilisation #AncientHistory #Mummies

Kodanda Rama Statue in National Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Image courtesy - Bharat Gothoskar ji (@BharGo8). Wish you all a very happy Shri Rāma Navami. चैत्रमास त्यात शुक्ल नवमी ही तिथी गंधयुक्त तरीही वात उष्ण हे किती दोन प्रहरी सुर्य का ग शिरी थांबला? राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… कौसल्याराणि हळूं उघडि लोचनें दिपुन जाय माय स्वतः पुत्र-दर्शनें ओघळले आंसु, सुखे कंठ दाटला राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… राजगृहीं येइ नवी सौख्य-पर्वणी पान्हावुन हंबरल्या धेनु अंगणीं दुंदुभिचा नाद तोंच धुंद कोंदला राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… पेंगुळल्या आतपांत जागत्या कळ्या ’काय काय’ करित पुन्हां उमलल्या खुळ्या उच्चरवें वायु त्यांस हंसुन बोलला राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… वार्ता ही सुखद जधीं पोंचली जनीं गेहांतुन राजपथीं धावले कुणी युवतींचा संघ एक गात चालला राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… पुष्पांजलि फेंकि कुणी, कोणी भूषणें हास्याने लोपविले शब्द, भाषणें वाद्यांचा ताल मात्र जलद वाढला राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… वीणारव नूपुरांत पार लोपले कर्ण्याचे कंठ त्यांत अधिक तापले बावरल्या आम्रशिरीं मूक कोकिला राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… दिग्गजही हलुन जरा चित्र पाहती गगनांतुन आज नवे रंग पोहती मोत्यांचा चूर नभीं भरुन राहिला राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… बुडुनि जाय नगर सर्व नृत्यगायनीं सूर, रंग, ताल यांत मग्न मेदिनी डोलतसे तीहि, जरा, शेष डोलला राम जन्मला ग सखे राम जन्मला… Link for the song - youtu.be/k5TgEqAcb2Q?si…

Gopal travelled with us for the first time ever on the recently concluded Novruz special #KazakhKarvaan tour. And now he can’t get enough. Find out from him why you too should travel with us. Join us for our #KazakhKarvaan tour to Kazakhstan from 17-23 May '26. ➡️Read the tour brochure here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️View the presentation of the tour itinerary by KHAKI founder @BharGo8 here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️Book now at: rzp.io/rzp/OQ1RgMB 📞You can also reach out to us at +91 89281 57148. #Kazakhstan #Travel #TravelWithKhaki #InternationalTours

@Kal_Chiron @CodedVirus1 @Sahyadri_Putra @conjugalhansraj You need to attend our #Castle2Gateway 🙌🏽

@CodedVirus1 @Sahyadri_Putra @conjugalhansraj Dear @BharGo8 bhau - check this out 👆🏼👆🏼

See it's MUMBAI for a reason Angrezon ke chode Bombay Bombay karte rehte hai

In second standard, I had requested god to complete my homework while I went to play… 4 decades later this can really happen!

Never thought that I’ll hold The legendary Parsiana ✨ Listening to Jehangir sir trace its journey from start to cease, along with convos & memories of Farrokh Jijina, as his love lives on. Also great talking with @BharGo8 sir. An evening worth at @KhakiLab #Mumbai #History

Thank you for the shout out!

Sunday’s @mumbaimirror features an article on the Mughal Masjid, Dongri’s Irani mosque, and Mumbai’s connections with Iran. See them for yourself on our Navroz-special #LittleIran walks this weekend and the next. Book your tickets here: bit.ly/4b2E9ml As for the article, you can read it here: mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-… #KhakiTours #Navroz #MumbaiMirror #LittleIran

@_dopeMH Actually playing with colours is a tradition that comes from north India to Maharashtra thanks to the Holkars

The Maratha influence is still very present in Indore. Kudos to the Holkars and the people of Indore.

