Cairo Private Day: The Egyptian Museum&National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
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Cairo Private Day: The Egyptian Museum&National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
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Cairo Private Day: The Egyptian Museum&National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
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Book with us this private half-day guided tour to explore the Egyptian Museum and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization on a tour that includes door-to-door transport from Cairo or Giza hotels and a qualified Egyptologist tour guide. Walk among animal mummies, marvel at the jewelry collection of King Tutankhamun. Your guide will lead you to the highlights, to cover the masterpieces and explain the stories behind them in both museums.
Itinerary
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedYou will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza by an expert certified tour guide to start your half day tour visiting the Egyptian museum of antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or Museum of Cairo, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms. Built in 1901 by the Italian construction company Garozzo-Zaffarani to a design by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon, the edifice is one of the largest museums in the region. As of March 2019, the museum is open to the public. In 2020 the museum is due to be superseded by the new Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NEMC
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedProceed to The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization The main Exhibition Hall show the four main crafts that shaped the Egyptian civilization: pottery, wood, Textile and ornaments. You can see over there the oldest prosthetic toe all over the world, the skeleton of a man dates back to 30000 years ago, the Kaaba Cover (kiswaa Al kaaba) which was the last one made in Egypt during the time of president Naser and the Mahmal which it used to carry the cover from Egypt to Saudia Arabia every year in a great parade. The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is considered the first museum all over the world exhibit a comprehensive view for the Egyptian Civilization through the history from prehistory till the modern history. NMEC exhibit several objects to show starting with the predynastic and Ancient Egyptian period, the Greco-Roman, Coptic, Islamic and modern history. After the tour finish you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
What's included
INCLUDED
bottle of water
Pick up from hotel and drop off by air conditioning car.
Qualified English Speaking Egyptology guide
NOT INCLUDED
Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing
Tipping to the guide and driver.
Lunch is optional in this tour.
Available to pick Travelers at Cairo airport, 6th.Oct or New Cairo hotels with extra 10$ USD per.p
Available to drop Travelers at Cairo airport, 6th.Oct or New Cairo hotels with extra 10$ USD per.p
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request
You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card
Location
Address
Midan El Tahrir, Geographical Society Building, Cairo, Egypt 11511
Provider
Egypt Super Tours
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