The tour offers a private and luxurious way to explore the Grand Egyptian Museum, ensuring a hassle-free experience for you. Discover more about ancient Egyptian history and the sites you’ll visit with us.
The tour offers a private and luxurious way to explore the Grand Egyptian Museum, ensuring a hassle-free experience for you. Discover more about ancient Egyptian history and the sites you’ll visit with us.
- The Grand Egyptian Museum - Begin your tour at the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization. It’s an excellent starting point for your day tour. Although the main museum is currently closed, you can admire the grand open court featuring the world’s first hanging obelisk, belonging to King Ramses II….
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The Grand Egyptian Museum - Begin your tour at the Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization. It’s an excellent starting point for your day tour. Although the main museum is currently closed, you can admire the grand open court featuring the world’s first hanging obelisk, belonging to King Ramses II. Enter the museum courtyard to see the magnificent Statue of Ramses II, carved from a single massive piece of red granite. Continue to explore the other colossal statues displayed throughout the courtyard. You will also have the opportunity to visit the Grand Egyptian Museum’s official store and nearby local restaurants and coffee shops.
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The Grand Egyptian Museum - Next, proceed to The Grand Staircase. It guides visitors to different floors via steps, travellators, and elevators, culminating in a panoramic view of the Giza Pyramids. Walk through the large statues and other objects related to kingship, which will impress with their scale and grandeur. See the red granite colossus of King Seti I, Queen Hatshepsut, and the pillars, columns, and tops of obelisks dedicated to various ancient Egyptian royalties. Also, visit King Tut’s Immersive Exhibition if available; the show will conclude by 30th May 2024.
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The Grand Egyptian Museum - Explore the newly opened galleries of the GEM, an incredible area featuring 18 halls. Here, you will discover a stunning collection of over 8,000 newly displayed ancient artifacts, each narrating a part of Egypt’s rich history during the Ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman periods. This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the fascinating stories of the past, brought to life through these extraordinary exhibits.
You will be enthralled by the magnificent statues of Egyptian kings, standing proudly. As you explore this treasure, you’ll gain insights into the lives of those who lived centuries ago. Discover the tools used by ancient Egyptians for various purposes like makeup, farming, fishing, hunting, and warfare. Marvel at the everyday items that filled their homes, from furniture to papyrus, as well as the writing tools and ink that recorded their stories. This journey offers an unforgettable glimpse into the daily life and achievements of ancient civilizations.
- The Grand Egyptian Museum - Conclude your tour with a taste of authentic Egyptian traditional cuisine. You can choose to try Koshary, a special combination of rice, noodles, chickpeas, black lentils, fried onions, and tomato sauce, or enjoy Shawarma, made of spit-roasted layers of lamb, beef, or other meat, often wrapped in or served with pita. Alternatively, savor a Falafel sandwich (deep-fried balls or patties made from chickpeas or fava beans, sometimes both) with Fava beans and Baba Ganoush sandwiches (made of eggplant blended with tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and salt). At the end of your tour, you will be driven back to your hotel.
- Egyptian traditional lunch
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel in Cairo and Giza with Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry/Admission to Grand staircase of the GEM
- Entry/Admission to Grand Egyptian Museum
- Expert Egyptologist Tour Guide
- Egyptian traditional lunch
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel in Cairo and Giza with Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry/Admission to Grand staircase of the GEM
- Entry/Admission to Grand Egyptian Museum
- Expert Egyptologist Tour Guide
- Tipping
- Tipping
- Car seats are available with 20 us $ upon request
- Travel time is included on the total duration.
- Car seats are available with 20 us $ upon request
- Travel time is included on the total duration.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.