Alexandria Day Trip from Cairo


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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 10 hours

Departs: Cairo, Cairo

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Enjoy a day trip to Alexandria with private guide from Cairo. See rock-cut Roman catacombs, the ruins of a Roman temple complex, and Qaitbey Citadel. Visit the Bibleotheca Alexandrina and discover Quitbay Citadel


What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Private tour

Qualified Egyptologist guide

What's Not Included

Entrance Fees

Lunch (Optional)


Traveler Information

  • ADULT: Age: 17 - 60

Additional Info

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

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

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

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).

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Montazah Gardens
Visit Montazah Palace and Gardens

• Admission Ticket Free

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

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Lighthouse of Alexandria
Visit Lighthouse of Alexandria

• Admission Ticket Free






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