Day Tour to Alexandria from Cairo

While in Cairo, never miss the chance to explore the wonders of Alexandria, the jewel of the Mediterranean. Established by Alexander the Great more than 2000 years ago, the city served as the capital of Egypt for ages. You will get the opportunity to explore the Qaitbay Citadel, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and several other interesting places in an amazing one-day tour to Alexandria from Cairo. 

Location

Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or any other location around Cairo. You will drive in one of our comfortable cars for around 3 hours towards Alexandria. 

you have the option for 4 different site to include during your day 
01- The first place you explore is the famous Roman tombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa, which consists of three levels. This is one of the most mysterious royal tombs in Egypt.

02- famous Pompey Pillar, the only remaining items of a once great Roman temple. You would listen to many stories about it with qualified Egyptologists. 
3-  the fortress of Qaitbay that is the best-preserved Mamluk military construction in Egypt.
4- the famous library (new Alexandria library, the library is closed every Friday and National days) which has the fourth rank among the libraries all over the world. This is a replica of the Ancient Library of Alexandria. 

5- Alexandria National Museum : Alexandria National museum is located in a former Italianate mansion. It's the former home of a wood sales person.It used to house the United States consulate. The building dates back to 1926, located around a large garden, in addition to housing a basement. The three-storey palace was a meeting place for the Egyptian upper-class society of Alexandria.

Enjoy lunch at a good quality restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Then you will go back directly to your hotel in Cairo.