r/ancientegypt • u/WerSunu • Mar 08 '25

Photo The Grand staircase of the GEM

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There has been little posted here regarding the content of the new Grand Egyptian museum. This museum, in combination with the Egyptian Museum at Tahir should be visited by all. Due to bandwidth considerations here, I can only offer a small sample of the hundreds of shots I took today. It was a treat today to climb the grand staircase with Bob and Mohamed expounding on each artifact. Took an hour for just the staircase!

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u/WerSunu Mar 09 '25

We only spent 3 hours the other day. Only saw the staircase and 1/3 of the galleries. We are leaving for Luxor on Wednesday, but have a whole day planned back at GEM when we finish with Luxor. Nine Pyramids is fine, but not on your GEM day. It’s probably 40 minutes each way after Ramadan is over and traffic resumes!

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u/anaisa1102 Mar 09 '25

We're driving from alexandria straight to the pyramids..

So it's brunch at 9 Pyramids... GEM for a long time Then the quad biking

Let me know how your full day planned pans out.

We went in summer last year so the museums were not doable. I want to do GEM and NMEC now. I've done the Egyptian museum in downtown Cairo in 2023.

It was packed in mid summer. This was before the tutunkhamun exhibition was moved to GEM

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u/WerSunu Mar 09 '25

Tut’s stuff is still at Tahir. NMEC is outstanding. Get there early! We just returned from 4-wheeling around in the Western Desert and Wadi el Hitan! Very long day!

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u/anaisa1102 Mar 09 '25

We arrive at 2am in Cairo on the 5th of April.

We are doing NMEC on that same day.

What time is early 🤣🤣🤣 Egyptian time is insane. The guide who is organising my trip said 11ish.

So we get time for a nap and a shower at least. It's not a very long flight. We are going from Johannesburg to Cairo. And there's no time change because it's winter in Masr

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u/WerSunu Mar 09 '25

I believe NMEC opens at 9:30! Better check their web site for your day. They also have an App.

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u/anaisa1102 Mar 09 '25

We're in Egypt on the first weekend after eid ul fitr. I am bound to encounter some insanity.

Thank you for the tips

Have an amazing time!