Climb the Grand Staircase past the pharaohs, stand in front of Tutankhamun's gold mask, see the Khufu boat, then the pyramids the same afternoon. Grand Egyptian Museum tours start from $25: book the ticket only, a private guide or a full day with the pyramids, from Cairo or the Red Sea.
The entry ticket alone is $35 non-refundable. A private guided museum visit starts from $25 without tickets. The museum and pyramids day with both entry tickets included is $97 per person.
Key takeaways
Prices are per person and the from-price is the lowest option on the listing. The platform handles payment. Each card says whether the museum ticket is in the price and how long you get inside the GEM.
The day most visitors book: the pyramids and the Sphinx in the morning, two hours inside the museum, lunch, and both entry tickets already paid.
Just the timed ticket, sent by email and scanned at the gate: main galleries, the Tutankhamun galleries and the Khufu boat museum, no guide and no transport.
Only the museum, with your own Egyptologist: the Grand Staircase, the Tutankhamun galleries and the Khufu boat, then free time. Tickets only on the all-inclusive option.
Your own car and Egyptologist for the pyramids, the Sphinx and the museum, with lunch. The base price leaves out the entry tickets: budget about $81 all in.
The cheap way from Hurghada: a day on the bus across the desert, the pyramids, the Sphinx, lunch and two hours in the museum, back late the same night.
Fly up from Sharm in the morning, see the museum and the pyramids with every ticket paid, fly back at night. A 16 to 18-hour day, and you need the Cairo visa stamp.
The table sets every tour side by side: the listed per-person price, whether the museum ticket is part of it, how long you get inside the GEM and the refund terms. Figures current in Q4 2026.
| Tour | Price | Museum ticket | Inside the GEM | Refund | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museum and Pyramids Tour | $97 | Included | 2 hours | 24 h free | Check Availability Details |
| GEM Tickets | $35 | Included | All day | Non-refundable | Check Availability Details |
| Private Museum Tour | $25 | All-inclusive option only | 3-5 hours | 24 h free | Check Availability Details |
| Private Pyramids and Museum Day | $35 | Extra ($81 with charges) | Not stated | 24 h free | Check Availability Details |
| GEM from Hurghada | $49 | Not listed | 2 hours | 24 h free | Check Availability Details |
| GEM from Sharm | $240 | Included | Not stated | 24 h free | Check Availability Details |
If you have one day in Cairo or Giza and want the pyramids too
Book the Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour at $97: both entry tickets, an Egyptologist, lunch and 2 hours in the museum in 7 to 8 hours.
If you care most about Tutankhamun and the Grand Staircase
Take the Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour from $25 for 3 to 5 hours inside, and pick the all-inclusive option so the ticket is paid.
If you prefer your own pace and your own transport
Buy the Grand Egyptian Museum Tickets at $35, valid all day on the date you pick, and come on a Wednesday or Saturday when the galleries stay open to 9:00 PM.
If you want a private car for the whole day
The Private Pyramids and Museum Day picks up at 8:00 and runs 8 to 10 hours. Budget $81 per person once the listing's $46 of mandatory charges are added.
If you are staying in Hurghada, El Gouna or Soma Bay
The bus day from Hurghada at $49 is the low-cost route. Confirm at checkout which option carries the entry tickets.
If you are staying in Sharm El Sheikh
The flight day from Sharm at $240 includes the tickets, an Egyptologist and lunch. Add the Cairo visa stamp, which the listing puts at $38 per person.
Every trip here comes down to six choices, and each card below settles one of them with the deciding number.
The default pick is the museum and pyramids day at $97 per person with both entry tickets, an Egyptologist and lunch, rated 4.8 from 5,281 reviews. If you want the museum only, a private visit starts from $25 without tickets.
PICK: $97 WITH BOTH TICKETS
The galleries open 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and to 9:00 PM on Saturday and Wednesday, so an evening visit is possible on those two days. Last entry is one hour before the galleries close, and no closed day is listed.
LATE DAYS: SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY TO 9:00 PM
Staying on the Red Sea, you can still do it in a day. A bus day trip from Hurghada costs $49, and a flight day trip from Sharm El Sheikh costs $240 with the flight, pyramids and museum included.
RED SEA: BUS $49, FLIGHT $240
The entry ticket alone is $35 and non-refundable. Watch the from-prices: the private pyramids and museum day lists $35 but adds $46 of mandatory charges, so budget $81, and the private museum tour's $25 covers guide and car only, not entry.
