Alexandria Day Tour From Cairo

 

Alexandria Day Tour From Cairo

Alexandria Day Tour From Cairo

Day Tour From Alexandria to Cairo, Few towns on earth provide such ready and regular exposure to the remnants of long-gone eras, so if you're here as a history student, you have your work cut out for you. Cairo is a living museum of its recent and ancient history, with some artefacts lying in stoic ruin and others continuing in use today despite having served for many centuries.

Alexandria Tours From Cairo, Alexandria has absorbed an astonishing variety of cultural influences, from Roman and early Christian to Byzantine and Muslim, trips and daily day tours from Cairo to Alexandria

Egypt's Mediterranean port city is called Alexandria. It was home to a famous library and a lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World during the Hellenistic era. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a futuristic disc-shaped building, is the library's current incarnation. Sand beaches, vintage cafes, and Greco-Roman sites are all found in the city. Its seaside Qaitbay Citadel from the fifteenth century is now a museum.

trips and daily day tours from Cairo to Alexandria,The National Museum of Alexandria This top-notch museum raises the bar with its history of Alexandria recap. The tiny but carefully chosen and well-labeled collection, which is housed in an exquisitely restored Italianate villa, does an excellent job of chronicling the city's history from antiquity to the current era. Keep an eye out for the stunning terracotta statues of Greek women called tanagra as well as any finds made in the Mediterranean Sea underwater.

Starting your day tour to Alexandria from Cairo in early morning, Relish your delicious breakfast, be ready to start a stunning day tour  to scout  Alexandria ( Al Iskandariyah in Arabic ),World Tour Advice Rep will pick up you from your hotel in Cairo, drive 3 hours in modern private A/C van to the north of Egypt to the Mediterranean sea, to start Alexandria sightseeing tour. Pay a visit to the famous Pompey's pillar which was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the fourth century, but with the time Alexandrian people called it Pompey pillar thinking that the head of Pompey stay on the top of the pillar. You will see many things around the column such as two sphinxes, They the only remaining items of a large great temple that was called the Serapuem and was founded in the 3rd century AD. The serapeum was built for the holy bull god Apis, and the best and biggest serapeum in all Egypt was found n Cairo in Saqqara area, Pompey;s pillar was Constructed out of red granite with the height of 27 meters and a remarkable stone capita, you visit remains of small old Alexandria library, temple of Apis,statues of Cleopatra, the last pharaohs who ruled Ancient Egypt. Proceed the tour to the Ancient cemetery of Alexandria, the catacomb, The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa is the largest and most curious historical burial site in Alexandria. Alexandria catacombs were found in 1900 and, it belongs to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The catacombs show the best case of the mixture and the blend between the Pharaonic, Greek and Roman kind of art and architecture. Then you will have your lunch in a local restaurant in Alexandria , then the Roman Theatre,  proceed tours to Islamic & recent sightseeing, tour to Qaitbye fortress,  Now it is time to see Alexandria mediterranean sea, and to relish a tour to Qaitbay Citadel ( Qalaa Qaitbay in Arabic ) ;The Qaitbay Fort is surely one of the landmarks and most famous historical sites in the all the Mediterranean cities. The Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay erected this marvelous military fortress in 1479. It was built in the same exact location of the ancient Pharos lighthouse and with the some of its stones as well. Pharos lighthouse was one of the ancient 7 wonders of world,mosque Abu El Abass, then free time for Alexandria library & for a walking trip in the beautiful gardens of Muntazah palace, lunch, free time shopping, back to Cairo, on the way or from Cairo Alexandria or when you go back you will stop to have a rest in the lion village which is a small zoo & coffee shop. end of our Alexandria tour from Cairo, back to Cairo, Overnight in your hotel in Cairo.

Note that We organize also 2 day tours to Alexandria from Cairo, 2 day tours Alexandria & El Alamein from Cairo, or Rosetta city & Alexandria tour in 2 days.

 

Alexandria Tour From CairoIncludes

What is included in our day Tour To Visit Alexandria Sightseeing, From Cairo :

 

- All Pick up services from hotel in Cairo & return

- All Transfers from Cairo to Alexandria & return by a modern private air- conditioned van

- Entrance fees to all Alexandria sightseeings mentioned above

- Private English Speaking Egyptology tour guide

- Lunch during your tour - All the sightseeings taxes & service charge

- Two mineral water bottles during your trip

Alexandria Tour From CairoExcludes

What is excluded in our day Tour To Visit Alexandria Sightseengs, From Cairo :

 

- Any extras not mentioned in Alexandria sightseeings excursions itinerary

- Tipping

- Beverages not specified

- Optional tours

 

Highlights of Alexandria Tour From Cairo

Alexandria Tour Highlights:

- Alexandria library

- Abu El Abbas mosque

- Pompey pillar

- The Roman Theatre

- Qaitbye fortress

- Muntazah palace

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