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Alexandria is a famous city which was built by Alexander the Great. The city is located beside the Mediterranean Sea. It has a rich historical heritage since ancient Egyptian times. The city connected between the Egyptian civilization and Greco Roman civilization.
Start your lovely day by meeting your guide at your hotel; take your high way from Cairo (about 3 hours’ drive each way), arrive in the famous city then you will start exploring the city with your tour guide who will explain for you the old history of Alexandria. Your tour guide will talk with your about old Alexandria and the lighthouse of Alexandria, you will visit Roman catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa, consisting of 3 levels for burial rooms which was discovered by donkey in 1901. Head to the Pompey Pillar, largest pillar in Egypt, listen to many stories about it with qualified Egyptologist tour guide. Then drive to fortress for Qaitbay locating beside the sea.
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Abdeen, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Alexandria is a famous city which was built by Alexander the Great. The city is located beside the Mediterranean Sea. It has a rich historical heritage since ancient Egyptian times. The city connected between the Egyptian civilization and Greco Roman civilization.
Start your lovely day by meeting your guide at your hotel; take your high way from Cairo (about 3 hours’ drive each way), arrive in the famous city then you will start exploring the city with your tour guide who will explain for you the old history of Alexandria. Your tour guide will talk with your about old Alexandria and the lighthouse of Alexandria, you will visit Roman catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa, consisting of 3 levels for burial rooms which was discovered by donkey in 1901. Head to the Pompey Pillar, largest pillar in Egypt, listen to many stories about it with qualified Egyptologist tour guide. Then drive to fortress for Qaitbay locating beside the sea.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
At 7:00 Am our Expert tour guide will come to pick you up from your Hotel in Cairo or Giza holding a sign of your name transferred by private A/C Car drive to Alexandria about 220 k.m away from Cairo it takes about 2:30 hour you visit the The Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa where you can see the Roman art mix with ancient egyptian art in one place, this is the most famous tomb in Alexandria it has three levels which is a unique design
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ancient Roman Amphitheater, Ismail Mahana Road Kom El Dekka Gharb, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
then you will visit the The Roman Theater made out of marble stones and the floor it has a big Section of mosaic
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El Shatby, Alexandria 30100 Egypt
then you will visit Alexandria Library which is the second biggest library in the world
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Stanley Bridge, Alexandria Egypt
Stanley is a neighborhood near the city centre of Alexandria. The area is most famous for the iconic Stanley Bridge on the Corniche, as well as its private-access beach. The bridge has a total length of 400 meters with 6 spans.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Then visit pompys pillar, remains of ancient library of Alexandria, then the roman amphitheater, the open air museum for sunken
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fort Qaitbey, 29 88545 N 31. 21372 E, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
then you will visit Qaitbey Citadel and have a free walk around the Cornish.
Then you will have Lunch during the day in a local restaurant and the lunch is included but Beverages are not.
Then around 18:00 pm will be back to your Hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
