Alexandria Private Day Tour from Cairo

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Duration:8 hours to 10 hours (approx.)
Location: Cairo, Egypt

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Begin your lovely day by meeting your guide at your hotel; take the highway from Cairo (about 4 hours round trip), arrive in the famous city, and begin exploring the city with your tour guide, who will describe the city's ancient history to you. beginning with the Catacombs of Kom El Shurafa and Pompey's Pillar and continuing with the new Alexandria library and the Citadel of Qabita and Roman Theater.
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1. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
At 7:00 am, we will pick you up from your hotel and head straight to Alexandria, where we will spend the next two and a half hours travelling by highway to get to our starting point Kom El Shurafa's. Kom El Shoqafa's made up of a collection of tombs, statues, and archaeological artefacts associated with the Pharaonic funeral cult, as well as Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Because of the time period, many of the characteristics of Kom El Shoqafa's catacombs combine Roman, Greek, and Egyptian cultural points; some statues are Egyptian in style, but wear Roman clothes and hairstyles, while others share a similar style. A circular staircase descends down into the tombs tunneled into the bedrock during the Antonine emperors' reign. (2nd century AD)From the 2nd to the 4th centuries, the building was used as a burial chamber before being rediscovered in 1900.
2. Pompey's Pillar
Will be the secondary attraction. The Pompey pillar's moniker is deceptive. Gaius Pompey, a Roman general and consul, was a rival of Julius Caesar in a civil war and was assassinated by a Ptolomaic pharaoh in 48 BC as he escaped to Alexandria. This single column, which is perched on a rocky hilltop in the centre of Alexandria, has nothing to do with him. Crusaders believed his grave was marked by a 100-foot (30-meter) red Aswan granite pillar, which is how this tale got its start. The pillar is actually a triumphal monument built for the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the year 300 AD, but the real importance of this archaeological site lies in what was here before the pillar. The Serapeum, Alexandria's acropolis, is located there.
3. Fort Qaitbey
The third stop will be this. he In Alexandria, Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea the coast, stands the 15th-century defensive fortress known as the Citadel of Qaitbay or the Fort of Qaitbay. In 1477 AD (882 AH), Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay founded it. The Citadel is located at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour on the eastern edge of Pharos Island's northern tip.
4. Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The world's largest library, which currently has 8 million Books. Visit its open court to see the statues of Ptolemy the first and Alexander the Great, which were both discovered close underwater. You will go to the President Saddat Museum and the Alexandria Museum of Impressions. Please take note that the Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays, Saturdays, and on legal holidays. You will need to buy a ticket in order to access the reading section.In the end, we will travel back to the beginning location for around 2.5 hours on the highway.

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Posted By : praveenruks
One day trip from Cairo with family was fantastic. The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Ancient Roman Amphitheater, the Library, Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, Fort Qaitbey and more, thanks to our guide Aalaa Gaber, not a guide shall say a good friend who took special care of us whole day. Additionally, she made us travel in a local tram in downtown, suggested a good restaurant and food as well. And thanks to Timour Imam for organizing such a wonderful trip. Happy to recommend my friends and family to both of you.
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 04:40:15

Posted By : joshualQ753NF
Eslam met me at the catacombs to start out the day - he was extremely knowledgeable in the history but also the neighborhood and Alexandria as a whole. We made our way to Pompey’s Pillar after. Eslam balanced a mix of hands on guiding and free wandering time, which I like. Stopped for lunch then hit the citadel on the water (highlight of the day). Last stop was the library of Alexandria. The tour was as stated and did not make any unannounced stops for random sales pitches like some of the other tours in Cairo.
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Posted On : 2024-05-10 03:15:09

Posted By : camerontravels11
Awesome day trip from Cairo to Alexandria. My guide Rabab was wonderful. She had so much knowledge on the places we went. The city itself is beautiful, and if you have time, I recommend coming here.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08 10:10:35

Posted By : 113changl
I had a great time with my tour guide eslam . He is an Alexandria local . Not only he did a great job explaining all the cultural sites we visited during the tour but also he shared a lot fun stories and brought me to a great restaurant by the Alexandria seashore. The whole trip was fun and relaxing ! Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-02-27 16:24:38

Posted By : SJBRSPQ
Another fantastic tour by trip advisor and team. Mr Islam the tour guide is an extremely knowledgeable person and full of facts. Helped take pictures of the must see attractions. Would definitely recommend. Keep up the great tours of this beautiful country!
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Posted On : 2024-02-08 11:51:22

Posted By : Aleisa_V
Fun time with the guide and driver in Alexandria. The catacombs were very cool and Alexandria library was impressive
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Posted On : 2024-01-15 12:15:04

Posted By : aleisav2024
Great time in Alexandria seeing the sites of this lovely city. The guide and driver were very friendly and knowledgeable about the area.
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Posted On : 2024-01-15 12:09:29

Posted By : James_T
Eslam was a fantastic tour guide. Very knowledgeable in his explanations and was always willing to answer questions. It is obvious he has a passion for history and sharing it with others. Extremely considerate and let us choose when to have lunch in the schedule and took us to a cafe overlooking the ocean before touring the library. Lunch was fantastic at the fish market (250 pounds for the lunch special) - he helped us order and made sure we had everything we wanted.

Private van was nice as well. Driver was polite and offered to stop for bathroom breaks / offered us bottled water.
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Posted On : 2024-01-09 15:10:43

Posted By : Odyssey235942
The guide Islam and the driver Ahmed were great! Islam was very knowledge and overall very calm presence which was nice from the hustle and bustle of Cairo. Alexandria was a very nice city to see coming from Cairo as the seaside feels like an escape from city life. Islam is flexible and willing to coordinate the schedule such that you do everything you want. We were able to go to the Catacombs, Jewelry museum, Library, castle, and lastly a late lunch on the seaside of Egyptian-Greek food. Overall, this was a very nice trip where we really got a feel for the city of Alexandria thanks to Islam.
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Posted On : 2024-01-02 04:46:22

Posted By : hithamg2023
A tour of the city of Alexandria with Timur, the general guide. He is knowledgeable about the Pharaonic and Greek civilizations.
Thank you
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Posted On : 2023-12-09 11:06:31