Private Full Day Guided Tour: to Alexandria from Cairo By Private Car with Lunch
Description
Visit one of the greatest cities in old and modern times, Alexandria, in one-day tour from Cairo. Tour Alexandria's most significant and impressive spots.This is a beautiful day-tour of Alexandria and its most famous attractions; The Roman Theater, Alexandria Library and The Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa. With door-to-door transportation and lunch included in between visits, at a local restaurant but beverages, are not included. Note: Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays and on every public holiday. To enter the reading area you will need to purchase a ticket.
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Itinerary
Our expert tour guide will pick you up at 7:00 am from your hotel in either Cairo or Giza to Alexandria which is 220 km away from Cairo. Arrive Alexandria around 10 am and start your day tour by visiting the Roman Theater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, galleries, section of mosaic flooring and a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas and baths).
Then you will visit The Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa, one of the world's largest Roman burial sites, the Catacombs are one of Alexandria's most popular attractions. Watch your head as you descend into a network of underground passages, tombs, and antechambers via a spiral staircase over a three-level tombstone as well as a large Roman-style banquet room, where relatives of the deceased traditionally hosted memorial meals. Inside are 2nd Century statues of Sobek and Anubis wearing Roman Armor.
Our Alexandria day tour continues with a visit to the Alexandria Library. Nerd time! Inspired by the original great library of Alexandria, the modern library was built to hold over eight million books. Built between 1995 and 2002, it's an impressive homage to the ancient splendour of Alexandria. Pick your jaws up off the ground and explore!
Enjoy photo stops at Qaitbay Citadel and Al Morsi Abu Alabbas mosque (from outside) and have a free walk on the Cornish. At the end of the tour, you will be transferred back to Cairo. You will be back at your Cairo hotel around 19:00 pm. Lunch will be served at a seafood restaurant between visits (drinks not included)
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
All hotels in Cairo or Giza
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card
- Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
- Don't forget to ask your hotel to prepare you breakfast boxes to take with you for the early morning pick up.
Reviews(1)
The tour operators and conductors are great. , we just expected more from the tour itself. Comparing Alexandria tour with Luxor. Alexandria does does not have much to offer. Maybe it should not be a full day tour. The only sights are the remains of small greek buildings, so if you’ve been to Greece already you know what’s coming. They also took us to the modern Alexandria library which was mostly closed off and was of course not a historical sight. Alexandria is a nice Mediterranean city and if you go there maybe it would be better to swim, go on a boat or stroll through downtown.
