Quote from Penny McCarthy on October 17, 2024, 5:02 pm

The Grand Egyptian Museum Opens

After several delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum will have a soft opening of its first 12 main galleries today, October 16, 2024.

The Museum – also known as the Giza Museum – began construction back in 2012, and on final completion, will host over 100,000 artifacts from ancient Egyptian civilization.

With 81,000 square metres of floor space, it will be the world's largest archaeological museum, which will host permanent exhibition galleries, temporary exhibitions, special exhibitions, a children’s museum, and will have virtual and large format screens.

To celebrate the opening, the world-renowned Egyptologist D. Zahi Hawass, will be giving a series of exclusive lectures, followed by a book signing and dinner (at the museum).

The lectures will take place on:

• November 15, 2024
• December 15, 2024
• January 15, 2025

Independent UK tour operator Corinthian Travel, offers a range of 12 itineraries to Egypt from eight to 17 days in duration, including luxury Nile cruises, as well as cruises on traditional Dahabiya vessels, but without compromising on comfort.

All itineraries are recommendations, and each can be adapted depending on personal requirements.

One of the more popular holidays is the nine-night Passage Through Egypt itinerary, which combines two nights in Cairo – including a visit to The Grand Egyptian Museum – with a seven-night Nile cruise aboard a luxury riverboat..

It costs from £3080 per person (two sharing), which includes nine nights’ accommodation, most meals, road transfers on a private basis, private guide in Cairo, services of a shared Egyptologist guide on cruise excursions, and domestic flight from Cairo to Luxor.  International flights not included (bookable through Corinthian Travel.

Call 020 3583 6089 or visit www.corinthiantravel.co.uk.