The 13 Museum Days with Lunch Around the World That Earn Their Ticket Price

1.Xochimilco, Coyoacan and Frida Kahlo with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7,320 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $34Our pick

Spend about nine hours exploring Coyoacán, one Frida Kahlo museum, UNAM murals, and Xochimilco’s canals. Guides such as David, Gerson, Barbie, and Ligia have been praised for lively local context. Choose shared transport, museum entry, lunch, or a private hotel pickup.

“This Tour noted in its itinerary that there would be no more than 30 adults on the bus. There were 44 adults on the bus. we were promised an English speaking guide, but our guide hadn’t spoken English in three years and struggled to communicate with us and had to organize 43 people. He was a sweet man but It was very difficult to understand him . Frida Kahlo museum was lovely. The bus driver was very good, but he left us off in Chinatown due to traffic and that was another experience. The floating gardens were hysterical. They were more like floating, bumper, boats or rafts. The river was…”

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2.Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,282 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $89

Spend 7 to 8 hours with an Egyptologist guide such as Ramy, Samaa, Bossi, or Basant, visiting Giza’s pyramids, Sphinx, Valley Temple, and the Grand Egyptian Museum. Air-conditioned transport, lunch, entry tickets, and Cairo or Giza hotel pickup are included. The Great Pyramid interior costs extra.

“She is one of the best guide I met in my travel life. She is kind and takes every of her customer’s needs personally. Had a really great experience and learnt a lot on the Egypt culture.”

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3.Accademia & Uffizi Museums: Small Group Tour with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,956 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $145

Visit Florence’s Accademia and Uffizi in a small group of up to 15. See Michelangelo’s David, the Prigioni, Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, and Leonardo’s Annunciation with local guides. The 3-hour visit includes reserved admission, audio equipment, and an optional three-course Tuscan lunch.

“The Lady tour guide was very good for the Accademia, but the male guide for the Uffizi was terrible. The lunch was very basic. No transport between tours. Or maps given.”

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4.Private tour to Giza Pyramids,Sphinx,Egyptian Museum with Local Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,530 reviews · from $33Top rated

Spend 7 to 8 hours with a private guide and driver visiting Giza’s pyramids, the Sphinx, Valley Temple, and Cairo’s Egyptian Museum. Guides such as Nevin, Marco, Ahmed, and Ebrahim are praised for clear explanations, useful photo stops, and friendly service. Falafel or koshary lunch is included.

“Assam was very knowledgeable and explained the culture and history in relatable ways. You will have a wonderful tour.”

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5.Blue Lagoon & Underwater Museum from Split with Lunch & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,122 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $66

Spend 8.5 hours sailing from Split to three island stops, including Krknjasi Bay and Croatia’s only underwater museum. Swim, snorkel, eat a grilled burger lunch, enjoy unlimited water and lunch wine, then return with music from a live DJ.

“We had a large group and they were very accommodating. Lunch was great. Boat was clean and spacious.”

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6.Premium Delphi Day Trip with an Expert Guide, Museum & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,100 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $38

Spend 11 hours traveling from Athens to Delphi with a licensed English-speaking guide such as John the Archaeologist, Iris, or Vangelis. Tour Apollo’s sanctuary and the museum, then enjoy free time or lunch in mountain-town Arachova. Expect a long but rewarding day with moderate walking.

“Delphi is a magical place, you need to go there few times and breathe the location, live the experience of walking and discovering things. The museum is not big but deserves a little bit.longer visit. Very good tour guide, expert and perfect to keep.the group.together and entertain everybody with legends and history. May be a little.more time in the town of Arachova would be good. Absolutely suggested visit. A big applause to our guide Elisabetta!”

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7.Small-Group Red Tour, Open Air Museum with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 862 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $41

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring northern Cappadocia with a licensed guide such as Yakup, Rabia, Melissa, or Eda. Visit Uçhisar, Love Valley, Paşabag, Zelve, Devrent, and Avanos, with museum entries, hotel transport, a Turkish buffet lunch, and a pottery workshop included.