REAL FLOOR: $81, NOT $35
Shared tours give you 2 hours inside the galleries, which covers the highlights of a building holding some 100,000 artefacts. A private museum visit gives 3 to 5 hours, and the plain ticket lets you stay all day on your chosen date.
TWO HOURS SHARED, 3 TO 5 PRIVATE
Families and first timers do well on the shared $97 day with everything arranged. Travellers who want depth pick the private 3 to 5 hour visit from $25, and independent visitors take the $35 ticket with no guide and no time limit.
RATED UP TO 4.9 FROM 5,281 REVIEWS
The official GEM ticketing site is tickets.gem.eg (visit-gem.com redirects to it). Tickets are sold only there and the museum is not responsible for tickets bought elsewhere.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: complex 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM, galleries 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Saturday and Wednesday are late days: complex 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM, galleries 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Last entry is one hour before the galleries close (about 5 PM on regular days, 8 PM on Saturday and Wednesday). Children's Museum last ticket 4 PM per a Nov 2025 press guide.
No closed day is listed in the official hours: the museum shows opening hours for all seven days.
There is no separate Tutankhamun ticket: admission includes the Tutankhamun Galleries, where photography is banned in designated areas.
Tickets are non-refundable after purchase, whatever the sales channel. The only exception is force majeure as determined by GEM. Unused tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged.
Official tickets are valid only for the date and time booked, allow a single entry and carry the visitor's name.
Source: Grand Egyptian Museum
Children under 6 and visitors with disabilities enter free on every day of the week, with valid ID.
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Flash photography, tripods, selfie sticks, drones and live streaming are not permitted. Do not touch artefacts. Personal-use photography is allowed except in designated areas. Commercial use needs written permission.
Bags larger than 40 x 40 cm must go to the cloakroom. No outside food or drink. Smoking only in outdoor areas. Musical instruments, animals and folding seats are prohibited without permission. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The museum itself runs four kinds of tour, all inside the GEM only, never combined with the pyramids: a group guided tour, a private tour, a sunrise tour and an after-hours tour.
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The museum's own group guided tour lasts about 2 hours.
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The museum's sunrise tour runs daily from 6:30 to 8:30 AM by prior booking.
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The official opening ceremony took place on Saturday 1 November 2025, attended by President El-Sisi. The museum then opened to the public.
Source: State Information Service
The museum holds some 100,000 artefacts and covers over 500,000 square metres. The complete Tutankhamun collection is displayed together for the first time since its discovery.
Source: UNESCO
The Grand Staircase is 6,000 square metres and rises six stories.
Source: State Information Service
The museum stands at El Remayah Square on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, at the edge of the Giza plateau.
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The museum opened on 1 November 2025 at the edge of the Giza plateau. Four things deserve your time, and the order below follows a natural walk through the building.
You enter through the Grand Hall, where the colossal statue of Ramesses II greets you. Outside in the forecourt stands the hanging obelisk, suspended above the ground so you can walk beneath it. Both are the first stops on the private museum tour.
The Grand Staircase, six stories of statues between the Grand Hall and the galleries. Photo: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Grand Staircase covers 6,000 square metres and rises six stories, lined with statuary as you climb toward the galleries. It is the spine of the building and the easiest place to orient yourself.
The complete Tutankhamun collection is displayed together for the first time since its discovery, including the golden mask and the tomb treasure. Admission covers these galleries, so there is no second ticket to buy. Photography is banned in designated areas inside them, so plan to look rather than shoot.
Khufu's restored solar boat has its own display inside the museum. On the ticket sold on this site, the Khufu solar boat museum is named in the inclusions alongside the main and Tutankhamun galleries, so it costs nothing extra.
The museum holds some 100,000 artefacts and covers over 500,000 square metres. That is more floor space than most visitors can cross in a morning. On a two-hour stop you will see the highlights, not the building, so decide before you arrive which three or four things you care about.
Sources: UNESCO, Egypt State Information Service.
The museum is laid out in one clear route from the Grand Hall up the Grand Staircase, so a guide is a choice about depth, not about finding your way. Here is what each format gives you.
It is worth it if you want an Egyptologist to explain what you are seeing, and not worth it if you prefer to read the labels at your own pace. The museum's own group guided tour lasts about 2 hours and runs with other visitors. A private Egyptologist gives you 3 to 5 hours and answers as you go, at a higher price.
The cheapest route is the $35 entry ticket with no guide at all.
