Step into History: Half-Day Exploration of the Egyptian Museum

The tour guide was an very educated women that help me have a much greater understanding of Egypt and it's history. She was great in correcting my miss conceptions from my education in the states.

A less structured tour and more like having a museum companion to walk around with you. Personally I would have liked to be led more by the guide to the noteworthy items. The tour length seems to be flexible. I spent 3.5 hours at the museum and saw most of it. The driver and guide were both friendly and professional, showing up on time. The tour companion messaged me the day before to make sure I really wanted a tour of the Old Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo near Tahrir Square, instead of a tour of the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) where all of Tutankhamen’s tomb goods are now on display. The photo on this tour listing should be updated to not show Tutankhamen’s mask, which is probably what confuses people. The Old Egyptian Museum still has a lot of incredible and historically important items to see. I’m really glad I added this tour in addition to seeing the GEM and the Civilization museum. Note that the building and its displays are in desperate need of renovations and a refresh. Some of the display cases have glass that is hard to see through because it is so scratched and worn out. Objects need cleaning and restoration. Lighting is not optimal in some areas. And while most of the displays have signage in English, the signage is occasionally missing.

Picked up on time Knowledgeable guide with an impressive background on ancient Egyptian history Took the time to explain the artifacts significance and their place in the chronology of ancient Egyptian history Explained real Egyptian history in an interesting and thought provoking tour of this great museum

Guide prepared and kind, interesting tour and great assistance from Heba, the tour agency. Private tour with interesting details and curiosities. We recommend it.

Mohamed was excellent in my tour at The Egyptian Museum … he explained the history logically and I learnt a lot. It’s a lovely museum and I highly recommend going with Mohamed. Without a guide it would not be anywhere near as good.

Be Warned! ALOT of standing , stopping, &walking! But HREAT experience and having a knowledgeable tour guide helps!

Great experience...our guide Abdelwahed 'Abdo' was a very knowledgeable young man and really managed to bring our private tour alive. I would recommend this tour with Abdo as guide without hesitation. The tour itself would be around 2 and a half hours unless you wish to go into greater depth of detail...one point of note... the remaining King Tutankhamen artefacts will soon be moved to the Grand museum in Giza. Thank you Abdo for a very pleasant and informative morning

We had the time of our lives. Our guide Eriny knows her history. She was very detailed in all of story telling of past lives before us. In fact she told us so much information that it made me feel like I was there living in those times. She also took us to shops where I was able to buy everything on my list and helped me get the best deal and that they were authentic. We could not have asked for a better guide. Our driver was great as well, he was very patient and maneuvered the streets of Cairo and Giza with ease. Sorry I can’t remember his name but he was great. Thank you to the both of you for make our first guided tour the best ever. They have set the bar high for our next few tours.

Excellent guide, museum very interesting. You feel you are into the history e perceive the power of the egyptian king. Important sculptures that I saw only in the school book.

Hala was a delight! She showed us some of the masterpieces in the museum and discussed the importance of each piece. Then took us to see how the paper, papyrus, was made. Afterwards took us to a jewelry shop because I mentioned I wanted a necklace like hers-a cartouche! She was amazing! Highly recommend!