Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum Private Half-Day Tour

Overview

and preserved there. Embark on a half-day tour to explore Luxor Museum, which houses an exquisite compilation of artifacts from Theban temples and necropolises. Afterwards, proceed to the Luxor Mummification Museum, a small museum showcasing tools used for mummification as well as models of mummified corpses. Here you can also admire animal mummies that were sacred to ancient Egyptians, including cats, crocodiles and jackals.

What’s included

• Receive pickup services from your hotel in Luxor and return
• Have transfers by a private, air-conditioned vehicle
• Gain entrance fees to all the sites mentioned
• Shop in Luxor bazaars during the tour
• Be accompanied by an experienced Egyptologist tour guide
• Enjoy bottled water throughout the tour
• Include all service charges & taxes
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What’s Exclude

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
• Tipping

What To Expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Luxor Museum, Center Corniche Ave, Luxor Egypt

Your professional Egyptologist local Tour guide will be waiting for you at your Luxor hotel / Nile Cruise lobby and start your tour to visit the illustrious Luxor Museum. Established in 1975, it contains an intelligently chosen compilation of relics dating from the Middle Kingdom (2055 BC – c. 1650 BC) that were mainly obtained from Theban temples and tombs.

The 2004 opening of "the Splendor of Thebes" brought new life to the museum with two royal mummies of Ahmose I and Ramses I from the New Kingdom (1570 – 1050 BC), as well as multiple pieces from this time period.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Mummification Museum, Corniche El Nil St. Opposite Mina Palace Hotel, Luxor Egypt

Continue to explore the captivating Mummification Museum opened up to visitors in 1997. Its small size houses human and animal mummies plus tools used in their embalming process along with examples of items that were traditionally buried with them. It offers a unique look into this practice which was believed by ancient Egyptians to be essential for achieving eternal life.

Duration: 45 minutes<

Additional Information

• Not wheelchair accessible
• Most travelers can participate
• Face masks required for travelers in public areas
• Social distancing enforced throughout experience
• Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
• Gear/equipment sanitized between use
• Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
• Guides required to regularly wash hands
• Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Voucher Requirements

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Departure Time

06:00 AM

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Your Tour guide will pick you up from the Lobby of your Hotel in Luxor

Hotel Pickup

Yes

Return Details