“Our day with Ada was amazing!! She was so informative and great, the day went by quickly and our visits to each stop weren't very long but we knew that going into this tour so Ada and the company are not to blame - it's just the nature of trying to pack so much sightseeing into a day. Would highly recommend the red tour for seeing the highlights of the region 🥹”

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8.Hurghada Day Trip to Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Museum and lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 820 reviews · 18 hours · from $93

Travel from Hurghada to Cairo by air-conditioned vehicle, then explore Giza, the Sphinx, Valley Temple, and the Egyptian Museum with an Egyptologist guide. Guides such as Ayman Fawzy, Bassant, Ehab, and Ahmed Zaki are praised for clear storytelling. Lunch, tickets, water, and hotel transfers are included.

“it was fantastic the guide was superb! Very attentive and knowledgeable about history of Egypt. He looks after us extremely well”

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9.Private Pyramids, Museum & Bazaar Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 744 reviews · 8 hours · from $70

Spend a full day with a private guide and driver at the Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, and Khan El Khalili Bazaar. Guides such as Shaimaa, Mena, Saeed, and Mohammed have helped visitors tailor the pace, take photos, explain hieroglyphs, and handle Cairo’s busy streets. Lunch and entry fees are included.

“Very good activity, and our tour guide Mera was amazing! Very much recommended”

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10.Cairo By Big Bus full day From Hurghada (Pyramids-sphinx-Egyptian Museum-Lunch)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 494 reviews · from $87

Travel from Hurghada to Cairo by air-conditioned Mercedes coach with an Egyptologist guide. Visit the Egyptian Museum, Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, and a papyrus workshop, with buffet lunch and hotel transfers included. The Nile felucca ride costs extra, and the full day can last 18 to 21 hours.

“This experience was supposed to be our first exploration of the pyramids. However, the journey time to arrival was 10 hours! We should have arrived at 8am and instead arrived at 12pm! The rest of the day was a mad rush. With just 1 hour in the museum, where there was no time to change my daughter or use the toilets! Of course we did it anyway but the guide was unhappy. Then we had 30 minutes for lunch and by the time we got to the pyramids we had just 45 minutes! And 10 minutes at the Sphinx. The papyrus factory was missed completely and we returned to our…”

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11.Full-Day Soweto, Apartheid Museum and Lunch Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 410 reviews · from $108

Spend about nine hours with a MoAfrika guide exploring Soweto, from FNB Stadium and Regina Mundi to Vilakazi Street and an informal settlement. Meet local residents, eat shisa nyama, and finish at the Apartheid Museum. Hotel pickup, lunch, WiFi, and return transport are included.

“Marc our guide and driver was brilliant so knowledgeable and friendly it was a amazing day at what we learnt and saw. Marc would answer any questions we asked and we got a very good insight into past and present South Africa. If you book this tour and have Marc as you guide you are in for an outstanding day.”

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12.Cappadocia Green Tour Lunch + Guide + Museum Tickets /Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $3Best value

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring Cappadocia with a guide such as Irem or Tarik, from Goreme Panorama to Kaymakli Underground City and Ihlara Valley. Hotel pickup, lunch, museum tickets, and air-conditioned transport are included, with groups capped at 18 people.

“The tour is good value for money and includes a selection of very interesting places which give a good insight to Cappadocia.”

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13.Full-Day Cappadocia Green Tour (With / Without Museum Lunch)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $76

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring Cappadocia with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, and an air-conditioned vehicle. See Goreme Panorama, Kaymakli Underground City, Ihlara Valley, Belisirma, a local stone workshop, and Pigeon Valley. Lunch and museum fees depend on the option you book.

“What a cool adventure!! Our guide was super informative and great.. so cool to these all these wonderful sites! I would highly recommend!”

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