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Enjoy with this full day tour the highlights of Alexandria the great city that was founded by Alexander the great. you are going to visit el Montazah park and have a close look at the palaces in there. You are going to visit one of the biggest libraries in the world which is the Library of Alexandria and the Pompey’s pillar with the remains of the temple of Serapis around it. Then you will visit the fort of Qaitbay that dates back to the 14th century and was built over the site of ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos).
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Enjoy with this full day tour the highlights of Alexandria the great city that was founded by Alexander the great. you are going to visit el Montazah park and have a close look at the palaces in there. You are going to visit one of the biggest libraries in the world which is the Library of Alexandria and the Pompey’s pillar with the remains of the temple of Serapis around it. Then you will visit the fort of Qaitbay that dates back to the 14th century and was built over the site of ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos).
Itinerary
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Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Pompey’s Pillar
Ruins of the Temple of Serapis
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El Shatby, Alexandria 30100 Egypt
the biggest one in the area), the ruins of the temple of Serapis, then you will proceed to the New Library of Alexandria that is considered one of the biggest in the world, designed to take up to 8,000,000 books
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Montazah Gardens, Montaza Palace Al Mandarah Bahri, Qism El-Montaza, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
Vast parks and gardens with beautiful views of the Mediterranean.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Citadel of Qaitbay, Alexandria, As Sayalah Sharq, Qesm Al Gomrok, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
dates back to 15th century and was built over the site of the Pharos
Duration: 30 minutes