8-Hour Rosetta Excursion from Alexandria
Highlights
Alexandria, Rosetta
art, cultural, historical
Private Tour
8 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Travel across the city of Rosetta, also known as Rashid, on a full-day, private tour from Alexandria, and explore the key sites of a historic Egyptian port. See artifacts in the Rashid Museum, walk through local markets and colorful neighbourhoods, look at the houses from the Ottoman era and visit Alexandria’s Citadel of Qaitbay.
Itinerary
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Rosetta City Tour
- Your tour guide will meet you in your hotel in Alexandria. You will drive by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Rosetta which is considered as a large open-air museum for Islamic architecture. The Islamic monuments in Rosetta do not exist in any other city all in Egypt, except for Cairo. Rosetta is famous for the architecture that dates back to the 18th century.
Go to the Rosetta museum to explore a lot of historic information about the French invasion to Egypt, Napoleon’s expedition as well as the British campaign. - After your Rosetta museum visit, enjoy a walk in the famous street full of houses that dates back to the 18th century. Rosetta is one of the few cities remaining where houses of ancient Islamic architecture style still exists.
- Next, you will head to the citadel of Qaitbay in Rosetta where the famous Rosetta stone was found.
- In the end, you will get to see the meeting point of the Nile and the sea which is considered a very remarkable thing to see. When your Rosetta day tour is finished, you will start your journey back to Alexandria.
- Your tour guide will meet you in your hotel in Alexandria. You will drive by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Rosetta which is considered as a large open-air museum for Islamic architecture. The Islamic monuments in Rosetta do not exist in any other city all in Egypt, except for Cairo. Rosetta is famous for the architecture that dates back to the 18th century.
What's Included
What's Excluded
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What To Bring
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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.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 11 to 15 | /person |
| 7 to 10 | /person |
| 4 to 6 | /person |
| 2 to 3 | /person |
| 1 to 1 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 4 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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