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Enjoy a day trip to Alexandria with private guide from Cairo. See rock-cut Roman catacombs, the ruins of a Roman temple complex, and Qaitbey Citadel. Visit the Bibleotheca Alexandrina and discover Quitbay Citadel
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Enjoy a day trip to Alexandria with private guide from Cairo. See rock-cut Roman catacombs, the ruins of a Roman temple complex, and Qaitbey Citadel. Visit the Bibleotheca Alexandrina and discover Quitbay Citadel
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Stop At: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
Start your tour from Cairo at 07.00am. You will head towards Alexandria, which will take 3 hours. It is the famous and interesting city named Alexandria at the time of Alexander the great. It has a flavor of different architect like the Greek, Roman, French and Italian.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El Shatby, Alexandria 30100 Egypt
Once you arrive, see the great Alexandria library, that was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The library was conceived and opened either during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter (323–283 BC) or during the reign of his son Ptolemy II (283–246 BC).
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
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.
Duration: 1 minute
Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman
Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Montazah Gardens, Montaza Palace Al Mandarah Bahri, Qism El-Montaza, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Visit Montazah Palace and Gardens
Stop At: Sidra By The Citadel, As Sayalah Sharq, Qesm Al Gomrok, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
Visit Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Alexandria Egypt
Visit Lighthouse of Alexandria