Cairo Trip Overview
Explore Alexandria and visit Pompey’s Pillar, a relic from the temple of Serapis, Qaitbay Citadel, built on the site of the ancient pharaohs, the Catacombs and Montazah Palace.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Private Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Explore Alexandria and visit Pompey’s Pillar, a relic from the temple of Serapis, Qaitbay Citadel, built on the site of the ancient pharaohs, the Catacombs and Montazah Palace.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
At 07:00 am you will be met with your tour guide in the lobby of your hotel, who will pick you up by a private A/C van and take your way to Alexandria which is located 210 Km north west of Cairo, it will take 2 and half hours to reach the 1st sightseeing (Catacombs).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
you will visit the mixed art of Greek, Roman and ancient Egyptian while you visit that Catacomb, it consist of 3 floors, you will visit the main tomb which still keeping the carving statues and symbols of the roman, Greek and Egyptian art.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
You will visit the 3rd Century Pompey’s Pillar, a 25 meter red Aswan granite column that is the last of the remaining relics of the Seraphim Temple. Constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Cesarean.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Alexandria Egypt
After the 11th centenary earthquake the light house of Alexandria was gone, and instead of it the Soltan Qaitbay built the Alexandrian Fortress to protract the north of Egypt . During your tour in Qaitbay citadel, your tour guide will tell you more about the military monuments and the Light House of Alexandria
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
than driving back to your hotel in Cairo, there is ability of visiting Alexandria library. but the entrance is not included in the itinerary
Duration: 3 hours
