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Overday Tour – Alexandria Adventure – Catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, Qaitbay Citadel, and Bibliotheca

Created with Sketch. Greater Cairo, CAI, Egypt
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Duration

12 Hours

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Tour Type

Daily Tour

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Group Size

Unlimited

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Languages

English, German, Russian, Spanish

Overview

From Cairo, you can have a 3-hour ride with intervals to visit Egypt’s second-largest city Alexandria, locally called the Bride of the Mediterranean, according to its strategic location on the Mediterranean Sea. You will see rock-cut Roman catacombs, the ruins of a Roman temple complex and its famous Pompei’s Pillar, and Qaitbay Citadel, built with the ancient Pharos remains lighthouse. Visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and enjoy fresh seafood and Ice Cream by the Mediterranean.
Explore Alexandria City and visit the Catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, a relic from the temple of Serapis, Qaitbay Citadel, built on the ancient pharaohs’ site, and Alexandria Library, such an incredible that you cannot Miss.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Kom El-Shoqafa Catacombs.
  • The Pompey's Pillar.
  • The Qaitbay Citadel.
  • The Alexandria Bibliotheca.

Itinerary

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Tour Plan
Tour Plan

Geoota Travel's professional and friendly tour guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby.
You will then Have a 3-hour drive through the decent desert road that is very well cared about; after about 1.5 hours, you will get an interval to stretch your legs, get a drink, or freshen up. Then continue the drive for another 1.5 hours to enjoy a fantastic day trip to Alexandria.
Today we will experience the stunning Mediterranean Sea coast (Alexandria) and visit the most significant Roman cemetery. The Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa historical tombs combining Egyptian & Greek Architecture style consist of three levels cut in the rock, followed by a visit to the 3rd Century Pompeii's Pillar. This 25-meter red Aswan granite roman triumphal column is the last of the Seraphim Temple's remaining relics. Constructed in honor of Emperor Diocletian, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesareum.
Next, this wonderful day was followed by a Qaitbay citadel, a 15th-century defensive fort situated on Alexandria's eastern harbor entrance, established in 1477 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay.
Continue our tour by an Outside view of Abu El Abbas Mosque, with Lunch at the fish restaurant.
Finally, you will visit Alexandria Bibliotheca before returning to your hotel in Cairo.

Included/Exclude

  • Pick up/Drop off services; Round Trip Transfers From/To your hotel.
  • Private Transport by a modern air-conditioned vehicle.
  • Specialized Bilingual Egyptologist licensed tour Guide.
  • Entrance Fees to all the sites mentioned above in the itinerary.
  • Lunch meal of good quality will serve in a local restaurant.
  • Mineral water on board the vehicle during the tour.
  • A shopping tour in Alex. (Max. 2 Stops).
  • All taxes & service charges.
  • The entrance inside Abu Abbas Mosque.
  • Any Insurance.
  • Drinks & Personal Expenses.
  • Tips and Gratuities.
  • Additional optional activity Services.

Tour's Location

Created with Sketch. Greater Cairo, CAI, Egypt

FAQs

A. When and where does the tour start/end?
Your tour will start/conclude your hotel as its private daily tour for approximately 12 hours from 07.00 AM till 07.00 PM.
C. Do you arrange airport transfers?
Private airport transfers are when you and your travel companions order pre-booked transportation to your destination. Airport transfer fees usually start at about $10 per person one way. In other words, it is not in this tour fare; you can expect to pay at least an additional $20 per person for transportation to and from the airport. Typically, you are met at Cairo airport by a Geoota Travel driver & Guide holding signs with names outside of the arrival hall's baggage claim.

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