Private Tour of Pyramids and Grand Egyptian Museum

Stop by Stop

The car collects you at your Cairo or Giza hotel at 8:00. You drive to the Giza plateau for the Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, with the optional 30-minute camel ride here if you selected that option. The Great Sphinx follows.

Lunch is at a restaurant overlooking the pyramids. The afternoon belongs to the Grand Egyptian Museum, with colossal statues of pharaohs, intricate jewelry and the full Tutankhamun collection displayed together for the first time. The museum stop has no fixed length, so the split between the plateau and the galleries varies with your party.

Drop-off is back at your hotel, and a day of 8 to 10 hours puts you there between late afternoon and early evening.

What Is Included

Every option includes transport by air-conditioned vehicle, a qualified Egyptologist guide and lunch at a good quality restaurant. The option named Car+guide+camel+lunch adds a 30-minute camel ride around the Giza pyramids. Pickup is included from Cairo and Giza hotels.

• Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
• Qualified Egyptologist guide
• Lunch at a good quality restaurant
• 30-minute camel ride if the camel option is selected
• Hotel pickup in Cairo or Giza

What You Pay on Top

Entrance fees are excluded on both options, and the listing adds $46 of mandatory charges to the from price. That takes the from price to $81 per person. Gratuities are excluded, and the camel ride comes only with the camel option.

If you would rather have the museum and pyramids tickets inside one price, the Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour is the shared-day alternative at $97.

Short Museum Slot on a Long Day

The museum is the last stop of an 8 to 10 hour day and the listing does not state how long you get inside. If the galleries are your priority, the Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour gives 3 to 5 hours with free time and skips the pyramids, or you can buy the Grand Egyptian Museum Tickets and stay as long as you like.

Early Pickup and Shared Groups

Pickup is fixed at 8:00, which is early if you land late the night before. If you would rather share a vehicle and have both tickets in the price, the Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour runs 7 to 8 hours for $97.

Tickets and Refunds

Entrance fees are excluded from the $35, and the $46 of mandatory charges bring the from price to $81. This tour has free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start, while the Grand Egyptian Museum Tickets bought on their own are non-refundable.

Children and Mobility

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, but the listing asks for at least a moderate level of physical fitness, and infant meals are not included. Children under 6 enter the museum free on the official rules, though a guided-tour difference can apply. The Grand Egyptian Museum Tickets page covers the ticket age rules in detail.

Red Sea Resorts

This day starts in Cairo or Giza. From Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh you need a different plan, such as the bus day of the Grand Egyptian Museum from Hurghada or the flight day of the Grand Egyptian Museum from Sharm.

Opening Hours

The complex opens at 8:30 AM every day, with galleries from 9:00 AM. Saturday and Wednesday are late days, with galleries until 9:00 PM. Last entry is one hour before the galleries close, which is about 5 PM on regular days and 8 PM on Saturday and Wednesday.

The museum is the last stop of the day, so on regular days keep the 5 PM last entry in mind.

Bags and Food

Bags larger than 40 x 40 cm go to the cloakroom, so leave big daypacks in the car with your driver. No outside food or drink is allowed, which matters because lunch on this tour comes before the museum. Smoking only outdoors, and photography for personal use is fine except in designated areas, with no flash, tripods, selfie sticks or drones.

Photography is banned in designated areas of the Tutankhamun galleries, which the main admission already includes.

What to Bring

Carry your passport or ID, since discounts and free entry for under-6s and visitors with disabilities require it. Bring water for the Giza plateau, where the morning sun is strong and shade is thin, comfortable walking shoes for the sand around the pyramids, and cash for tips, which the listing excludes. The dress code is smart casual.

How This Fits Your Day

Your museum stop comes in the afternoon, after lunch. Last entry is about 5 PM on regular days, and on Saturday and Wednesday the galleries stay open to 9:00 PM, which gives you more slack. For more on planning the visit, see the homepage sections on opening hours and rules and what to bring.

How the Two Days Compare

The table sets this private day next to the shared Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour, with the figures each listing prints. The shared day is the one with the entry tickets already in its price.

Who Should Pick Which

Pick the private day if you travel as a family or a couple who want to set the pace at the pyramids, stop for photos when you like and keep the same Egyptologist all day. Pick the Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour if you want one price with both tickets paid and do not mind sharing the van. If the museum is the main reason for your trip, the Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour gives 3 to 5 hours inside instead of a slot inside a pyramids day.