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Museum Tours has specialized in providing tours to Egypt for museum members, organizations  and individual travel enthusiasts since 1995.

Our president, William Petty, PhD is a West Point graduate, and holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Illinois. He is a past president of the Egyptian Study Society and is a member of the board of directors of The Amarna Research Foundation. He has presented many lectures on Egypt travel and history, and has published a number of articles on Egypt, including four articles that have been published in Kmt (a Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt)

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"Hatshepsut and Thutmose III Reconsidered:
Some Thoughts on the Nature of their
Relationship" (1997)
"Some Problems with the Chronology of
Thutmose III" (2000).
"Redating the Reign of Hatshepsut" (2002)
"Royal Fratricide: Ancient Egypt's Dirty Little
Secret?" (2004)

In addition to his knowledge of Egypt he has been in the vacation planning business since 1988. Dr. Petty personally designs, coordinates and (in some cases) leads our tours.
Bill and Nancy Petty at the Temple of Seti I in Luxor
Many of the participants on our recent trips have traveled to Egypt with us previously. This shows that we are providing a high quality experience and that your trust in us will not be misplaced.

Our tours are provided in cooperation with:
     Egypt Air - who provides our international flights and our domestic flights within Egypt. 
     Naggar Travel Group - one of Egypt's foremost travel companies
     Nabila Tours and Cruises - a U.S. subsidiary of Naggar Travel Group    

We work with a number of Museums and other organizations in providing tours to Egypt, including:
     Milwaukee Public Museum (2005)
     The Archaeological Institute of America (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
     The Field Museum, Chicago (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
     Ancient Empires - Egypt (2003)
     The Explorers Club, New York (1999, 2001, 2003)
     The Denver Museum of Natural History (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001)
     The Birmingham Art Museum (2000)
     The Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha (2000)
     The Ancient Egypt Studies Association (2000)
     The Association of Graduates, West Point (1999)
     The Museum of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, Colorado (1996)
     The Musuem of Man, San Diego, California (1996)

If you would like information on how your organization can participate in one of our tours, or if you, as an individual, you would like to join one of our tours, simply call us or E-mail us and we will send you the necessary information.

Museum Tours, Inc.
7110 Old Farm Rd.
Littleton, CO 80128

Phone: Toll free, U.S. and Canada) 1-888-932-2230 (from outside the U.S. call 303-932-2230)
FAX:    1-303-932-2247