Day Tour to Alexandria From Alexandria
Enjoy a day to in Alexandria exploring the historic attractions of the beautiful city by the Mediterranean Sea and learn about the historical sites from your Egyptologist tour guide. visit Pompey’s Pillar, Catacombs, Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Visit the wonderful reincarnation of the famed ancient library of Alexandria. Then you drive to the roman amphitheater, the open air museum for sunken monuments, Unknown Soldier of Alexandria, Monatazah Palace
Location
pillar of Pompey
Ancient Egypt Tours representative pick you up from your hotel in Alexandria , start one of our Alexandria hotel , Transferred to discover the pillar of Pompey is an architectural marvel located amidst the ruins of the Serapeum in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria. It is one of the largest places of Antiquity. The Serapeum was an ancient Greek temple that was built during the reign of the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt and was dedicated to the new deity worshipped in Alexandria and all over Egypt, Serapis who was believed to be the protector of Alexandria.pillar of Pompey
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
Then Move to, you will visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, These tombs represent the last great existing construction for the sake of the ancient Egyptian religion. The catacombs consist of three layers of tombs and chambers cut out of the rock under the ground and the beautifully decorated burial of a rich Romanized Egyptian family.
NEW library of Alexandria
Then you drive to Visit the wonderful reincarnation of the famed ancient library of Alexandria. The original library held the largest collection of manuscripts in the world and was a great center of learning for 600 years until it burned down in the 3rd century. NEW library of Alexandria the biggest library in the world now with 8 million books, Site of lighthouse one of the seven wonders of ancient world, Enjoy a tour at the dramatically beautiful new library. Then you drive to the roman Amphitheatre, the open air museum for sunken monuments, unknown soldier of Alexandria, the statue of Alexander the great, Built east of Alexandria on a high hill and overlooking the most beautiful beach of Alexandria,NEW library of Alexandria
Alexandria Citadel
then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandri, Named after the Mameluke Sultan Al- AsharfQaitbay, the Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds in the Mediterranean Sea. Visit the citadel that used to formulate an important part of the fortification system of Alexandria in the 15th century A.D.Alexandria Citadel
Montazah Palace
Then you drive to was King Farouk, last king in history of Egypt, Summer Residence. Enjoy the embracing gardens blazed of colors and the beautiful architectures of the Montazah Palace, and then you drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over bridge of Stanly land mark of modern Alexandria then drive back to your hotel
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.
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Gratuities " Tipping "
- Personal expenses
Excluded
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Gratuities " Tipping "
- Personal expenses
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Gratuities " Tipping "
- Personal expenses