Museum coverage

Exactly which museums each pass includes.

We will never make you guess what your pass covers. This page lists, by region, the museums included in our passes — so you can confirm your entire itinerary is covered before you spend anything. A regional pass covers one region's list; a multi-region pass covers the lists of every region it includes. If a museum you want is not here, tell us through the contact page before you buy and we will say plainly whether we can cover it.

Greater Cairo

The Cairo and Giza region.

The densest cluster of major museums in Egypt, and the most common single-region pass. A Greater Cairo regional pass covers the museums below within its validity window.

Museum	Location	Note
National museum of the capital	Central Cairo	Standard entry covered
The Giza plateau museum	Giza	Museum building entry covered
Islamic-art collection	Central Cairo	Standard entry covered
Coptic-heritage museum	Old Cairo	Standard entry covered
Decorative-arts palace museum	Cairo	Special exhibitions may be separate

Luxor & the south

The Upper Egypt region.

For trips focused on Luxor, Aswan and the southern sites. The southern regional pass covers the museums below.

Museum	Location	Note
Luxor antiquities museum	Luxor	Standard entry covered
Mummification museum	Luxor	Standard entry covered
Aswan regional museum	Aswan	Standard entry covered
Nubian-heritage museum	Aswan	Standard entry covered

Alexandria & the Delta

The coast and the northern region.

The Alexandria and coast regional pass covers the city's principal antiquities and maritime collections, and the Delta regional pass covers the regional museums of the northern governorates, including those nearer our own Shibin el-Kom base. Because the Delta museums are more dispersed, this regional pass is most useful combined into a multi-region pass for a touring trip — see the pricing page for how the multi-region pass works. As with every region, the exact museum list is shown here before purchase, and we keep it current; if a museum changes its entry rules or closes for refurbishment, this page is updated and we flag it rather than letting you arrive to a surprise.

One honest note that applies across all regions: where a museum runs a special temporary exhibition with its own separate ticket beyond standard entry, that exhibition is the museum's own charge and is not part of the pass. We mark any such case in the notes column above so there is no confusion at the door. Standard permanent-collection entry is always what the pass covers.

The exterior of a major Egyptian museum building

Coverage questions

Reading the coverage list.

What does "standard entry covered" mean?

It means the pass covers normal entry to the museum's permanent collection. A separately ticketed special exhibition, where one exists, is the museum's own charge and is noted as such.

A museum I want is not listed — can you add it?

Ask us through the contact page. We will tell you honestly whether we can cover it. We would rather say "not yet" before you buy than disappoint you at a door.

Does a multi-region pass cover every museum here?

It covers the lists of every region it includes. The pricing page sets out which regions a multi-region pass spans; if you need a custom combination, ask us.

How current is this list?

We review it on a regular cycle and update it whenever a covered museum changes its standard entry arrangements, so what you read here before buying is what you meet at the door. Museums do occasionally close galleries for refurbishment or change hours at short notice; where we know of it, we note it, and if you spot something out of date before we have caught it, telling us through the contact page helps everyone. The honest position is that we work hard to keep this accurate and we would always rather tell you a museum is temporarily affected than let you arrive to a surprise.

Why are some museums described generically?

The coverage list groups museums by their type and location so you can plan an itinerary; for the precise current name, hours and any temporary closure of a specific museum, ask us and we will confirm the live detail before you commit to a pass.

Exactly which museums each pass includes.

The Cairo and Giza region.

The Upper Egypt region.

The coast and the northern region.

Reading the coverage list.

Your itinerary covered?