Private Day Tour to Alexandria from Cairo


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From $98.22

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 12 hours

Departs: Cairo, Cairo

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Discover the historic Mediterranean city of Alexandria, its ancient heritage and vibrant daily life, on this private day tour by air-conditioned car from Cairo. You'll explore the waterfront Citadel of Qaitbay, a Roman amphitheater and catacombs, the library of Alexandria, the royal palace of King Farouk, and the Abu Abbas al-Murci mosque before returning to your hotel. Lunch is included.


What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Local guide

Lunch

What's Not Included

Gratuities


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
  • CHILD: Age: 3 - 11
  • ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Service animals allowed
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Service animals allowed
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

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.

What To Expect

Cairo
Our representative will be waiting for you at the reception of your hotel in Cairo. Then he will lead you by a modern private air-conditioned vehicle to Alexandria.

• Admission Ticket Free

Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Once in Alexandria, you will visit catacombs of kom El Shofaqa, commonly known as the Treasure Hill, is a massive necropolis and royal cemetery dating from the second century AD. The murals on the walls, as well as the style of the sculptures, burial artifacts, and tombs, exhibit a unique blend of Roman, Hellenistic, and pharaonic art.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Pompey's Pillar
Continue visit of Alexandria are Pommpey's pillar, a Roman triumphal column. The gigantic statue of the emperor was originally supported by the massive Corinthian column, which was built in honor of the augustus Diocletian between 298 and 302 AD.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi
Next you will visit Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque, an Egyptian mosque dedicated to the Murcian Andalusi Sufi saint Abul Abbas. A mosque was built over his tomb, which became the most famous of Alexandria's mosques.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Citadel of Qaitbay is a Mediterranean seacoast defensive fortification built on/from the ruins of the Alexandria Lighthouse in the 15th century by the Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Enjoy a delicious lunch in a local restaurant before visiting famous Alexandria Library.
The Library of Alexandria was one of the ancient world's great wonders, and its destruction was one of history's great tragedies. It was once thought to house 500,000 manuscripts, many of which were seized from ships arriving in Alexandria's harbor, according to legend.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included






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