Tour Description
Alexandria is located on the Mediterranean coast, approximately 3 hours’ drive from Cairo.
An early morning pick-up from your hotel in Cairo to make the most of all the sites you will visit today.
Your English speaking guide will accompany you in an air-conditioned vehicle for your Alexandria Day Tour.
Your first site today will be the Pompey’s Pillar, a Roman triumphal column the largest of its type constructed outside Rome. It was built between 284-305 A.D. in honour of the Roman Emperor Diocletian
You will then explore the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.
After a delicious lunch, visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean coast, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1477 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island
The next stop will be at the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which houses millions of books in its six specialized libraries.
Return to Cairo in the early evening
Min 2 person
Single Supp applies