Rosetta Day Tour from Alexandria Port
Visit the city of Rosetta, also known as Rashid, on a full-day, private tour from Alexandria, and explore the key sites of a historic Egyptian port. Enjoy the flexibility of a private driver/guide as you see artifacts in the Rashid Museum, walk through local markets and colorful neighborhoods, and take in houses from the Ottoman era. This 7-hour tour includes pickup and drop-off at Alexandria hotels, a boxed lunch, and round-trip transport, with a stop at Alexandria’s Citadel of Qaitbay.
Route
A الإسكندريةB رشيد
Rosetta city
Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from Alexandria Port upon your cruise ship arrival by the exit door, holding a sign with your name. Enjoy a private shore excursion from Alexandria to Rosetta which is considered as a large open-air museum for Islamic architecture. the Islamic monuments in Rosetta does not exist in any other city allover Egypt, except for Cairo. Rosetta is famous for the architecture that dates back to the 18th century.
In the Rosetta museum, you will get to explore a lot of historic information about the French invasion to Egypt, Napoleon’s expedition as well as the British campaign. After your Rosetta museum visit, enjoy a walk in the famous street full of houses that dates back to the 18th century.
Rosetta is one of the few cities remaining where houses of ancient Islamic architecture style still exists. Afterwards, you will get to visit the citadel of Qaitbay in Rosetta where the famous Rosetta stone was found. At the end, you will get to see the meeting point of the Nile and the sea which is considered a very remarkable thing to see. When your Rosetta day tour is finished,
Finally you will be escorted by your guide back to your cruise ship in Alexandria Port.
NB: Departure time from Rosetta depends on the departure time of your ship at Alexandria Port.
Included
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- Pick up services from your hotel & return.
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites.
- Bottled water during your trip.
- Shopping tours in Cairo.
- All taxes & service charge.
Excluded
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Gratuities " Tipping "
- Personal expenses