Cairo - Alexandria Tour 1

• Cairo

  3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

  Pickup from your hotel, Travel to Alexandria,

• Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

  1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  First visit the insides of the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.

• Ancient Roman Amphitheater

  1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  Then you will drive to visit the Roman Amphitheater of Alexandria with the display of the sunken monuments of Alexandria which were discovered under the East harbor of Alexandria. You will also drive by Pompay’s Pillar and stop for a photo stop, (it was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century)

• Lighthouse of Alexandria

  10 minsAdmission Ticket Included

  After that, visit the Citadel of Quaitbay from inside and take outstanding photos inside and outside of it.

• Alexandria Bibliotheca

  10 minsAdmission Ticket Free

  Next stop is the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit it’s open court where you can see the statue of Alexander the Great and the statue of Ptolemy the first, which was found underwater nearby. You will visit the library's reading hall inside, president Saddat Museum and impressions of Alexandria Museum. Note: Alexandria Library is closed on Fridays and on every public holiday. Optional lunch at at a modern Fish Restaurant or a famous and traditional Alexandrian food place called Mohamed Ahmed’s. The Queen of Spain and many famous people go there when they visit Alexandria.

• St. Mark's Cathedral in Alexandria

  10 minsAdmission Ticket Included

  The car will then take you to visit the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa. Through your drive you will see the old downtown and the local historical architecture which has baroque style designs and Italian and French style properties.
• Accommodations

  Overnight in Alexandria at 3 stars hotel