The subject of research is the way of life of the Italian traveler Giovanni Battista Belzoni. The object of research are the main milestones of Belzoni’s rise, designating his main purpose in life, namely - to travel. Awareness of the importance of the most careful excavation of Egyptian antiquities, its proper storage, recording and publications comes together with an awareness of history. Particular attention is paid to the importance of Belzoni’s contribution to the development of the Egyptian archeology. Comprehensive study of all aspects of life, travel, ethnographic materials collected Belzoni, helped to highlight the uniqueness of the Egyptian culture, the most ancient eastern civilization, which is still of interest to historians, egyptologists, archaeologists and experts of other fields of knowledge.