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Viator

Egyptian Museum of Antiquities Online QR Skip the Line Ticket

4.0(8)Cairo1 hour
VIATOR1.0(1)TRIPADVISOR4.4(7)

Description

Avoid waiting in line or queue by pre-booking your tickets to the Egyptian Museum. Make sure to obtain the QR tickets from your supplier one day before your visit. Please be aware that the QR confirmation only serves as a booking confirmation and cannot be used as an entrance ticket. Your supplier will send you another QR ticket, authorized by the Ministry of Tourism, one day before your visit. If you happen to book on the same day, our supplier will contact you directly to send the tickets as soon as possible.

Tour Options

Online QR Skip the Line Ticket
  • QR Ticket without transfer: No queues, no waiting – enter instantly! Get your ticket online and receive it directly as a QR code on your phone.
Only transfer without Qr ticke
  • without Qr ticket
QR Tickets + Transfer + Guide
  • All-in-one: ticket, transport, and expert guide! Enjoy private transfer from your hotel & explore with a licensed tour guide
QR Ticket with Transfer
  • Online QR Tickets + Transfer: Enjoy hassle-free entry and comfortable transport! Skip the lines at the entrance, and relax with private transfer

Itinerary

Admission included

Make sure to obtain the QR tickets from your supplier one day before your visit. Please be aware that the QR confirmation only serves as a booking confirmation and cannot be used as an entrance ticket. Your supplier will send you another QR ticket, authorized by the Ministry of Tourism, one day before your visit. If you happen to book on the same day, our supplier will contact you directly to send the tickets as soon as possible, a maximum of 2 hours after your booking. On the day of your visit, it may be necessary to go through a security check before entering the museum. Present your QR code to the staff, who will then scan it to grant you access. If someone informs you that your ticket is not valid, contact your supplier immediately and do not make any additional payments. The museum's collection includes over 120,000 items, featuring ancient Egyptian artifacts, statues, jewelry, mummies, papyrus scrolls & the tomb of King Tutankhamun. This includes the famous golden death mask.

Highlights

Entrance ticket to the museum

What's included

Included
Entrance ticket to the museum
Not included
Guide
Gratuities
any extras not mention in program

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Reviews(8)

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Q7504QOruia
November 6, 2025
Compressed.Cairo visit

Muhammed Amin was the private tour guide during the day. We did in the same day a compressed visit with parts of the old churches, the pyramids and GEM. We had lunch in khufu restaurant in the pyramids (good food). Travel went smoothly, lots of history details provided. We would advise to take much more time next time in GEM, which is worth one day of visit. Support from FST Travels was done during the tour also remotely, performing checks on the tour, working diligently. Major problems that lead to the evaluation of 3-stars: There was a lack of timing organization in the transportation, since we were dropped and picked by a car across the several places. The delays were terrible, not really well planed notwithstanding keeping the driver informed beforehand of the pickup times. And, while already late (which they were aware) at the end of the tour, we spent extra time in a detour to leave the guide near his house...

Operator response

Dear Valued Guest, Thank you very much for sharing your detailed feedback and for taking the time to highlight both the positive aspects and areas for improvement in your experience. We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your tour with our guide, Mohamed Amin, and appreciated the rich historical insights, smooth coordination during the visits, and the meal at Khufu Restaurant. We also appreciate your kind words regarding our team’s remote support and follow-up during the tour. We sincerely apologize, however, for the issues you encountered with the timing and transportation arrangements. Your comments about the delays and the detour have been noted and shared with our operations team to ensure tighter coordination and more efficient planning for future tours. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us enhance our service quality, and we truly hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again and provide a seamless experience worthy of a higher rating next time.

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I4522JRcarolynt
November 5, 2025
Best tour guide

Our guide, Nour, was the very best! Nour was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, courteous, and a pleasant to have as my guide. I would absolutely recommend Nour, as the an excellent professional! he is.

Operator response

We’re delighted to hear that you had such a great experience and truly appreciate your recommendation. It means a lot to us to know that everything, including our staff, met your expectations. We hope to welcome you again in the future!

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Connector17574114360
November 5, 2025
Great pyramids and muse sum

Excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Patient and corteous. Nour was very pleasant. All went very well very fine

Operator response

We’re delighted to hear that you had such a great experience and truly appreciate your recommendation. It means a lot to us to know that everything, including our staff, met your expectations. We hope to welcome you again in the future!

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Natsumi Y
October 14, 2025
It was easy, thank God.

I put it in without any problems. The ticket office was lined up, but I thought it was very convenient because I didn't wait in line. You will receive a ticket the day before, so if you check it properly, it will be fine. I recommend it.

Operator response

We’re delighted to hear that you had such a great experience and truly appreciate your recommendation. It means a lot to us to know that everything, including our staff, met your expectations. We hope to welcome you again in the future! FTS Travels team

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Cruiser52693628252
September 5, 2025
Smooth transaction!

Received the tickets in time before our visit and were able to enter the museum without any struggles. Can definitely recommend!

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NimmyGuide
July 13, 2025
Customized Cairo day tour

Mohamed Amin was a good guide and extremely knowledgeable about Egyptian history and pretty much had answers for most of your questions. I highly recommend him to anyone interested in touring Cairo, Egypt.

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Barbara_C
July 7, 2025
Be. Advised.

Be advised that Viator (and you, dear customer) are beholden to their local agencies/subcontractors/providers. We had a wackily lousy experience when we were not provided tickets/a QR code to the Egyptian Museum (which you don't need off season, by the way) and Viator, after a confusing process, relentless but totally useless emails and futile time-consuming WhatsApp conversations with customer service, is washing their hands of involvement and responsibility entirely. It's looking like I'll need to contest our charge with my credit card. Surreal.

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sesettig
October 15, 2024
Amazing sites, but the schedule is too packed, and missing out on the National Museum was disappointing.

While the destinations on this tour were incredible, the itinerary felt far too tight for just one day. Visiting the Egyptian Museum and the Citadel alone required more time than the schedule allowed, and unfortunately, we couldn’t even visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization due to time constraints. This was a major disappointment, as it's one of the key highlights of the tour. The Egyptian Museum offers an extensive collection of ancient artifacts, including the famous Tutankhamun treasures, and it really deserves several hours to explore fully. We had to rush through, which made it hard to appreciate the richness of the exhibits. At the Citadel, with its stunning views of Cairo and the iconic Mosque of Muhammad Ali, the time was again too short. We hurried through the grounds, unable to take in the architecture and history in depth. Overall, while the sites we did visit were fantastic, the tour schedule was overly ambitious, and skipping the National Museum due to lack of time was a real letdown. I would recommend splitting these attractions over two days for a more fulfilling experience.

Operator response

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you enjoyed the incredible destinations on the tour, but we’re truly sorry that the schedule felt too tight and that you were unable to visit the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. We understand how important it is to have ample time to explore these iconic sites, especially the Egyptian Museum and the Citadel, both of which offer so much to take in. Your suggestion to split the attractions over two days is valuable, and we’ll certainly consider this when planning future itineraries to ensure a more relaxed and enjoyable experience. Thank you again for your honest review, and we hope to welcome you back for a more fulfilling visit in the future!