The Egyptian Museum

Cairo.

Excellent

5/5

Duration

4 Hours aprox.

Type

Private

Run

Everyday

Location

Cairo

Overview

The Egyptian museum was officially inaugurated on November 15, 1902, in a building designed by French architect Marcel Dourgnon. It should be the 1st on the list of things to see when visiting Cairo.

Itinerary

Day 1

Our Nile Dream tour guide will pick you up to visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities which was built in 1902, and it exhibits a large number of items and treasures (exceeding 170,000 masterpieces) dating from the Prehistoric Period to the end of the Roman era, arranged in chronological order, exhibited in 42 rooms on the ground floor contains the largest of the exhibits, such as a massive statue pair of Amenhotep III and his wife Tiye, the colossal statues of Ramses II, the super famous pieces like the Narmer Palette, diorite statue of Khafre, bedroom furniture of Queen Hetepheres and the exhibits of the Amarna collection which include a colossal statue of the ‘heretic’ king Akhenaton. The upper floor there are 47 rooms housing about 3000 pieces of the treasure of Tutankhamun the boy-king’s tomb, discovered by Howard Carter in 1922, including the shrines and tomb furniture the famous gold mask and the sarcophagi

After the visit you go back to your hotel

Included/Excluded

- English-speaking tour guide during your excursions
- Transfers in private vehicle with air conditioning.
- 1 Bottled Mineral Water
- Half day Tour
- Main Entrance Fees
- Tourism Police Permission
- Tax

- Accommodation
- Personal spending
- Extra Entry Ticket to inside the Royal Mummies Room
- Any other Meals or Beverages
- Tipping
- Anything not mentioned above

Package

Price,Terms & Conditions

1 Person

$90

2 to 4 Person

$55

5 to 8 Person

$47

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