Get into Indiana Jones mode with this treasure hunt open to all

While a famous 31-year-old mystery was solved a few days ago, leaving amateur treasure hunters hungry for more, a new treasure hunt has just been opened to the general public. Offered by Gallimard publishing, the Marco Vasco tour operator, and the Guimet museum, it promises the most cunning of all apprentice Indiana Joneses to get their hands on a statuette worth 50,000 euros!

A new thrilling treasure hunt has just been launched for your brain

Have you always dreamed of discovering a treasure?Take action with this treasure hunt offered by Gallimard publishing, the tour operator Marco Vasco and the Guimet museum. Opened in September, this quest for the “Golden Naga”, a statuette in the shape of a Hindu deity, is worthy of a Beavers Juniors adventure. For 24 euros, on the game's website, you can order a box containing the explorer's map, Henri Mouhot's “secret notebook”, the 8 enigmas of the treasure, podcasts… But who is Henri Mouhot? It is to this renowned naturalist, who set off to explore the banks of the Mekong in 1860, that we owe this new treasure hunt. At that time, he discovered the temples of Angkor, the jewel of the Khmer kingdom, and the Golden Naga, an extraordinary treasure that he buried to protect it from looters. A few months later, he died, taking his secret with him to the grave.

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Tonight, the treasure hunt for the Golden Naga, organized by the @EnfantsduMekong, was launched in the Khmer courtyard of the Guimet Museum

And here is the Golden Naga! An authentic jewel signed Bäumer pic.twitter.com/doLFA2vfZW

September 10, 2024

It is from this fascinating story, tinged with mystery, that this challenge is offered to you,the explorer's journal having apparently been found this year. The treasure, estimated at 50,000 euros, includes the Naga (in gold-patinated bronze) by sculptor Anne-Laure de Chillaz, a piece of jewelry adorned with a ruby ​​by jeweler Lorenz Bäumer, a Montblanc suitcase, and two plane tickets offered by Emirates to go to Cambodia (via the Marco Vasco agency). In addition to racking your brains to decipher the riddles of this hunt, know that you will be doing a good deed, since the profits from the game are donated to the association Enfants du Mékong, an NGO that helps underprivileged children attend school.

And if treasure stories fascinate you, find out here which Lord of the Rings artifact found by a fan was worth 2 million euros!