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- English
- Italian
- French
- Spanish
Your professional English-speaking tour guide will meet you at the hotel lobby to start Start your Alexandria tour fro Cairo by visiting the Pompey’s Pillar, the only remaining pillar from the Roman temple which stands tall on a rocky plateau in the surrounding ruins of the Serapeum, then you will move to the medieval Citadel of Qaitbay. After that, you will visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, These tombs represent the last great existing construction for the sake of the ancient Egyptian religion.
Then we will move to The Bibliotheca of Alexandria. It was founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC. C. by Ptolomeno I and extended by his son Ptlomeo II, but in later times its importance was diminishing and its collections were lost, due to the changes in power and successive invasions.
Finally, you will enjoy your amazing gourmet Lunch in a high-quality restaurant. Then you will be transferred back to Cairo and you will have a break on the way
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Our guide will be holding a signboard with your name
Itinerary
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1Alexandria
Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo/Giza to start your tour visiting Alexandria City, Alexandria is one of the most impressive resorts located on the Northern Coast of the Mediterranean sea visited during Egypt tours. You can't get enough of every place of it! Our full Day trip to Alexandria from Cairo, which is one of our best Cairo excursions, will make you feel the charm of this incredible city that attracted famous leaders of the ancient world like Alexander the Great, king of Macedon and the founder of the old Alexandria. When he noticed the importance of this strategic site, he ordered his chief architect Dinocrates to plan the new city to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile valley. You will see the Greco-Roman sites and the Catacombs of Kom El Shouqafa, lie in the district of Karmouz to the east of Alexandria and there was a great mixture of different cultures, the great Egyptian kingdoms, the culture of the Greek rulers and finally, the Romans took control of the city and added their traditions, Pompey's pillar and the Citadel of Qaitbay, which is considered one of the most important defensive fortifications, not only in Egypt but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast, visit the modern Bibliotheca of Alexandria and finish your Alexandria Tour from Cairo with a delicious fresh seafood,
10 hours • Admission ticket free
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- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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