Cairo Private Guided Tours · Cairo
Cairo Private Guided Tours takes you from Tahrir's Old Kingdom rooms to the royal mummies at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, with the Citadel and Coptic Cairo in between. Pick it to see both halves of what used to be one museum in a single day.
For a century, the pharaohs' mummies and their statues sat under one roof on Tahrir Square. On 3 April 2021, 22 royal mummies, 18 kings and 4 queens including Ramesses II and Hatshepsut, rode to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat. This tour is the simplest way to put them back together: 90 minutes at the Egyptian Museum, then the Citadel, Coptic Cairo and about 75 minutes at NMEC, where the Royal Mummies Hall is part of the standard ticket.
The price needs a moment. The base option, Private tour without Lunch, covers the car and a private guide; it lists at $50 and was on sale for $40 when we checked in October 2026. Lunch makes it $65, tickets $105, tickets and lunch $120. If you buy tickets yourself, budget 550 EGP each at Tahrir, NMEC and the Citadel per foreign adult in 2026 (the listing says 600 EGP for NMEC; the Ministry's page says 550). All are card only.
Expect a brisk day. Two museums, a fortress and a Christian quarter in seven to eight hours means about an hour and a quarter at each stop after Tahrir. Guests say the guide Emad adapts the order to the traffic; one couple did it on a Friday and had clear roads until lunchtime.
From hotels in Cairo, Giza, downtown or the pyramids area. New Cairo, 6th of October and airport hotels cost extra.
Narmer, Khafre, Rahotep and Nofret, the Tanis gold, Yuya and Thuya.
Saladin's fortress and the Muhammad Ali Mosque.
The Hanging Church and the old churches; no ticket needed.
The galleries of Egyptian civilisation, then down to the Royal Mummies Hall, before the drive back to your hotel.
★★★★★We had a great day with Imad, he is very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about Egyptian history. Would recommend this tour to anyone first time in Epypt.
★★★★★We'd been unsure of whether we would need a guide in the old Egyptian museum but are very glad we did as the labels are limited and we got so much more out of it through having someone explaining the objects and history. [...] he suggested changing the order for the day to make the most of the roads being very quiet until lunchtime.
★★★★★He was incredibly flexible and kindly adjusted the tour so we could start a bit later, since our flight the night before had been delayed by five hours. Despite the change, he made sure we saw everything [...]
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Yes. In 2026 the Royal Mummies Hall is part of NMEC's standard 550 EGP foreign adult ticket, which you either buy at the door or add with the $105 or $120 options. Our royal mummies guide lists who is there.
The private car, hotel pickup and a private guide. Lunch and tickets are options: $65 with lunch, $105 with tickets, $120 with both, as seen in October 2026.
Not the pharaohs. The 22 royal mummies left for NMEC on 3 April 2021. Tahrir still shows Yuya and Thuya, Queen Tiye's parents, and a room of animal mummies.
About 7 km by road, 15 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. NMEC is in Fustat, next to Ain el-Sira lake, close to Coptic Cairo.
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Tahrir in the morning and the royal mummies at NMEC after, with the Citadel and Coptic Cairo on the way.
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