Alexandria City Tour from Alexandria Port
Leave your ship in port to see the sights of Egypt’s second city. Visit Qaitbay Citadel, the reconstructed Bibliotheca Alexandria, the Kom Al Shoqafa Catacombs and more…
Discover the ancient ruins and scenic highlights of Alexandria City on a 6-hour shore excursion from the Port of Alexandria with lunch at a local restaurant. Explore the city with an Egyptologist guide, and learn about the history of the city as you explore Roman Catacombs and a 15th-century citadel. Visit the ultra-modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina, then see artifacts from the ancient Egyptians, Crusaders and early Muslims in the National Museum before returning to port.
Highlights
- Enjoy a day trip to Alexandria
- Kom Ash-Shuqqafa roman burial site
- Pompey’s pillar and roman amphitheater
- Alexandria library, home to a copy of every book published in the world
Overview
Instead of leaving the city to view other attractions across Egypt.
Alexandria itself has so much to offer and warrants an entire day tour to see them. On this Alexandria tour you’ll get to see the full grandeur of Alexandria including the absolutely breathtaking Qaitbay Citadel, fantastic Montazah Palace, and also the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa, Roman burial sight whose family tomb reveals the merging of Egyptian & Roman architecture art.
There is Pompey Pillar which is 25 meter granite column dedicated to Emperor Diocletian. These sights and attractions are all available on the day tour and the tour guide will lead you to each – explaining about the extensive history behind them and taking you on to more afterwards.
Another stop along your journey through Alexandria is the Alexandria New Library – a famous library that contains absolutely every book published in the world!
Included/Excluded
- All transfers by an air-conditioned vehicle
- Pick-up services from your hotel in Cairo
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
- Lunch in local restaurant
- Any Extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Drinks in restaurant
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