Alexandria Private day trip from Cairo

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Duration:12 hours (approx.)
Location: Cairo, Egypt

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Customize your tour to Alexandria, the way you like. Choose as many as four options from a list of the seven most interesting places in the city. Your guide will pick you up at 7am from any place in Cairo or Giza by a private modern car
Choose your favorite four items out of this list for a customized tour - simply tell your private tour guide at the start of the tour what you would like to see:
-Bibliotheca Alexandrina
-Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
-Pompey's pillar
-Fort of Qaitbay
-National Museum of Alexandria
-Roman Amphitheater
-Gardens & palace of Montaza
in addition to the 4 places you will choose , you 'll visit Saint Mark Cathedral , Mosque of Abu al-Abbas, tomb of unknown soldier , The Jewish Temple and Mohammed Ali Square . Also you will have lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean sea. you will have enough time for pictures with your professional guide. At the end, your guide will take you back to your drop off location.

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1. Bibliotheca Alexandrina
your guide will pick you up and you will go ahead to Alexandria’s ancient library which was one of the greatest of all classical institutions, and while replacing it might seem a Herculean task, the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina manages this with aplomb. Opened in 2002, this impressive piece of modern architecture is a deliberate attempt to rekindle the brilliance of the original centre of learning and culture. The complex has become one of Egypt’s major cultural venues and a stage for numerous international performers, and is home to a collection of brilliant museums.
2. Ancient Roman Amphitheater
Then you will visit The Roman Amphitheater which is one of the most popular monuments in Alexandria City . Amphitheaters quite spread during the reign of the Romans. They were in different countries like Greece, Italy, and Turkey. They are present in many regions around Europe and the Middle East. Roman Amphitheater Alexandria is the only one of its type in Egypt . The word “Kom El Dekka” in Arabic, means the hill of rubble or the hill of the benches. It named when a famous historian, El Neweiry, passed by this area in the beginning of the 20th century . El Neweiry saw the many piles of rubble and sand. The formed due to the digging of the Mahmoudeyya Canal at the end of the 19th century. The canal linked Alexandria to the Nile River. These piles looked exactly like some huge benches. El Neweiry was the one who gave the area its recent famous name. The Roman Amphitheater Alexandria indeed is one of the most important Roman architectural achievements in Egypt .
3. Montazah Gardens
Montaza Palace is a palace, museum and extensive gardens in the Montaza district of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a beach on the Mediterranean Sea. The larger Al-Haramlik Palace and royal gardens were added to the Montazah Palace grounds by King Fuad I in 1932, as a summer palace, Then the royal family in Egypt exploited the palace to spend the summer vacation in it. By 1932, King Fouad was commissioned to build a much larger palace known as Haremlik. In turn, his son, King Farouk was in charge of erecting a bridge to the sea.
4. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are important enough that UNESCO has named them a World Heritage Site. In the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, you can find artifacts from many different times that have been kept in great shape. Some of these things are ancient Egyptian and Roman tomb inscriptions. In the year 1900, a donkey accident led to the discovery of carved tombs and burial chambers in a cave.
5. Pompey's Pillar
Pompey's Pillar Alexandria is a Roman triumphal column in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the largest of its type. In fact, it constructed outside of the imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople. Pompey’s Pillar Alexandria is the only which known free-standing column in Roman Egypt. Moreover, it not composed of drums. It indeed is one of the largest ancient monoliths. Moreover, it is also one of the largest monolithic columns which ever erected.
6. Fort Qaitbey
Sultan Qaitbey built this picturesque fortress during the 14th century to defend Alexandria from the advances of the Ottoman Empire. His efforts were in vain since the Ottomans took control of Egypt in 1512, but the fortress has remained, strategically located on a thin arm of land that extends out into Alexandria’s harbor from the corniche. The fortress’ current form is not the original. It was heavily damaged during the British bombardment of Alexandria during a nationalist uprising against British hegemony in 1882 and rebuilt around the turn of the 20th century.
7. Alexandria National Museum
The museum contains more than 1,800 archaeological artifacts that include all eras, starting from the ancient state to the modern era. These pieces depicts the civilization; culture; arts; and industries of Egypt during these ages. It also shows the unity of history and the Egyptian personality through the exhibits that illustrate all the stages that Egypt’s history passed through, the national and historical event. It was first represented in the Egyptian Pharaonic background, as it is the oldest of the Egyptian civilizations, then came the Ptolemaic; Roman; Byzantine and Islamic eras, and ended with the era of the modern era, which begins with the rule of the Muhammad Ali family and ends with the 1952 AD revolution.

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Posted By : cristiand910
This was such an amazing experience. Our tour guide Giada was extremely nice and had so much knowledge of the sites to share. It was a great experience from start to finish. Our driver also was very helpful and this tour took out any worry someone might have traveling to a new country. Thank you for everything.
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Posted On : 2024-06-14 16:01:50

Posted By : Katti F
Beautiful and interesting city! Medhat our tour guide for the day & Mina (driver) were very kind and attentive to detail. They made us feel very welcome and showed us the most important areas in the city. We had so much fun and lunch was delicious. Very well organized tour. Trustworthy company. I highly recommend it! Thanks so much!
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Posted On : 2024-06-14 03:57:03

Posted By : I5875EKlukec
Thank you Wassam for the tour of Alexandria. Your knowledge of the city and friendliness were very much appreciated. It's hard to comprehend the vastness of history and changes in land level but you explained it all very very well.

I'd recommend this tour to all.

Thank you
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 22:11:03

Posted By : theodorev598
Perfect tour in Alexandreia with guide Wessam...She explained us everything clearly, lot of stories & legends for every place we visited! Don t hesitate, just do it,!
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Posted On : 2024-05-09 11:41:38

Posted By : Susan_P
The whole day was memorable and no one thing stands out. The guide was knowledgeable and presented the information in an interesting way. He was also happy to answer questions and enter into a conversation about where we were visiting and events in Egyptian history appertaining to where we were visiting.

I currently has a mobility issue, at present, and was mindful of my physical limitations.
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Posted On : 2024-04-05 11:44:26

Posted By : CarolManchoiyuk
We were so lucky to have Medhat and Peter as our tour guide and driver! Medhat is a knowledgable, experienced , sincere and happy tour guide who brought Alexandria lively to us!
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Posted On : 2024-04-05 04:27:40

Posted By : Aron L
It was a nice day trip to visit Alexandria. We picked this trip because it included the entrance fees of the major destinations and lunch so that we could be hassle free.

We were picked up by a decent white van for 3 of us in the morning. Driver Peter was nice, polite and helpful. The guide Medhat was knowledgeable and introduced the stories of all destinations clearly. He seems to be very popular locally as he knew everyone on the street 😂. We had a nice lunch 🐟 at a restaurant facing the Mediterranean Sea. We were able to visit most of the major destinations within Alexandria in the trip.
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Posted On : 2024-04-04 13:25:05

Posted By : TIMOTHY_M
We had an amazing time with our guide Jean. We visited many sites and learned about the history and culture of Alexandria.
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Posted On : 2024-03-30 13:07:29

Posted By : munozva
Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the whole experience great. Especially loved the catacombs, the Coptic church and mosque. Lunch on the Mediterranean coast made memorable pictures.
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Posted On : 2024-03-22 15:51:56

Posted By : Safari10731028164
Though a little tiring but an amazing visit made comfortable by our excellent driver Mr Abdullah. The best part of the visit was excellent guidance and high intellect briefing / narration by our guide Ms Dina. She is simply fantastic and a thorough professional . I stand much wiser on history ofAlexandria after this visit.
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Posted On : 2024-03-10 12:40:42