Alexandria Tour from Cairo

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• Duration: 12h
• Mobile tickets accepted
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Available languages

Arabic, German, Portuguese, English, Italian, French, Spanish

Highlights

• Learn about the city’s history from your Egyptologist guide
• Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Cairo hotel
• Includes lunch: No need to buy your own

What to expect

Itinerary

This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt

Start your lovely day by meeting your guide at your hotel; take your high way from Cairo (about 3 hours’ drive each way), arrive in the famous city then you will start exploring the city with your tour guide who will explain for you the old history of Alexandria. starting by necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Due to the time period, many of the features of the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa merge Roman, Greek and Egyptian cultural points; some statues are Egyptian in style, yet bear Roman clothes and hair style whilst other features share a similar style. A circular staircase, which was often used to transport deceased bodies down the middle of it, leads down into the tombs that were tunneled into the bedrock during the age of the Antonine emperors (2nd century AD)The facility was then used as a burial chamber from the 2nd century to the 4th century, before being rediscovered in 1900 when a donkey accidentally fell into the access shaft. To date, three sarcophagi have been found

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt

will be second attraction Pompey pillar, Its name is misleading. This single column standing on a rocky hilltop in the middle of Alexandria has nothing to do with the Roman Consul and General Gaius Pompey who was Julius Caesar’s rival in a civil war and was murdered by a Ptolomaic pharaoh in 48 BC when he fled to Alexandria. This legend was started by Crusaders, who thought the 100-foot (30 meter) red Aswan granite pillar marked his burial site. The pillar is instead the a triumphal monument erected around 300 AD for the Roman Emperor Diocletian, but the true significance of this archeological site is what stood here before the pillar. It is the site of the Serapeum, Alexandria’s acropolis. In the first centuries AD  was introduced to Egypt and Alexandria developed into its stronghold. Gradually, Chri  dominant religion in Egypt, relegating adherents to the ancient traditions and pagan gods an irrelevant minority that became increasingly unpopular. The Serapeum, dedicated to Alexandria’s patron god, Serapis, was a symbol of this ancient tradition, which conflicted with the increasingly popular ideas of Christianity.In 391 AD,  eader of the Church of Alexandria, led a Christian mob to destroy the Serapeum and other symbols of paganism in the city. Some accounts even blame this mob for the destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria, although this is disputed. Today the only single column marks the site of what was once a huge and elaborate temple, which was constructed of marble and decorated with precious metals on the interior. Some of the tunnels around the complex remain and are open for tourists  and some of the artifacts   have been recovered. A life-size black basalt bull from the temple and a golden plaque marking the of the Serapis are on   in the Greco-Roman Museum.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Fort Qaitbey, 29 88545 N 31. 21372 E, Alexandria 21599 Egypt

this will be the third stop he Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; Arabic: قلعة قايتباي‎) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1477 AD (882 AH) by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa’it Bay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour

Duration: 2 hours

Inclusions

• Qualified Egyptologist guide
• Lunch at a good quality seafood restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean ViP (optional )
• Private tour
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Transport by air-conditioned Car
• Bottled water
• Entrance fees (optional )
• Entry/Admission – Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
• Entry/Admission – Pompey’s Pillar
• Entry/Admission – Fort Qaitbey

Exclusions

• Gratuities

Departure details

• Traveler pickup is offered.
• Customer location Pickup and Drop off service are included once you book you will get phone number for us , whats app us
• Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt Pickup and Drop off service are included once you book you will get phone number for us , whats app us
• Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.

Duration

12h

Return details

• Returns to original departure point

Additional information

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Infant meals not included
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• Not wheelchair accessible
• Most travelers can participate
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation policy

• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.