Cairo Trip Overview
Alexandria Over Day from Cairo or giza hotels , 7 or 8 am
the most famous attractions: ,the Bombay’s Pillar, Catacomb of Komel-Shokafa & outside visits are Alexandria Library and the fort and Citadel of Qaitbay and mrosy abu el abbas mosque then back to hotel
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Duration: 10 to 12 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Alexandria Over Day from Cairo or giza hotels , 7 or 8 am
the most famous attractions: ,the Bombay’s Pillar, Catacomb of Komel-Shokafa & outside visits are Alexandria Library and the fort and Citadel of Qaitbay and mrosy abu el abbas mosque then back to hotel
Itinerary
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Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Your guide for the day will pick you up and transfer you, cutting across 220 Kilometers of the Western desert from Cairo is the city of Alexandria, the bride of the Mediterranean Sea. The trip takes about 3 hours.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Next is a visit to the Bombay’s Pillar which was built in 297 AD for the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The Pillar itself is a 9 meters / 29 feet in circumference and it is said that 22 people could lunch on the capital, or flat top of the Pillar.
The day ends with a visit to the Catacomb of Komel-Shokafa. These tombs were tunneled into the bedrock in the age of the Antonine emperors (2nd century A.D.) for a single wealthy family still practicing the ancient religion. These tombs represent the last existing major construction for the sake of the old Egyptian religion.
Following stop for lunch , you will visit from outside Alexandria Library and the fort and Citadel of Qaitbay, which was built around 1480 by the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay. It is believed to rest on the site and to be built from the stones of the Pharos lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
At the ends of the day return to Cairo.
Duration: 2 hours
