Grand Egyptian Museum Tour

The Grand Egyptian Museum

The Grand Egyptian Museum is one of the must-see attractions in the land of the pharaohs.

Where Is It? 

Located on the outskirts of Cairo, just 10 minutes from the Pyramids of Giza and barely half an hour from the Sphinx Airport, 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.

History of the Building

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.

What's Inside the Museum?

Inside the museum, you'll find:

• 12 rooms
• More than 5,000 pieces from Ancient Egypt, 2,000 of which will be on display for the very first time
• Pharaoh Tutankhamun's treasure chamber
• The colossus of Ramses II
• The solar boat of Cheops
• A temporary exhibition hall
• A children's museum
• Other facilities: a conference centre, a library, an auditorium, a cinema and several spaces for educational workshops

What Will The Tour Be Like?

During the booking process, you can choose the option that includes only transport and admission to the Grand Egyptian Museum or the more complete option, which also includes a guide that will share all the secrets of the museum.

Tour Details

At the scheduled time, we'll collect you from your hotel in Cairo or Giza, and from there, we'll make our way towards the GEM (Grand Egyptian Museum) in a comfortable vehicle with air conditioning.

Once we've arrived at this huge building, whose architecture is inspired by the Pharaoh's civilisation, we'll take a 2-hour tour around the main spaces of the museum.

At the end of the tour, we'll take you back to your hotel, where arrival is expected between 3 and 4 hours after pickup.

What Will We See During the Visit?

We'll begin this guided tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum of Cairo by firstly checking out the hanging obelisk above a 4-legged platform. It's an imposing column dedicated to Ramesses II which is found on the outside of the building, in front of the entrance to the museum.

After admiring this pilar, we'll enter the building through the Grand Hall. Here, we'll see a 12-metre (39 ft.) tall statue of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. We'll also see 10 statues of Senusret I, the King Merenpetah column and various Ptolemaic statues.

Within this impressive reception room, whose glass ceiling allows rays of sun to enter, is the famous Grand Staircase. At this Grand Staircase gallery, which will allow us access to the rooms of the permanent exhibition, we'll see a famous collection of sculptures.

As we tour this monumental set of stairs, we'll take in several sculptures of gods and Egyptian pharaohs, such as a collection of stone columns and sarcophaguses. As we'll see, all of these pieces are related in one way or another to the journey to eternity.

Within the permanent collection galleries, don't miss the complete collection from the treasure chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun or the famous solar boat of Cheops, among other wonders of Ancient Egypt.

In addition, we'll see a glass-enclosed space from which we can see the Pyramids of Giza in the distance. Finally, we'll conclude the tour of the museum in the shopping gallery. In this area, you can purchase small pieces that reproduce Egyptian archaeology, cookbooks with recipes inspired by Ancient Egypt, local crafts and many other souvenir items.

Tour Schedule

This tour will take place in the morning time. A day before the activity, you'll receive confirmation of the exact pickup time depending on the location of your hotel.