Tour overview
The Alexandria Day Trip from Cairo is a private guided full-day tour (~10-11 hours) covering Alexandria’s flagship monuments — the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Qaitbay Citadel, Pompey’s Pillar, and the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Includes licensed Egyptologist, private air-conditioned vehicle, seafood lunch on the Mediterranean, and all entrance fees. From $127 per person.
Alexandria is Egypt’s Mediterranean city — founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE, home of the ancient Library and Lighthouse (two of the seven wonders), and today a very different feel from Cairo: sea breeze, Greco-Roman ruins, and a slower Corniche pace. The drive from Cairo is ~2.5 hours each way on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. This private day trip covers four flagship sites in a well-paced day, with a proper Mediterranean seafood lunch on the Corniche.
The Alexandria Day Trip from Cairo is a private guided full-day tour (~10-11 hours) covering Alexandria’s flagship monuments — the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Qaitbay Citadel, Pompey’s Pillar, and the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Includes licensed Egyptologist, private air-conditioned vehicle, seafood lunch on the Mediterranean, and all entrance fees. From $127 per person.
Alexandria is Egypt’s Mediterranean city — founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE, home of the ancient Library and Lighthouse (two of the seven wonders), and today a very different feel from Cairo: sea breeze, Greco-Roman ruins, and a slower Corniche pace. The drive from Cairo is ~2.5 hours each way on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. This private day trip covers four flagship sites in a well-paced day, with a proper Mediterranean seafood lunch on the Corniche.
Highlights
- Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa — the largest Greco-Roman burial site in Egypt, with fusion Egyptian-Greek-Roman iconography
- Qaitbay Citadel — 15th-century Mamluk fortress on the site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria (one of the Seven Wonders)
- Pompey’s Pillar — 27-meter red-granite Roman victory column, one of the largest ancient standing pillars in Egypt
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina — the modern (2002) library commemorating the ancient one, with a stunning architectural interior
- Mediterranean seafood lunch on the Alexandria Corniche (included)
