Alexandria Day Trip from Cairo

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Alexandria

  Start your tour from Cairo at 07.00am. You will head towards Alexandria, which will take 3 hours. It is the famous and interesting city named Alexandria at the time of Alexander the great. It has a flavor of different architect like the Greek, Roman, French and Italian.

  3 hours • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Bibliotheca Alexandrina

  Once you arrive, see the great Alexandria library, that was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The library was conceived and opened either during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter (323–283 BC) or during the reign of his son Ptolemy II (283–246 BC).

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 3
  Pompey's Pillar

  Visit Pompay's Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesarean.

  1 minute • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

  Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Montazah Gardens

  Visit Montazah Palace and Gardens

  Admission ticket free
• 6

  Visit Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Lighthouse of Alexandria

  Visit Lighthouse of Alexandria

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
• May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

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