The Ramesses II colossus that greets visitors in the Grand Hall. Photo: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The entry ticket at $35 is the cheapest way in and the only option with no time limit: you stay as long as you like during opening hours on the date you pick. You get no context beyond the signage, and no transport, so you make your own way to the museum.
A private Egyptologist comes two ways: the museum-only private tour from $25 with 3 to 5 hours inside, and the private pyramids and museum day from $35, whose base price leaves the entry tickets out and adds $46 of mandatory charges on the listing. The museum's own group guided tour lasts about 2 hours and mixes you with other visitors. The shared museum and pyramids day at $97 includes both entry tickets and 2 hours at the museum.
The museum runs four kinds of tour inside the GEM only, never combined with the pyramids: a group guided tour, a private tour, a sunrise tour and an after-hours tour. The sunrise tour runs daily from 6:30 to 8:30 AM by prior booking, and the after-hours tour is an evening visit booked in advance by email. No outside operator sells these, so book them with the museum.
Source: Grand Egyptian Museum.
The museum sits next door to the pyramids, which is why most tours pair the two in one day.
The Grand Egyptian Museum stands at El Remayah Square on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, at the edge of the Giza plateau, according to the museum's own site. That location is the reason a Grand Egyptian Museum and pyramids tour works so well: the galleries and the Pyramids of Giza are close enough to see on the same day, as the Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour does in a 7 to 8-hour day.
The museum front and the entrance plaza on the Giza side. Photo: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pickup terms differ between listings, so read the small print before you book. The shared museum and pyramids day collects you at your hotel in Cairo or Giza within 60 minutes before the booked time. The private pyramids and museum day fixes pickup at 8:00.
The private museum visit picks up from Cairo and Giza hotels but charges extra for Cairo Airport hotels, Nasr City, 6th of October and New Cairo. All three run from Cairo or Giza only, so Red Sea travellers need the Hurghada or Sharm day trips instead.
If you prefer to arrive on your own, the entry ticket at $35 gets you through the gate for the whole day on the date you pick, with no guide and no transport. Book your own car or taxi to the museum. The ticket is scanned at the gate, and last entry is one hour before the galleries close.
Yes. The old Egyptian Museum stands in Tahrir Square in central Cairo. The Grand Egyptian Museum is the new building at El Remayah Square on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road at Giza, at the edge of the plateau, and it opened to the public on 1 November 2025 with the complete Tutankhamun collection under one roof.
Some tours let you choose: the Sharm flight day includes entrance fees for the GEM or the old Egyptian Museum, and the Hurghada bus day offers the GEM or the Museum of Egyptian Civilization depending on the option you select at booking.
The price you see is not always the price you pay. This table shows where the GEM entry sits for each listing.
The figures come from each listing's own inclusions and exclusions. Some tours carry the museum ticket in the price, some sell it as an option, one adds mandatory charges on top of the from-price.
| Tour | Listed price | Museum ticket | Pyramids ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour | $97 | Included | Included |
| Grand Egyptian Museum Tickets | $35 | Included | Not included |
| Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour | $25 | All-inclusive option only | Option with the pyramids |
| Private Pyramids and Museum Day | $35 | Not included | Not included |
| Grand Egyptian Museum from Hurghada | $49 | Not listed | Not listed |
| Grand Egyptian Museum from Sharm | $240 | Included | Included |
Tutankhamun's gold funerary mask. Photo: Dawid Wdowczyk, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Private Pyramids and Museum Day lists from $35 per person, but the Viator listing adds $46 of mandatory charges on top, so the real per-person figure is $81 before you add tips. It is still a private car and Egyptologist for 8 to 10 hours with lunch, and 4.9 from 3,276 reviews. Budget for $81, not $35.
The Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour lists from $25, and that from-price covers the guide and the private car only. Entry fees sit on the all-inclusive option, so pick that option at checkout or buy a $35 ticket yourself and bring it along. Either way the $25 alone does not get you through the gate.
These listings carry the entry tickets for you. The Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour at $97 includes the Pyramids-Sphinx area and the GEM, so $97 is the full cost apart from tips and lunch drinks. The Sharm day trip at $240 includes the flight, the pyramids, the Sphinx and the museum, though the Cairo visa costs $38 extra at Sharm airport.
The Hurghada bus day at $49 is the one to question. Its inclusions list names no entrance tickets at all. Confirm the option at checkout and see exactly what the $49 buys before you pay.
The Grand Egyptian Museum sells its own tickets online and the rules are strict. Here is what the museum itself says, and what you get on the ticket sold on this site.
