Colossal statue of Ramses II at the Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza.
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Tickets for the Grand Egyptian Museum

Tickets for the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo

Visiting the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is like stepping across the threshold of time. The journey between the millennia-old sands, the mythical pharaohs and enigmas murmuring between the stones of an ancient people. The museum, only a few miles far away the Pyramids of Giza, is the biggest archaeological site in the planet devoted to one civilisation. It houses over 100000 artefacts that chronicle the history of Egypt since the beginning till the Greco-Roman era. There are among the monuments the grand halls and really amazing and unusual collections, in which the visitor can experience a complete adventure of the blending of art, history and modern technology, the treasure of Tutankhamun is one of such collections. And they are able to do so without the stress, without the queues and with the liberty to decide on the kind of visitation that best suits every type of the traveller. All the available tickets are also present, including prices, information, and all other details you may need to know to choose the right experience.

First of all, we can offer the Skip-the-Line at the Grand Egyptian Museum, which will allow visiting ancient Egypt without spending time in queues. Having this ticket you will have direct entrance to the museum and can begin your tour in over 100,000 archaeological artefacts with the special objects of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. You will be strolling in twelve themed galleries each focusing on a certain historical period and particular aspects of Egyptian life since pre history to the Roman era. Other collections of restored objects include statues and common tools (papyrus, sarcophagi and masterpieces like the statue of Nefer, the scribe). The tour will enable one to admire the Grand Hall, the core of the museum, the beautiful Suspended Obelisk Plaza and all the galleries devoted to the kings and queens of the ancient Egypt. To make the experience even more rich, it is possible to also enjoy a guided tour in English or Arabic to hear about both the stories, curiosities and legends in relation to all types of artefacts. Instead, you can also participate in the Discovery Challenge, an interactive trail with puzzles and clues, that are intended to the people who enjoy exploration and at the same time have fun and a couple of things that you will be winning at the end of the adventure. This is all included in the price of 37.16 euros. Booking is also flexible: you are free to select the time of entry, spend as many hours as you want and even make a last-minute booking and pay afterwards. Perfect to those who desire to explore the magic of Egypt at their own pace and without the bother or strain.

The Skip-the-Line ticket with Private Transfers is offered to those who do not want to experience the chaos of Cairo transportation and the city traffic and want to enjoy their trip in complete tranquility. It is the right option of every person who can enjoy a free day. The rest will be done by a professional driver that will pick you up at your hotel in Cairo or at Giza in a comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle. Priority access also means that you can enter without any waiting time. You will also find the same thrilling excursion there with twelve galleries of antique treasures, monumental statues, fined tools, hieroglyphs, sarcophagi and unbelievable artifacts of the pharaohs world. You may wonder at the Grand Staircase, the Grand Hall and the great Hanging Obelisk which are witnesses of a civilisation immortal. This kind of a ticket allows you to use the museum complex at your own pace and design an individual path with no time or group restrictions. This is also a case where all is loose and assured where one can make a booking today and pay later. You can cancel the next day 24 hours prior to your visit. The 76.48 euros price is the best choice to offer to the couples, families or individual travellers who would like to enjoy the beauty of ancient Egypt to as much comfort as possible without any other worries.

In case you are a tourist who appreciates the unadulterated flavor of Egyptian archeology, then the Skip-the-Line ticket to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in Cairo is the one to purchase. There are over 120,000 artefacts in the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, in the Cairo centre, which display the strength and the beauty of the ancient pharaonic civilisation. This ticket will cost you 12.96 euros and you will not have to spend so much time in queues, you will have an opportunity to pass through statues and coffins, amulets and even the treasure of Tutankhamun, his golden mask, beautifully inlaid sarcophagi and precious jewellery in his tomb. The ticket allows quick entry to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, allowing one to explore the main galleries freely. It does not cover access to the Royal Mummies Room, guided tour, transport, and personal expenses. There is none in terms of a refund or rescheduling.

The best one should choose in order to have the Egyptian ultimate experience in a one day tour would be the Combo Tour: Pyramids of Giza + Grand Egyptian Museum. With a price of 47.10 Eurons, you can avoid the lines in the Pyramids of Giza and the Grand Egyptian Museum, and waste less time and as much as ten percent of the overall price. Begin the day with a wonder of the grandiose Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren and Mykerinos and the Great Sphinx as the everlasting symbols of the Egyptian civilisation. Then, in the same step of the historical journey you have just made, you find yourself in the Grand Egyptian Museum, after a brief fifteen minutes ride. The ticket will involve skip-the-line to the Pyramids of Giza, Sphinx area access and skip-the-line to the Grand Egyptian Museum and the twelve main galleries in the museum. The suggested time to visit is two-three hours at the pyramids and three-four hours at the Grand Egyptian Museum and one can decide to make both visits in a day or divide between two days. The tickets cannot be cancelled or re-scheduled, and they allow exploring the most recognizable wonders of Egypt within one exploration: the pyramids overtaking the desert and museum protecting their millennia-old heritage.

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