Giza Pyramids Tour with Private Egyptologist Guide
Tutankhamun tomb tour: see 5,000+ artifacts including the gold mask, displayed together for the first time
A private, guided tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Pyramids of Giza with skip-the-line entry, private transportation, and a qualified Egyptologist who speaks your language. The museum visit covers the complete Tutankhamun collection and artifacts spanning 7,000 years of Egyptian history, then moves to Giza where you enter the Great Pyramid and see the Sphinx, the Valley Temple, and panoramic views of all three main pyramids. The tour runs six hours and includes bottled water. Entrance fees and lunch are available as add-ons at checkout.
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3 optionsStep-by-step itinerary
Explore Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids
- Visit Grand Egyptian Museum exhibits
- See King Tutankhamun’s artifacts
- View colossal Ramses II statue
- Travel to Pyramids of Giza
- Tour Great Pyramid of Khufu interior
- Visit the Great Sphinx
- Explore Pyramid of Khafre and Valley Temple
- Enjoy panoramic pyramid views
- Optional visit to papyrus or perfume shop
- The Pyramids Of Giza 3h
- Grand Egyptian Museum 2h
- The Pyramids Of Giza 1h
What’s included
- Private transportation.
- skip-the-line museum entry.
- qualified Egyptologist guide in your choice of language.
- bottled water.
- entrance fees to both sites if you choose the all-inclusive option at checkout.
- lunch available as an add-on.
- Every day except Wednesday and Saturday 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 13:30 14:00
- Wednesday and Saturday 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30
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Private tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum with skip-the-line entry and Egyptologist guide, then inside the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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The experience
Your Egyptologist meets you at the Grand Egyptian Museum with skip-the-line access already arranged. The museum holds over 5,000 artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb (the gold mask, jewelry, furniture, weapons) all displayed together in one collection for the first time. Beyond the royal treasures, the exhibits move through 7,000 years of Egyptian history: daily life, funerary practices, statuary. A colossal statue of Ramses II greets you at the entrance. Your guide unpacks what each object meant and how it was made, so the scale of the collection becomes a story instead of a blur of glass cases.
After the museum, your private car takes you to the Pyramids of Giza with sweeping views of the desert landscape. You walk around the three main pyramids (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure), and step inside the Great Pyramid itself, moving through ancient passageways to the Grand Gallery and the King's Chamber where a pharaoh was laid to rest. The Sphinx, an enormous limestone statue with a lion's body and a pharaoh's head, sits just southeast of the pyramids. Nearby, the Valley Temple shows where Khafre's body was mummified, giving you a window into ancient funerary ritual. A designated panoramic area lets you photograph all three pyramids aligned.
The six-hour tour includes private transportation, a guide in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French or German, and bottled water. You choose at checkout whether to add entrance fees to both sites, lunch, or neither. Optional stops at a papyrus shop or perfume vendor can be arranged. The tour is wheelchair accessible, and infants can ride in a pram or specialized infant seat.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, Spanish and Arabic.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 15 years); Child (5 to 11 years); Infant (1 to 4 years).
Can I actually go inside the Great Pyramid, or just see it from outside?
The Great Pyramid is included in the tour itinerary. You enter it and walk the ancient passageways leading to the Grand Gallery and the King's Chamber where the pharaoh was entombed.
What's the difference between the three pyramids at Giza?
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest and oldest of the three main pyramids. The Pyramid of Khafre, the second in size, still has some of its original casing stones at the top. The Valley Temple nearby is where Khafre's body was mummified. A panoramic viewpoint lets you see all three pyramids aligned in one frame.
Is the Tutankhamun collection really all in one place now?
Yes, the Grand Egyptian Museum displays the complete collection of over 5,000 artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb together for the first time, including the iconic gold mask, jewelry, furniture, and weapons.
Do I need to arrange my own transportation, or is it included?
Private transportation is included in the tour. Your driver picks you up and handles the route between the museum and the pyramids so you can focus on the sites.
How long does the whole tour take?
The tour runs six hours and covers both the Grand Egyptian Museum with skip-the-line entry and the Pyramids of Giza, including entry to the Great Pyramid.
Operated by Siwa Travel Egypt. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Giza Pyramids Tour with Private Egyptologist Guide
6h · EN · ES +1 · at your hotel
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