Private Day Trip: Journey to Alexandria From Cairo Featuring Qaytbay Citadel & Roman Theater
4.6
269 Ratings
El Talbia
Embark on a private day trip from Cairo to Alexandria and discover the city's iconic landmarks, including Qaytbay Citadel, the Alexandria library, the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa, and the Roman Theater. Enjoy the flexibility of a private guide and explore at your own pace.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Cairo - At 7:00 Am our Expert tour guide will come to pick you up from your Hotel in Cairo or Giza holding a sign of your name transferred by private A/C Car drive to Alexandria about 220 k.m away from Cairo it takes about 2:30 hour
Then around 18:00 pm will be back to your Hotel.
- Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa - visit the The Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa where you can see the Roman art mix with ancient egyptian art in one place, this is the most famous tomb in Alexandria it has three levels which is a unique design
- Ancient Roman Amphitheater - then you will visit the The Roman Theater made out of marble stones and the floor it has a big Section of mosaic
- Bibliotheca Alexandria - then you will visit Alexandria Library which is the second biggest library in the world
- Fort Qaitbey - then you will visit Qaitbey Citadel and have a free walk around the Cornish.
Then you will have Lunch during the day in a local restaurant and the lunch is included but Beverages are not.
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Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi - Experiencing the Spiritual and Historical Journey
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What's Included
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Share guide in Alexandria (Optional)
- Entry Fees ( Optional)
- Lunch ( Optional)
Additional Information
Explore Alexandria in a single day with a private guide, making the most of your vacation time in Egypt. With a dedicated guide, you can travel at your own pace and focus on the sights that interest you; no waiting for other group members or wasting time on things that don’t appeal to you. Stops can include Qaytbay Citadel, the Alexandria library, the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa, and the Roman Theater, among others.
Note: Alexandria Library is Closed on Friday , so you will be able to take Photos from outside
Location
Abd El-Shafy
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(269 Ratings)
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Al_a
Mar 22, 2024
Alexandria explorations - Our guide was very personable, professional and informative, we enjoyed the detailed explanations she provided to us.
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David_d
Mar 11, 2024
Well worthwhile! - Alexandria is a beautiful city and very worth visiting. Ghada was a fantastic guide. So knowledgeable but also not just facts. She made it interesting and intriguing. The drive from Cairo on the desert road was an experience - great driver, but crazy traffic on the way back. This is definitely the way to do a day trip to Alexandria. Our only comment is fortunately we brought some water bottles. The description on the website said we would get a water bottle each and we did not.
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Peter
Feb 27, 2024
Everything to our satisfaction - The tour guide Manal Moslehn and the driver Basem did a very good job. Thank you for the lovely trip 👍
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Tyler_m
Feb 12, 2024
Beautiful Day in Alexandria - I had an excellent day tour. My driver was right on time picking me up. My guide was very knowledgeable and she was great at making sure all my questions were answered and helped get a deeper understanding of the city and culture of Alexandria. I didn't feel rushed at any of the sites and was able to enjoy the entire day.
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Dave_r
Feb 6, 2024
Alexandria - We found this tour to be Very informative, and enjoyed our guide. She was very knowledgable about her city,Alexandria
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Jillian_g
Jan 6, 2024
Long drive, wonderful sights, delicious lunch! - If you are a nervous passenger, the 229km drive is not for you. Egyptian traffic is manic and chaotic! However, our driver was excellent and we got there and back without a major incident.
The tour in Alexandria itself is worthwhile, different to Cairo with interesting sights. Our guide Mahmoud was very dedicated and informative, we enjoyed his talks.
We had an amazing included lunch at a sea front restaurant, 4 of us had the traditional Alexandrian fish and rice meal plus mezze. Fish was incredibly fresh and tasty, a whole grilled fish! Delicious. Other options were available to non fish eaters, equally good.
We were tired after a 12 hour day but it was totally worthwhile for a multi-generational family! 😁😁😁
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Brock_m
Jan 4, 2024
Excellent service and value - Pick up and drop off from our hotel in Cairo was seamless. Our tour guide in Alexandria was knowledgeable, and we were able to see a lot for one day.
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Ww_h
Apr 10, 2024
Great Historical City, Wonderful Driver, Average Guide - It was our first day in Egypt, and our 3-hour car journey from Cairo to Alexandria was pleasant. The driver, Abdullah, was on time, polite and he did his best to converse with us in English (with assistance from Google Translate). He helped me brushed up my Arabic in a fun way by asking me to read the car number plates as we drove past them.
Our guide was a young mother of two. While she was fluent in English, she gave us a skim-through summary of each site and gave us 15-20 minutes (instead of an hour as per the itinerary) to view the site! In short, we felt rushed. To be fair to her, however, the heat and the piercing sun rays were draining us by noon and so, we did not ask for a longer duration.
Alexandria is a great city and worth the visit. We wish we had more energy to absorb its rich history and culture. Lunch (USD20 per pax at own cost) at the Fish Market was good! We had the best table there - a corner table facing the Mediterranean Sea; the grilled fish (main course) was fresh and delicious. As it was Ramadan, our guide was fasting and so, she sat waited for us at a table near the entrance of the restaurant while we ate.
In the end, we decided to tip the driver more than the Guide.
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Shibila_r
Apr 6, 2024
Cairo to Alexandria - To and fro journey between Cairo and Alexandria was great. Our driver was super good , journey was very smooth.
We spent only half day as Library was closed always on Friday. If you don’t want to miss library please don’t go to Alexandria on Friday.
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Rhi_s
Apr 1, 2024
Hit and miss - Our driver was great. The stops in alexandria were interesting.
I felt like the guide could have done more to bring the history and importance of alexandria to life
We were also charged extra to have a stop of lunch for some reason, but were still back in Cairo by 4pm after leaving at 615. So didn't really take any extra time.
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