Punctuality at the apartment, professionalism of the highly experienced guide and excellent knowledge of Egyptian histor...
Giuseppe Marzia
If you're passionate about the Pharaonic culture, then you can't miss this tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which includes the admission ticket and transport from your hotel. Discover the story of one of the Anqitquitiy's main cultures!
Not refundable. This activity doesn't permit modifications.
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Giuseppe Marzia
Roma, ItalyPunctuality at the apartment, professionalism of the highly experienced guide and excellent knowledge of Egyptian history. Always prompt in his respon...
Hugo Calandriello
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAn excellent and highly recommended experience. The tour of the Egyptian Museum of Giza was superb, accompanied by an Egyptologist guide with extensiv...
Silvia Trapani
Roma, ItalyThe tour was well-organized; we didn't have to worry about anything because they had everything covered. The staff was very friendly and eager to acco...
Gianluca
Potenza, ItalyThe guide was knowledgeable and professional, as was the transportation. Special praise for all three days of guided tours, all well-structured and or...
Beatrice Sereni
ItalyThe Great Museum is an exceptional place, but without a guide, it's easy to only grasp the simplest and most immediate things. With a cultured and kno...
Cristina
ItalyAn extraordinary visit thanks to our guide, Amr, a highly knowledgeable Egyptologist who enriched the tour with detailed and insightful explanations. ...
Noemi
SpainOur guide Mohammed explained everything to us in detail. He was very attentive to us, and we even did the tour with him alone. He took photos of us an...
Anónimo
España, SpainThe guide communicated his delay, very grateful, convincing explanation... he took us to a jewelry store which was not included in the tour, but in th...
Anonyme
FranceA very interesting guide. He took a lot of time to explain things, which was great. We visited almost all the sections, then we had free time to see o...
Mariaassunta Ligrani
ItalyBeautiful and interesting guided tour of the museum. The drivers from the provider were impeccable.
If you're passionate about the Pharaonic culture, then you can't miss this tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which includes the admission ticket and transport from your hotel. Discover the story of one of the Anqitquitiy's main cultures!
The Grand Egyptian Museum is one of the must-see attractions in the land of the pharaohs. Located on the outskirts of Cairo, just 10 minutes from the Pyramids of Giza, the lavish Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is the biggest in the world dedicated to the civilisation of Ancient Egypt.
The museum covers a total area of 500,000 m² (1,640,419 ft²), twice the size of the Louvre Museum in Paris and 2.5 times larger than the British Museum in London.
The project to build this gigantic exhibition centre began in the 1990s, but it was not until the early 2000s that construction work began.
On November 1, 2025, all of its rooms were opened to the public, and since then, it has become one of the must-see places to visit in Egypt.
Inside the museum, you'll find:
When booking, you can choose from the following options, depending on how much time you want to spend on the visit and whether you prefer to be accompanied by a guide:
Depending on the option you select when booking, the itinerary will vary in duration and what’s included:
If you choose either of the two guided tour options, we’ll begin this guided tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo by viewing the obelisk standing on a four-legged platform. This imposing column, dedicated to Ramses II, is located outside the building, in front of the museum’s entrance.
After admiring this column, we’ll enter the building through the Grand Hall. In this spectacular entrance, we’ll see a 12 m (39 ft) statue of Pharaoh Ramses II. We’ll also see 10 statues of Senusret I, the column of Merenptah, and various Ptolemaic statues.
Inside this impressive foyer, where sunlight streams in through the glass roof, the Grand Staircase stands out. In this gallery of the Grand Staircase, which leads to the permanent exhibition halls, we’ll see a remarkable collection of sculptures.
As we make our way up this monumental staircase, we’ll see numerous sculptures of Egyptian gods and pharaohs, as well as a collection of stone columns and sarcophagi. As we’ll see, all these pieces are related in one way or another to the journey toward eternity in which the ancient Egyptians believed.
Inside the permanent collection galleries, you’ll have the chance to see the complete collection from Tutankhamun’s treasure chamber as well as the famous solar boat of Khufu, among other wonders of Ancient Egypt.
In addition, we’ll visit a glass-enclosed area from which we’ll be able to see the Pyramids of Giza in the distance. After the tour, and for the full-day options, we’ll refuel with lunch at the museum restaurant, and you’ll have some free time.
Finally, we’ll wrap up the museum tour in the gift shop. Here, you can purchase small replicas of Egyptian artifacts, cookbooks with recipes inspired by Ancient Egypt, locally made crafts, and many other souvenirs.
The full-day tour options begin at 9 am daily. For half-day tours, the activity will take place in the morning, and one day before the tour, you'll receive confirmation of the exact pickup time, which will depend on the location of your hotel.
If you want to make your experience in Cairo even more complete, we recommend booking our tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which also includes a visit to the Pyramids of Giza. The best of the Egyptian capital in a single day!
If you have other questions, contact us
Giuseppe Marzia
Roma, ItalyPunctuality at the apartment, professionalism of the highly experienced guide and excellent knowledge of Egyptian history. Always prompt in his respon...
Hugo Calandriello
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAn excellent and highly recommended experience. The tour of the Egyptian Museum of Giza was superb, accompanied by an Egyptologist guide with extensiv...
Silvia Trapani
Roma, ItalyThe tour was well-organized; we didn't have to worry about anything because they had everything covered. The staff was very friendly and eager to acco...
Gianluca
Potenza, ItalyThe guide was knowledgeable and professional, as was the transportation. Special praise for all three days of guided tours, all well-structured and or...
Beatrice Sereni
ItalyThe Great Museum is an exceptional place, but without a guide, it's easy to only grasp the simplest and most immediate things. With a cultured and kno...
Cristina
ItalyAn extraordinary visit thanks to our guide, Amr, a highly knowledgeable Egyptologist who enriched the tour with detailed and insightful explanations. ...
Noemi
SpainOur guide Mohammed explained everything to us in detail. He was very attentive to us, and we even did the tour with him alone. He took photos of us an...
Anónimo
España, SpainThe guide communicated his delay, very grateful, convincing explanation... he took us to a jewelry store which was not included in the tour, but in th...
Anonyme
FranceA very interesting guide. He took a lot of time to explain things, which was great. We visited almost all the sections, then we had free time to see o...
Mariaassunta Ligrani
ItalyBeautiful and interesting guided tour of the museum. The drivers from the provider were impeccable.
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