8-Hour Guided Private Tour to Alexandria from Alexandria
Highlights
Cairo, Giza, Alexandria
archaeological, historical, sightseeing
Private Tour
8 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Visit Pompay’s Pillar, then the Catacombs of Alexandria, the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock, a private tomb. Proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel, which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs and then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Visit the fabulous reincarnation of the famed ancient library of Alexandria. Drive to the Roman amphitheatre, the open-air museum for sunken monuments, Unknown Soldier of Alexandria, and the Monatazah Palace.
Itinerary
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Alexandria Tour
A representative will pick you up from your hotel or Airport.
Enjoy an excursion to visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, the Catacombs of Alexandria, the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock, a private tomb, later converted into a public cemetery.
Visit Pompey's Pillar, constructed in honour of Emperor Diocletian, the Emperor of the Roman Empire from 284 to 305 A.C. Originally from the temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivalling the Soma and the Caesarean.
Visit Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The original library held the most extensive collection of manuscripts in the world and was a great center of learning for 600 years until it burned down in the 3rd century. The New Library of Alexandria is the most extensive in the world, with 8 million books. Sight a lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
See the Montazah Palace: King Farouk, the last king in the history of Egypt's summer residence. Enjoy the embracing gardens blazed with colours and the beautiful architecture of the Montazah Palace. Then you drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over the bridge of Stanly landmark of modern Alexandria.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.