Private Full Day Tour to Alexandria from Cairo by Car
Description
Enjoy a private guided day tour from Cairo among the pearl of the Mediterranean “Alexandria”. You will visit the magnificent sites of the city that dating back to different periods of the Egyptian history.
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Itinerary
Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, and then transfer to enjoy amazing day trip to Alexandria. First visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock dates back to the second century, discovered by chance when a donkey legs fell off in the mouth of the shaft leaded to discover it in 1900 AD.
Then Pompey Pillar dates back to the second century & built by king Pastimous as a memorial for the emperor Qastentine who forgave the people of Alexandria after they protested against him & distributed corn for them because the hunger that they suffered from it but it has called Pompey's Pillar because the crusaders thought Pompey the roman leader head hang on its top.
Then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria, its powerful fortress built by the Mumluk king Al-Ashraf Qaitbay to defend Egypt borders from the north & by the sea & it has fallen off in the hand of the french then the British because the garrison were using the traditional weapons.
Then drive you to Bibliotheca Alexandria dates back to the second century built by king Ptolemy the first & completed by Ptolemy the second but the original one had burnt during the struggle between Ptolemy the thirteen & Jealous Ceaser the roman leader and this one built in 2003 in the days of our president Mubarak and the original library considered the first one established in history.
Then the roman Theater that it discovered in 1960 AD & discoverd by the Polish.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
all Cairo hotels are pickup points
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(15)
The library was the primary sight we wanted to see and it was on the advertised itinerary. When we got to the library it was closed. I brought it up to the tour operator and he asked me why it was closed like I am the one who is supposed to know that. I found out later through discussion with locals that it is always closed on Fridays. The operator not knowing the operating hours of the attractions is not good. If he would have told us we would have gone on a different day
You did not show us your insistence on the necessity of visiting the library, & you did not inform us of the necessity of visiting it, but we are the ones who included it for you in the visit itinerary, & we did not inform you of the possibility that it might be closed because you booked the tour from us without including the tickets or the tour guide, just booking the tour by car only for the way there and back, so there is no problem at all because you did not lose the price of its tickets, and most of our clients in this case are satisfied with photographing it from the outside or exchanging it for another visit so why you not contact us once you get it closed, and for your information, on this day it is available to very few numbers, and if you had a tour guide with you, he might have prevented you from visiting it.
Wonderful , informative excursion. Tour guide is very knowledgeable and helpful. Tour guide was very helpful with my mom who uses a cane.
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Mohammad and driver Ibrahim collected us from our hotel in Giza at 7am. Mohammad gave us history lessons, not just of Alexandria, but of ancient Egypt as well. He was informative, knowledgeable and verb interesting. He’d give us little pop quizzes along the way, which were fun. We went to many interesting sites and learnt much of the history of Alexandria. I would throughly recommend this tour.
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This was the second trip I had arranged with Mohamed. The driver and guide picked me up on time and we made our way to Alexandria with a comfort break. The trip was great and everything I wanted. The guide was very knowledgeable and arranged all of the entries to the sites with his credit card (unlike the pyramid tour). Lunch was a lovely fresh fish buffet style meal in one of the back streets that we all ate together. Arranging such a trip takes all the hassle and messing about away and I would recommend doing it. You can tailor a lot of the trip as it’s flexible. Thank you Mohamed for your help in an Egypt.
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Amazing day in Alexandria. Our driver Mohamed safely got us to and from our hotel in Cairo. He was an excellent travel companion with my wife and I. We picked up Ayman, our local guide. Ayman was that perfect guide you hope you would get knowledgable, thoughtful of us, answered all our questions, great sense of humor, and deftly worked us around crowds to get private moments. Saw the catacombs, Pompey’s tower, the citadel and had a great lunch at the Fresh Fish market overlooking the historic harbor. A perfect 10 day.
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Boogie is the best guide ever and you’d be able to agree with me when you listen to him talk about the historical facts of the places he has taken me to! The passion, the knowledge! Man, how does he remember dates? How can he not get them mixed up? Finding out that the Qaiet Bay Castle was built over one of the seven wonders of the world - The Alexandria Lighthouse, was mind blowing! The Catacombs of El Shoqafa was unreal!
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Wallid knows his stuff and fastest way around. Brought us to a nice spot at the Citadel, where the view was beautiful and the wind and sea made it all the better. Also doesn’t bring us to overly touristy places to buy stuff, and the lunch spot he brought us to is well-rated and delicious and comfortable. Would recommend him thoroughly. Do ask for Wallid specifically!
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we did this amazing tour of Alexandria with our guide Muhammad he was fantastic and full of knowledge. We started our day at 7 am where he met us in the hotel lobby. His driver Muhammad carefully drove us to Alexandria city its a 2.5 hr drive each way. First we did the Greek city tour portion ( 1.catacombs of kom el shoqafa, 2. pompey's pillar, 3. castle of qauit bay ) Then 4. Mosque of Abu El Abass Al-Morsi ( I was not allowed in as a women but my spouse did) 5. A wonderful lunch at local restaurant. 6. Library of Alexandria but only took photos because it closed Fridays and Saturdays. then we drove the 2.5 hours back to Cairo. We were back to our hotel by 3pm. It was a nice quick getaways from cairo/giza area. The water by Alexandria is crystal blue and we stopped at 2 rest stops along the way for bathroom breaks. We really enjoyed this educational getaway and our great guide Muhammad and his driver Muhammad.
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We did a day trip with Hala. It was a fairly long ride but the vehicle was comfortable, allowing us to sleep on the way. The citadel was really beautiful. Hala brought us to a local restaurant for fresh seafood at very affordable price. The serving was generous!
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The view of the Mediterranean Sea was breathtaking. Our guide Hala was very knowledgeable of the City.
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