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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.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage 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.
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Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
Start your lovely day by meeting your guide at your hotel; take your high way from Cairo (about 2 hours and a half driving from Cairo), 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 you about old Alexandria and the lighthouse of Alexandria, you will visit Roman catacombs of Kom el-Shuqafa, consisting of 3 levels for burial rooms which were discovered by donkey in 1901. Head to the Pompey Pillar, the largest pillar in Egypt, listen to many stories about it with a qualified Egyptologist tour guide. Then drive to the fortress for Qaitbay locating beside the sea.
Duration: 9 hours
