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Pick up from your hotel, trip to Alexandria to cover the main highlights the city has to offer. Catacombs, amphitheater, Pompey’s pillar, Qaitbay fort, Abulabbas mosque and much more are in this wonderful day trip.
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Duration: 10 to 13 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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Pick up from your hotel, trip to Alexandria to cover the main highlights the city has to offer. Catacombs, amphitheater, Pompey’s pillar, Qaitbay fort, Abulabbas mosque and much more are in this wonderful day trip.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
The catacombs were discoverd in 1900 by chance, when a cart fell down the shaft. It is graves from the time of the Ptolomies kings with 500 shefts each is enough to accommodate up to 5 mummies. The graves were found empty.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Pompey’s pillar is a huge pillar was once used to lead ships into Alexandria port. The pillar is one single piece of granite stone except the base which is made of another single piece of same stone. The site contains the graves of god Serabis, as well as some ancient artifacts from the Pharaonic period.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ancient Roman Amphitheater, Ismail Mahana Road Kom El Dekka Gharb, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
It is a small Roman amphitheater of 13 steps. The site has the Roman Gym and Sauna, also there is a beautiful ancient villa with birds mosaic, and some pieces were found under the Medeteranean water.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fort Qaitbey, 29 88545 N 31. 21372 E, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
The fort was built by Sultan Al-Ashraf Qaitbay as part of his campaign to defent the country against the attacks of the crusaders. The fort was built on Faros Island which is the same location of the ancient light house. It is built of limestone.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, Anfushi Old Alexandria, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
The main old mosque of Alexandria which accommodates the grave of Abulabbas who was the leader of fishermen in Alexandria.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El Shatby, Alexandria 30100 Egypt
The library was built a few years ago on the location of the old bibliotheque. The library is one of the biggest in the world.
Duration: 1 hour
