Today we went by coach to Giza. The Great Sphinx was our first stop.

My dad was in Egypt in 1951/2 during his National Service so we are retracing his steps.

We walked around The Great Pyramid of Giza the last remaining 7th Wonder of the Ancient World.

Andy took the opportunity to climb the stone steps and enter inside the pyramind.

2km away from the Great Pyramid is the Great Egyptian Museum (GEM) which opened in late 2025 as the world’s largest archaeological museum dedicated to a single civilisation showcasing 100,000 artifacts including the entire Tutankhamun collection for the first time. All 5000+ items from the boy King’s tomb are displayed.

The museum is massive and would take several days to do it justice. We focused on the Tutankhamun exhibits.

The boy King’s organs were removed and placed in canopic jars, apart from the heart which is left in the body to be weighed prior to entering the afterlife.

Tutankhamun’s mummified body was placed inside 3 nested coffins which were placed inside a stone sarcophagus.

Buried with him were all the things he may need in the afterlife including many shabtis who would become servants to him.

This is the head of Anubis, the jackal shaped god who is god of the afterlife and protector of the dead.

His gold throne would be needed in the afterlife.

This boat was found in kit form buried near the Great Pyramid, ready to take the King across the river to the afterlife.

The first ever Great Rail Journeys group to visit the Great Egyptian Museum – January 2026.