Cairo Trip Overview
Alexandria is the most beautiful city in Egypt, enjoy a day tour to the bride of mediterranean sea.
The tour starts early at the morning by traveling for maximum 3 hours from Cairo to Alexandria by desert road, when you enter the city you will see the beautiful mix of cultures and Civilization with history extended to more than 2300 years old, Alexandria is the largest city on the Mediterranean, the sixth-largest city in the Arab world and the ninth-largest in Africa. Alexandria was founded 331 BC by Alexander the Great and named after him.
You will enjoy seeing the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa and Bombay biller and sultan Qaitbay citadel, lunch over the mediterranean sea will make your experience more magnificent, most of the people don’t want to leave the city after they finish the tour but a long way back to Cairo make you think twice before you want to stay more, and you will always want to back to Alexandria.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Alexandria is the most beautiful city in Egypt, enjoy a day tour to the bride of mediterranean sea.
The tour starts early at the morning by traveling for maximum 3 hours from Cairo to Alexandria by desert road, when you enter the city you will see the beautiful mix of cultures and Civilization with history extended to more than 2300 years old, Alexandria is the largest city on the Mediterranean, the sixth-largest city in the Arab world and the ninth-largest in Africa. Alexandria was founded 331 BC by Alexander the Great and named after him.
You will enjoy seeing the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa and Bombay biller and sultan Qaitbay citadel, lunch over the mediterranean sea will make your experience more magnificent, most of the people don’t want to leave the city after they finish the tour but a long way back to Cairo make you think twice before you want to stay more, and you will always want to back to Alexandria.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
The catacombs of “Kom El Shoqafa” meaning “Mound of Shards” is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt, and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.
The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Due to the time period, many of the features of the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa merge Roman, Greek and Egyptian cultural points.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Pompey’s Pillar is the name given to a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt. Set up in honor of the Augustus Diocletian between 298-302 AD, the giant Corinthian column originally supported a colossal porphyry statue of the emperor in armor. It stands at the eastern side of the temenos of the Serapeum of Alexandria, beside the ruins of the temple of Serapis itself. The erroneous name and association with Pompey stems from historical misreading of the Greek dedicatory inscription on the base
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria, As Sayalah Sharq, Qesm Al Gomrok, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
The Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds, not only in Egypt, but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast. It formulated an important part of the fortification system of Alexandria in the 15th century AD.
Duration: 1 minute
