Let`s Explore Egypt

Private Customizable Day Tour to Alexandria from Cairo

Description

this full day trip to Alexandra—Egypt’s second-largest city—is led by an Egyptologist guide. Relax in an air-conditioned vehicle with on-board WiFi during the approximately three-hour drive to Alexandria.

Itinerary

Your guide will pick you up from your residence to drive to Alexandriaby a private, modern a/c van (WiFi Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great and remained capital of Egypt for about 1,000 years. Now it is the second biggest city and the biggest seaport in Egypt. Choose your favorite four items out of this list for a customized tour - simply tell your private tour guide at the start of the tour what you would like to see: Catacombs The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina

the library received a donation of 500,000 books from the Bibliothèque nationale de France The gift makes the Bibliotheca Alexandrina the sixth-largest Francophone library in the world.

Pompey's Pillar Pompey's Pillar

The only known free-standing column in Roman Egypt which was not composed of drums,[1] it is one of the largest ancient monoliths and one of the largest monolithic columns ever erected.

Fort Qaitbey The Citadel of Qaitbay

It was established in 1477 by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour.

Montazah Gardens Montaza Palace and Garden is a palace, museum and extensive gardens in the Montaza district of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a beach on the Mediterranean Sea

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