Alexandria Full-day Tour from Cairo, Egypt

Your trip to Alexandria starts at 7.00 AM. Our representative will meet at your hotel in Cairo or Giza. Alexandria is a beautiful Mediterranean city and considered the 2nd capital of Egypt. You will enjoy magical scenery while exploring Ancient Greco-Roman Alexandria, the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa and the Royal Cemetery of Kom El-Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. Along the way we will pass by one of the most popular ancient monuments - Pompey's Pillar, a Roman triumphal column, unfortunately, the last of the remaining relics of the Serapeum. Next, we will have lunch at a good quality restaurant, then you will proceed to visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, built by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qaitbay, where he used the ruins of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria. You will stop by the famous Alexandria Library. The library is one of the greatest cultural and scientific centers, that specialize in the affairs of literature, civilization, sciences and arts of the area. It attracts scholars from all over the world. Then we will head back to Cairo and drop you off at your hotel. 

Highlights: ancient Greco-Roman Alexandria, Alexandria Library, Royal Catacombs and Cemetery of Kom el Shoqafa, Citadel of Qaitbay.

Duration: from 8 to 11 hours.

Departure: daily.

Includes: a guide, Cairo hotel pick-up and drop-off, lunch, bottled water, air-conditioned vehicle transportation. Optional: entrance fees, pick-up and drop-off from Cairo airport. Minimum 2 people.