Tickets are sold on the official site tickets.gem.eg. You choose an Admission Ticket or a Guided Tour Ticket, which is a group tour with other visitors, not private, and pick your date, entry time, language and quantity. A ticket is valid only for the date and time booked, allows a single entry and carries your name.
Tickets are non-refundable after purchase, whatever the sales channel, and unused tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged. Children under 6 and visitors with disabilities enter free with valid ID, and any discount also needs ID. There is no separate Tutankhamun ticket: admission includes the Tutankhamun Galleries, where photography is banned in designated areas.
The Grand Hall just inside the entrance. Photo: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
If you want the museum without a guide or a vehicle, Grand Egyptian Museum Tickets cost $35 and are valid all day on the date you pick. The ticket covers the main galleries, the Tutankhamun galleries and the Khufu solar boat museum. It is non-refundable and scanned at the gate.
Sources: Grand Egyptian Museum, Grand Egyptian Museum.
The museum opens every day, but the galleries close earlier than the complex and two days a week stay open late. The hours below come from the museum's official ticketing site.
The complex opens at 8:30 AM every day of the week. Galleries close an hour earlier than the complex, and last entry is one hour before the galleries close. Saturday and Wednesday are the late days, with galleries open to 9:00 PM, which makes an evening visit possible.
| Days | Complex | Galleries | Last entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Saturday and Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM | 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
The Grand Staircase on a late evening, when the galleries stay open to 9:00 PM. Photo: Matthäus Wander, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
No closed day is listed, so any day of the week works. The late Saturday and Wednesday hours suit travellers who want the museum after the pyramids crowd thins out. Two visits sit outside normal hours and are the museum's own products, booked with the museum: the sunrise tour runs daily from 6:30 to 8:30 AM by prior booking, and the after-hours tour is an evening visit booked in advance by email.
Sources: Grand Egyptian Museum, Grand Egyptian Museum.
The right length of visit depends on how you booked. The times below come from the museum's own pages and from each tour listing, so you can match the visit to the day you have.
The museum's own guided tour lasts about 2 hours. Shared day tours also give 2 hours inside. Only a private museum visit or a plain entry ticket gives you the run of the place for longer.
| Way to visit | Time inside | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| The museum's own guided tour | About 2 hours | A first visit with context |
| Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour | 2 hours | Pyramids and museum in one day |
| Grand Egyptian Museum from Hurghada | 2 hours | A Red Sea day trip |
| Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour | 3 to 5 hours | Depth without the pyramids |
| Grand Egyptian Museum Tickets | All day on the date on the ticket | Own pace, no guide |
Count on about 2 hours for the museum's guided tour, and 3 to 5 hours if you visit privately with free time. If you also want the pyramids the same day, the shared day tour still allots 2 hours to the museum inside a 7 to 8 hour day. Given a building of some 100,000 artefacts, 2 hours covers the highlights only, so pick the longer formats if Tutankhamun is your main reason for going.
Source: Grand Egyptian Museum.
Before you book, here is what these trips will not give you, in plain terms.
Pick a date for the museum and pyramids day and see the start times on offer. Plans change? It cancels free up to 24 hours before.
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We had an amazing experience visiting the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum! Our group of 9 people was the perfect size, making the tour feel more personal and enjoyable. Our guide, Michael, was absolutely fantastic! He was very friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable. He shared so many interesting facts and stories that made the whole experience even more special. We really enjoyed every moment of the tour. Highly recommend this experience, especially with Michael as your guide!
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An impressive museum with so much to see and do. The Tutankhamen exhibition was particularly amazing. It was just wonderful to see the artefacts and learn about Ancient Egyptian culture. The museum is well worth a visit.
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Was a great day out! Managed to see all the sights and Mustafa and Alex were both very friendly and knowledgable. Good way to see the pyramids on a day trip from sharm, however be aware it is a very long day!
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Three films to watch before you book a Grand Egyptian Museum tour: a full walk through the galleries, a 4K tour with captions and the Tutankhamun treasures room by room. Third-party videos, this site has no link to their creators.
A full walk through the museum with an honest review.
Video: ST TravelThe Grand Hall, the Grand Staircase and the galleries in order.
Video: JackTours4KThe Tutankhamun galleries from the first case to the gold mask.
Video: JackTours4KThe museum's own visitor rules plus a few things the tour listings make clear.
Two Red Sea routes reach the museum in one day: a long bus day from Hurghada and a short flight from Sharm El Sheikh.
