Day trip

From Cairo or Giza: Alexandria Private Tour with Tickets

Activity provider:Cairo Private Guided Tours
Day trip

From Cairo or Giza: Alexandria Private Tour with Tickets

Activity provider:Cairo Private Guided Tours

From US$ 140 per person

Experience the culture and history of Alexandria on this guided day tour. Visit incredible highlights and ancient monuments, see the Mediterranean Sea, and more.

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Duration 11 hours
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Live tour guide
English, French
Pickup included
Meet the tour guide at your hotel lobby for pick-up
Small group
Limited to 8 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Enjoy a day trip to Alexandria from Cairo
  • Visit the Greek and Roman monuments
  • Explore the Medieval Citadel of Alexandria in front of the Mediterranean
  • Discover the Modern Alexandria Library
Full description

Visit the Catacombs of Kom El-Shokafa, an underground necropolis, built by the Greeks and the Romans in Alexandria during the last century BC and the 1st century AD. The necropolis is of three levels all are found under the ground, and some of the sarcophaguses are decorated. Watch the carved walls and the mixed art that found nowhere in Egypt except in Alexandria. Discover the whole complete story with the guide and take the best photos. Discover Pompey's Pillar a triumphal column built at the 3rd century AD, to honor the name of the Roman Emperor Augustus Diocletian. Later on, a temple dedicated to the local God Serapis was built around the area. We can still see the remains of this temple all around the area. The Pillar found in the middle, is the tallest and the heaviest found in front of a Temple. Discover the whole complete story with the guide and take the best photos. Visit Alexandria Library, a huge modern construction inaugurated in 2002, that was built nearby the place of the famous original Alexandria library. In 1988 UNESCO and the UNDP have worked together until the inauguration day. It was inaugurated by the Egyptian former president Mubarak. The bibliotheque of Alexandria has the biggest reading library hall found in Egypt of seven levels plus four conference halls, planetarium, and seven modern art galleries. Discover the whole place with the guide and take the best photos. Visit Qaitbay Citadel, it was built by Sultan Qaitbay at the 15th century AD, to protect the country and the Muslim Mamluk dynasty from the Ottoman (Turkish) threaten. The Citadel was built at the same place of Alexandria famous Lighthouse. The Citadel have been totally restored. Enjoy the Mediterranean sea view from above the citadel. Discover the whole complete story with the guide and take the best photos.

Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Tickets for the sites mentioned
  • Private tour
  • Transportation
  • Tour guide
  • Lunch (if option selected)
  • Bottled water
  • Tips

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We took 1 day private tour to Alexandria. Our guide Salib was quiet informative. He explained everything in English.

October 14, 2022

Product ID: 412082