Day Trip to Alexandria from Cairo by Car

As your private tour guide, we will pick you up from your Cairo hotel in the morning and drive you to Alexandria. Once there, take in some of Alexandria’s main tourist attractions, including:

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

An Egyptian and Roman art and architecture fusion can be seen in the family tomb at a Roman burial site. To see Caracalla Hall and the tomb, descend underground.

Pompey’s Pillar

A granite column measuring 82 feet (25 meters) high was erected to pay tribute to Emperor Diocletian, who liberated the besieged city and provided food to its starving populace.

Qaitbay Citadel

On the Mediterranean seashore, a castle from the fifteenth century. In the year 1477, Sultan Al-Ashraf Qa’it Bay founded it. The Pharaoh’s Island and Qaitbay Citadel are also located nearby.

Join your guide after lunch at a seafood restaurant to visit:

Alexandria Library

The library is one of the world’s greatest literary institutions since it houses copies of every book ever published. The Alexandria Library also has a number of displays about Egyptian history as well as a collection of priceless old books.

Finally, drive back to Cairo and transfer you to your hotel.

Meals: Lunch