Both Red Sea day trips end at the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza plateau, but the days look nothing alike. The Hurghada day goes by road and is the cheaper way in. The Sharm day flies up to Cairo and includes the entry tickets for the pyramids and the museum in the price, while the Hurghada inclusions list names no entrance tickets.
The figures below come from the listings on GetYourGuide, per person.
| Trip | Price | Day length | Transport | Museum ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Egyptian Museum from Hurghada | $49 | 1 day | Air-conditioned big bus | Not named in the inclusions list: confirm the option at checkout |
| Grand Egyptian Museum from Sharm | $240 | 16 to 18 hours | Return flight, then air-conditioned vehicles | Included: Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the GEM (or the old Egyptian Museum) |
The pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure across the Giza plateau. Photo: Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Hurghada day is the budget route at $49 per person and rates 4.9 from 1,489 reviews. Pickup is at any hotel in Hurghada, El Gouna or Soma Bay, with the time confirmed the day before. A big air-conditioned bus crosses the desert to Giza for the pyramids, the Sphinx and lunch, then gives you 2 hours inside the Grand Egyptian Museum, or the Museum of Egyptian Civilization if that is the option you pick at booking.
Two things to plan around: the inclusions list names no entrance tickets, so confirm the ticket option at checkout, and the bus waits for the convoy back to Hurghada at the end of the day, which turns the return into a long evening with papyrus and essential-oil stops. Free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before the start.
The Sharm day at $240 per person rates 4.9 from 640 reviews and packs a 16 to 18-hour day: a flight of about 1.5 hours each way, an Egyptologist at the museum, lunch facing the pyramids, and Khan el-Khalili if the evening flight allows. Entrance fees for the pyramids, the Sphinx and the museum (or the old Egyptian Museum) are included, and the tour has free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Two warnings from the listing.
The Cairo visa stamp is not included and costs $38 per person at Sharm airport. And with early-morning and late-night flights on both ends, delays can stretch an already very long day.
Pick the Hurghada bus day if price matters most and you accept a full day on the road with uncertain ticket coverage. Pick the Sharm flight day if you want the tickets paid, an Egyptologist with you in the museum, and the shortest possible time in transit, and if the $240 price plus the $38 visa fits the budget. Either way, both days are rated 4.9 and give no more time in the galleries than a day tour from Cairo.
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The entry ticket sold on this site costs $35 per person and covers the main galleries, the Tutankhamun galleries and the Khufu solar boat museum. It is non-refundable and valid all day on the date you pick. Tours that add transport and a guide start from $25 for a private museum visit and $97 for a shared museum and pyramids day. See the ticket listing.
A guide earns its keep on the Tutankhamun galleries and the Grand Staircase, where the context changes what you see. The museum's own group guided tour lasts about 2 hours, and the private museum tour gives 3 to 5 hours with an Egyptologist plus free time. If you would rather wander, the self-guided ticket lets you stay as long as you like during opening hours.
Plan about 2 hours, which is what the combined museum and pyramids days give inside and what the museum's own guided tour lasts. A private guided visit runs 3 to 5 hours with free time, and on a plain entry ticket you can stay as long as you like during opening hours, which run to 9:00 PM in the galleries on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Details in the opening hours section.
Yes. The old Egyptian Museum is in Tahrir Square in central Cairo. The Grand Egyptian Museum is the new building at Giza, at El Remayah Square on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road at the edge of the plateau, and it opened on 1 November 2025 with the complete Tutankhamun collection together for the first time. The Sharm flight day lets you pick either museum when booking.
For most visitors the shared museum and pyramids day at $97 is the pick, with both entry tickets paid, 2 hours in the galleries, lunch and a 4.8 rating from 5,281 reviews. For a slower look at the museum only, the private guided visit gives 3 to 5 hours. Every option sits in the tour catalog.
On some tours it is, on others it is added on top, so read the inclusions before booking. The shared pyramids day at $97 includes both tickets, and so does the Sharm flight day. The private pyramids day shows from $35 but the listing adds $46 of mandatory charges, and the private museum tour includes fees only on its all-inclusive option. The breakdown is in the ticket-in-price section.
Yes, and most tours are built that way, because the museum stands at the edge of the Giza plateau next to the pyramids. The shared day covers the pyramids, the Sphinx, the Valley Temple of Khafre and 2 hours in the museum in 7 to 8 hours for $97. A private version runs 8 to 10 hours. See the comparison table.
Galleries open 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM on Saturday and Wednesday. The complex opens at 8:30 AM every day, and last entry is one hour before the galleries close. Full times in the opening hours section.
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