July 13, 2020

Alexandria day tour from Cairo by car

Written By Mohamed Abdel Nasser

Alexandria day tour from Cairo by car

Itinerary

Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. We will drive almost 210 kilometers to Alexandria City, the second largest city in Egypt known as “The Pearl of the Mediterranean. Visit to the Montazah palace and Gardens (We will drive by the Bibliotheca of Alexandria with the possibility to stop for a photo).

See the Montazah palace and Gardens (Salamlek palace, Haramlek palace, a garden of 317 acres of huge trees and flowers, two 5* hotles-Helnan and Salamlek). And then you drive to visit Pompay’s Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the Temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesarean. Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.

Lunch at local restaurant in Alexandria Then you drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over bridge of stanly land mark of modern Alexandria And then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina. ).

Then you drive to visit  best sites in Alexandria Start with NEW library of Alexandria (The Bibliotheca Alexandrina ) the biggest library in the world now with 8 million books, Site of lighthouse one of the seven wonders of ancient world Finally you will drive back to your hotel in Cairo. What’s Included:

• Pick up services from hotel in Cairo & return.
• Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place.
• Transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Private English Speaking guide.
• Lunch during your tour.
• All taxes & service charge.
• A bottle of water during your trip

What’s Excluded:

• Any extras not mentioned in the program
• Tipping Kitty