Is the Grand Egyptian Museum worth the extra cost over the Egyptian Museum on a Cairo day tour?
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TL;DR
The Grand Egyptian Museum is massive and can't be done justice in a few hours on a day tour — better to visit it on a dedicated multi-day Cairo trip rather than squeezing it into a pyramid excursion.
What the community said
On a one-day group tour you'll only get a brief slot at the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is enormous — impossible to cover properly in a couple of hours even at a fast pace. The $75 option with the pyramids and the old Egyptian Museum is the more practical choice; save the Grand Egyptian Museum for a dedicated multi-day Cairo visit.
today Pyramids + Egyptian Museum tour — $75; with Grand Egyptian Museum — $100
Prices for private guided tours covering the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo vary considerably depending on the guide and itinerary — it's worth getting quotes from several operators before booking.
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