Egypt at the Louvre

Egypt at the Louvre

private tour with a professional & experienced guide. You will visit at your own pace an be able to ask everything you wanted about Egypt & the pharaohs.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Louvre Museum, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris France

Discover the Egyptian collection of the Louvre. With more than 55,000 masterpieces, it is the second in the world after Cairo. You will discover more than 3 000 years of history from the Old Kingdom until the fall of Cleopatra. You will meet great pharaohs: Amenophis III, Akhenaton, Ramses II, Sethi and see illustrious objects that belonged to them. Your professional licensed guide will reveal the secrets of mummification. You will also see the famous Scribe still looking alive despite his 4 500 years of age. Your tour guide will also tell you about Napoleon's Egyptian campaigns and its repercussions. You will also know more about the Hieroglyphs and the man who deciphered the Rosetta stone: Jean François Champollion. This tour will appeal to all lovers of Egyptology, history and archeology.

Duration: 3 hours