Day Tour to Alexandria from Cairo

Full day tour from Cairo to see the best sights
in Alexandria. You will be guided by a licensed Egyptologist tour guide
and transported to all the sites by a private air-conditioned vehicle.  

 You will be picked up after breakfast to be driven to Alexandria
(approx. 3 hours), the bride of the Mediterranean Sea. Upon arrival in
Alexandria your tour will start with a visit of the Catacombs of Kom
el-Shoqqafa. These tombs were tunneled into the bedrock in the age of
the Antonine emperors in the 2nd century AD. They were built for a
single wealthy family still practicing the ancient Egyptian religion.
These tombs represent the last existing major construction for the sake
of the Egyptian religion. Next is a visit to Pompey’s Pillar. This high
column of 30 meter was constructed in honour of the Emperor Diocletain
at the end of the 4th century. The column was originally a part of the
Temple of the Serapis, which once was a magnificent structure but
unfortunately destroyed. Then you will have lunch, after which you will
visit Fort Qaitbey. This fort was built in 1480 by a Mamluk sultan on
top of the remains of the ancient Pharos lighthouse, which was destroyed
by an earthquake. Material of the old tower was used to build the fort.
Then you will pay a visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the
Alexandrian library. This modern architectural building was inspired by
the great ancient library, which was built in the late 3rd century BC.
Finally you will drive back to Cairo.