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Tour to Alexandria from Cairo by Car
Pay a visit to Egypt’s second beautiful city. See rock-cut Roman catacombs, the ruins of a Roman temple complex, and Qaitbey Citadel. Visit the Bibleotheca Alexandrina and enjoy fresh seafood by the Mediterranean.
Duration 12 hours
Private tour available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, French, Estonian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese
Group tour pricing from 65 USD per person
Highlights
See rock-cut Roman catacombs, the ruins of a Roman temple complex, and Qaitbey Citadel.
Visit the Bibleotheca Alexandrina and enjoy fresh seafood by the Mediterranean.
Description
Sun Pyramids Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, and then transfer to enjoy amazing day trip to Alexandria. First visit Pompay’s Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesarean.
Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Lunch at local restaurant in Alexandria, and then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Finally you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.
Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock. Lunch at local restaurant in Alexandria, and then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Finally you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo.
What’s included & not included
Pick up services from hotel in Cairo & return
Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place
transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Private All Languages speaking Egyptologist guide
Lunch during your tour
Any extras not mentioned in the program
Tipping
Meeting point
Cairo
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