Full Day Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Coptic Cairo & Khan Khalil Bazaar
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After breakfast, meet your private guide at the hotel lobby and proceed for a full-day tour of the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Coptic Cairo & Khan Khalil Bazaar.
Begin by visiting the Egyptian Museum, famous for its thousands of artifacts including the magnificent treasures of Tutankhamun, including his burial mask. Explore the stunning collection of artifacts, mummies, and royal treasures with your guide. The Egyptian Museum contains the world's most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities. No visit to Egypt is complete without a trip through its galleries. The original collection was established in the late 19th century under Auguste Mariette and housed in Boulaq. The objects were moved in 1891 to the palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza before being transferred in 1902 to the current building at Tahrir Square, which is the first purpose-built museum edifice in the world.
Designed in the Neoclassical style by Marcel Dourgnon, the Egyptian Museum boasts 107 halls filled with artifacts dating from the prehistoric through the Roman periods, with the majority of the collection focused on the pharaonic era. The museum houses approximately 160,000 objects covering 5,000 years of Egypt's past. The ground floor takes the visitor on a chronological tour through the collections, while the objects on the upper floor are grouped according to tomb or category exhibits here include the treasures of Tutankhamun, wooden models of daily life, statuettes of divinities, and a rare group of Faiyum Portraits. On display on the second floor are also many of the New Kingdom royal mummies.
Then continue to the Khan el Khalili Bazaar to browse vibrant displays of fabrics, handicrafts, and antiques.
Activity Info
Schedule
Start Time
Apr 12
Location
Cairo, Egypt