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Day Tour in Alexandria From Cairo
Day Tour in Alexandria From Cairo
Day Tour in Alexandria From Cairo

Day Tour in Alexandria From Cairo

By Three Pyramids Tours
3 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $95 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 13h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

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Activity location

  • Alexandria
    • Alexandria, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Alexandria
    • Alexandria, Egypt

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Day Tour in Alexandria From Cairo
  • Activity duration is 13 hours13h13h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 7:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $94.78 x 1 AdultCA $94.78

Total
Price is CA $94.78

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPickup & Dropoff services
  • What's includedWhat's includedExpert tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedSnacks
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrances fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTipping

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Alexandria
Three Pyramids tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. They will be waiting in the lobby holding a sign of Three Pyramids tours. Travel to Alexandria, start with the library of Alexandria (Bibliotecha Alexandrina); the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit it’s open court where you can see the statue of Alexander the Great and the statue of Ptolemy the first, which was found underwater nearby. You will visit the library’s manuscript museum, president Saddat Museum and impressions of Alexandria Museum. The car will then take you to visit the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa. Through your drive you will see the old city centre and the local historical architecture which has baroque style designs and Italian and French style properties. Visit El Nabi Daniel Mosque which is believed by many people to be related to Alexander the great tomb, It is said to contain the remains of the scholar and venerated teacher Prophet Daniel and his companion Sidi Lokman el Hakim, a religious story-teller. The car will then take you to visit the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, and the strangest sight outside it: an old funfair where children play on very antique funfair rides and eat sweets floss. Opposite is the corniche and the old harbour where you can see the old fishing boats, men fishing and traditional fishermen making nets. The photos taken there are amazing. Continue to visit the Citadel of Quaitbay which was built on the same site as the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the seven wonders of ancient world . A most spectacular castle which is a great photo stop. You will also drive by Pompay’s Pillar and stop for a photo stop, (it was constructed in honour of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century) .great photo stop. Optional visit to the Roman Amphitheatre in Kom El-Dekka; a marble theatre that once seated 800 spectators with galleries, sections of mosaic flooring, and a pleasure garden, all surrounded by Roman baths and villas. Then proceed to visit the Catacombs of Kom El-Shokafa, the necropolis of 3 sub-levels dating from the 2nd century AD merges aspects of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman culture in its features. See the Roman triclinium – a banquet hall to honour the dead, as well as statues, reliefs, and a pillared lobby featuring depictions of Egyptian gods in Roman armour. On your way back you will stop over the famous bridge of Stanley – the modern landmark of modern Alexandria. At the end of the day, travel back to your hotel in Cairo.

Location

Activity location

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    • Alexandria, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAlexandria
    • Alexandria, Egypt

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