Cairo
Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)
Fake ticket websites are active. Official ticketing is tickets.gem.eg only.
Official links
Buy tickets only on official government domains. We never earn commission on tickets.
Fair price notes
| Item | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Official tickets | Only via tickets.gem.eg |
| Transport from Cairo | App ride or pre-agreed taxi |
USD equivalents move with the EGP rate — treat EGP ranges as the source of truth.
Scams at this place
- Fake ticket sites: .com lookalikes harvesting card data.
- Social “instant booking”: Fake pages promising discounted GEM tickets.
- Fake apps: Lookalike store listings.
- Reseller markup sold as official: Valid entry but far above face price — disclose reseller.
- Queue jump offers: Pay a stranger to “skip” — often a scam.
What to say
| English | Egyptian Arabic (phonetic) |
|---|---|
| I booked on the official site | Hagazt men el-mawqe3 el-rasmi |
| Show me the .eg website | Warini el-mawqe3 .eg |
Tourist police
Tourist police 126 · Ministry hotline 19654
Map search: Grand Egyptian Museum
What’s changed
- 2026-07-30: Page published on BeforeYouGoTo with dated guidance. Re-verify prices on-site when possible.