@mrugeshsamel @mumbaiheritage John Viau in 1626 CE… exactly 4 centuries ago!

@mumbaiheritage I remember @BharGo8 saying that the word Bombay was first used in 1664 by some Portuguese Governor.

Fact Check: Mumbai is older than "Bombay." 🕵️‍♂️📜 While the official change happened in 1995, the name Mumbai dates back centuries to the Koli goddess Mumba Aai. European maps from the 17th century even use "Mombaim"—proving that the British "Bombay" was actually a deviation from the original! 🗺️⚓ #MumbaiHeritage #History #Mumbai #Bombay #FactCheck #IndigenousRoots

You might have visited the Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur, but #DidYouKnow there’s an even older astronomical observatory in Uzbekistan? Long before the giant sundials of Jantar Mantar were built, a 15th-century ‘scientist-king’ of Samarkand, Ulugh Beg, built an observatory that became the greatest scientific centre of the medieval world. Its most impressive feature was a gigantic stone sextant — an arc so large it was taller than a five-storey building. Part of it was built deep into the ground to keep the instrument perfectly stable while astronomers measured the positions of stars. Using nothing but shadows and stone, Ulugh Beg mapped over 1,000 stars and calculated the length of a year as 365 days, 6 hours, 10 minutes, and 8 seconds. Even without modern computers or telescopes, he was off by only about 20 minutes from the value we use today! After Ulugh Beg’s death, the observatory was destroyed in political turmoil and forgotten for centuries until archaeologists rediscovered it in 1908. Walk beside the original stone arc and stand inside the trench where astronomers once measured the movements of the universe hundreds of years ago on the #UltimateUzbek tour with Khaki Tours. Await the announcement of the next tour, coming soon. #Uzbekistan #Samarkand #JantarMantar #InternationalTours @BharGo8

Kazakhstan’s Charyn Canyon is often called the miniature ‘Grand Canyon.’ Though not as high as its American counterpart, it is equally impressive. One of its sections is called the Valley of Castles. It looks exactly like a ruined city, except it was built entirely by nature. Over millions of years, wind and water chiselled the red sandstone into shapes that look like tall fortress walls and jagged watchtowers to create this beautiful architectural illusion. 💡 #DidYouKnow? This ‘ruined city’ is actually a high-altitude fortress for nature’s most elite hunters. Look up and you’ll spot Golden Eagles– Kazakhstan’s national symbol, Siberian Ibex and even rare Bearded Vultures with 10-foot wingspans. Wander through ancient red and golden corridors on the #KazakhKarvaan tour with Khaki Tours from 17-23 May '26. ➡️Read the tour brochure here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/… ➡️Bookings open on Fri, 13 Mar '26, at 10 am. Please express your interest by filling up this form: forms.gle/BLcu3mh2BCQLCp… Have questions? Join our online Fireside Chat on Tue, 10 Mar '26, at 8 pm, when KHAKI founder @BharGo8 will brief you on the tour and answer your queries. 📞You can also reach out to us at +91 89281 57148. #Kazakhstan #GrandCanyon #Valleys #InternationalTours

Khaki Tours and our founder @BharGo8 had the honour of hosting Members of @Europarl_EN on an #UrbsPrima walk inside the BMC headquarters. The MPs, @Tim_Roca, @gsjosan and @GordonMcKeeMP from UK, and @svnee from Luxembourg, were impressed with the restoration of the building and amazed at how interconnected the city of Mumbai was with the world even then. #KhakiTours #MembersOfParliament #BMC #Europe #UnitedKingdom #Mumbai #BMCHeadquarters

KHAKI founder @BharGo8 has been quoted in @TheWeek on how Mumbai became the main seaport in India, in an article on the development of a “Third Mumbai.” Read the entire article here: theweek.in/theweek/cover/… #KhakiLab #Featured #Mumbai #MumbaiNews #TheWeek #Article #SeaPort