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From Cairo: Alexandria Private Day Tour with Guide and Lunch

From $100 • 9 hours • WoW Holiday Travel • Alexandria, Cairo, Egypt • Pickup available • Free until 1 day before

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The Alexandria Private Day Tour from Cairo offers a comprehensive exploration of Egypt's Mediterranean gem, tailored for travelers seeking an in-depth cultural experience. Lasting nine hours, this tour includes transportation in an air-conditioned car, ensuring comfort as you journey from Cairo to Alexandria. Accompanied by a qualified Egyptologist guide, participants will gain valuable insights into the city's rich history and notable landmarks. The tour also features a local lunch, allowing guests to savor authentic Egyptian cuisine while enjoying the picturesque coastal views that make Alexandria distinctive. Ideal for history enthusiasts and those looking to immerse themselves in local culture, this tour presents a unique opportunity to discover the heritage of one of Egypt's most significant cities.

Inclusions

Qualified Egyptologist guide
Transport by air-conditioned Car
Bottled water.
Local Lunch

Exclusions

Any service not mentioned in "what's included"
Gratuities

Itinerary

Step 1

At 7:00 am, we will pick you up from your hotel and head straight to Alexandria, where we will spend the next two and a half hours traveling by highway to get to our starting point "Kom El Shoqafa" in Alexandria.
Kom El Shoqafa contains a collection of tombs, statues, and archaeological artifacts associated with the Pharaonic funeral mortuary cults and Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Because of the time, many of the characteristics of Kom El Shoqafa's catacombs combine Roman, Greek, and Egyptian cultural points; some statues are Egyptian in style but wear Roman clothes and hairstyles, while others share a similar style. A circular staircase descends into the tombs tunneled into the bedrock during the Antonine emperors' reign. (2nd century AD)From the 2nd to the 4th centuries, the building was used as a burial chamber before being rediscovered in 1900.

Step 2

It Will be the secondary attraction. The Pompey Pillar's moniker is deceptive. Gaius Pompey, a Roman general, and consul, was a rival of Julius Caesar in a civil war and was assassinated by a Ptolemaic pharaoh in 48 BC as he escaped to Alexandria. This single column, which is perched on a rocky hilltop in the center of Alexandria, has nothing to do with him. Crusaders believed his grave was marked by a 100-foot (30-meter) red Aswan granite pillar, which is how this tale got its start. The pillar is a triumphal monument built for the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the year 300 AD, but the real importance of this archaeological site lies in what was here before the pillar. The Serapeum, Alexandria's acropolis, is located there.

Step 3

the third stop will be this. In Alexandria, Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea the coast, stands the 15th-century defensive fortress known as the Citadel of Qaitbay or the Fort of Qaitbay. In 1477 AD (882 AH), Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay founded it. The Citadel is located at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour on the eastern edge of Pharos Island's northern tip.

Step 4

We will visit The world's largest library: "Bibliotheca Alexandrina", which currently has 8 million Books. Visit its open court to see the statues of Ptolemy the First and Alexander the Great, Which were both discovered close underwater. You will go to "The President Saddat Museum" and the "Alexandria Museum" of Impressions. Please note that the Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays, Saturdays, and legal holidays. You will need to buy a ticket to access the reading section. Finally, we will travel to the beginning location for around 2.5 hours on the highway.