Visit Two Of the Most Famous Museums In Cairo: Egyptian & Mummies

Cairo. starts At 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel in Cairo or Giza By guide to Start your full day tour visiting the Egyptian Museum of antiquities. It displays the largest and most precious items of the Egyptian art in the world. It exhibits a rare collection of over 250,000 genuine artifacts that date as far back as 5000 years, including an exclusive exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen - A collection of treasures, gold, and jewelry that were buried in his tomb for over 3,500 years before they were discovered in 1920 when his tomb was excavated.

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities,. The Egyptian Museum is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East, and houses the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world. The museum displays an extensive collection spanning from the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman Era.The architect of the building was selected through an international competition in 1895, which was the first of its kind, and was won by the French architect, Marcel Dourgnon. The museum was inaugurated in 1902 by Khedive Abbas Helmy II, and has become a historic landmark in downtown Cairo, and home to some of the world’s most magnificent ancient masterpieces. Among the museum’s unrivaled collection are the complete burials of Yuya and Thuya,Psusennes I and the treasures of Tanis, and the Narmer Palette commemorating the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under one king,which is also among the museum’s invaluable artifacts. The museum also houses the splendid statues of the great kings Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, builders of pyramids

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization NEMC. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization It's 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 the visitors the Egyptian civilization across the time starting with the predynastic and Ancient Egyptian period, the Greco-Roman, Coptic, Islamic and modern historyAlso, you can see the Kaaba key, Clepsydra which an ancient time measuring device

Cairo. After your tour ends, our guide will drop you off at your hotel again