Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum TourMasterpieces of Thebes
Two small, excellent museums on the Luxor Corniche, ideal for a relaxed afternoon with your Egyptologist.
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Your party
- Private, 2-8 guests
- Starts
- Your hotel in Luxor
The Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum Tour is a calm, air-conditioned afternoon on the Corniche, and the perfect balance to a morning in the temples.
The Luxor Museum is small but chosen with great care. Your Egyptologist shows you the statues found in 1989 hidden beneath the floor of Luxor Temple, a superb figure of Thutmose III, a wall of decorated blocks from Akhenaten's temple at Karnak, and the royal mummy of Ahmose I, founder of the New Kingdom.
A short drive along the river brings you to the Mummification Museum, which explains how the ancient Egyptians prepared the body for eternity. You see the embalmers' tools, canopic jars, and mummified animals, from cats to crocodiles, and learn why the process took seventy days. Both museums are easy to visit at any age.
Luxor Museum & the Mummification Museum
Your Egyptologist collects you from your hotel and drives you to the Luxor Museum on the Corniche. See the Luxor Temple cache statues, the statue of Thutmose III, the Akhenaten wall and the royal mummy of Ahmose I. Continue along the river to the Mummification Museum to discover the tools, rituals and animal mummies of ancient embalming. Return to your hotel in the late afternoon, with time to enjoy the sunset over the West Bank.
- 1
Luxor Museum
The Luxor Temple cache statues and the mummy of Ahmose I.
- 2
Mummification Museum
The tools and rituals of ancient embalming.
Included
- Private hotel pickup and return in Luxor
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance tickets to the sites in the itinerary
- Bottled water on board
- All taxes and service charges
Not included
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
Before you go
How long is the Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum Tour?
About four hours, with roughly two hours in the Luxor Museum and one hour in the Mummification Museum.
Is this tour suitable for children?
Yes. Both museums are compact and easy to visit, and the animal mummies are always popular with younger travellers.
Can we combine it with Karnak or Luxor Temple?
Yes. It pairs well with a morning at Karnak or an evening at Luxor Temple.
