Explore Alexandria On A Day Trip From Giza

Sightseeing  :  Egypt  :  Giza Governorate  :  Giza  :  Day Trips

This private tour to Alexandria is a great chance to visit the city of Alexander the Great and its treasures while listening to facts and stories about it from your private Egyptologist tour guide in your private van that is private,modern, a/c with WiFi access.Go down the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, take pictures with the gigantic pompey's pillar, have a wonderful visit to the fort of Qaitbay, enjoy the new Library of Alexandria and do not miss the seafood lunch! Alexandria is the biggest city bordering the Mediterranean, the second biggest city in Egypt with about 5 million population and its biggest seaport, was founded by Alexander the Great in 334 B.C. ( it is generally believed that his tomb is still there),it was divided between the local Egyptians, the Greek rulers and the Jews, then it became the capital of Egypt along the Greek, Roman and Byzantine rule for more than 10 centuries until the Arab conquest in the 7th century A.D. as the capital then was moved south then it became Cairo in the 10th century A.D., From the late 19th century, Alexandria became a major center of the international shipping industry and one of the most important trading centers in the world, both because it profited from the easy overland connection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, and the lucrative trade in Egyptian cotton. Alexandria was the second most powerful city of the ancient world after Rome.
the city has a lot to offer for its visitors of all tastes and in this tour you will start early at 7am with your qualified Egyptologist tour guide, in your private, modern a/c van (WiFi on board) and proceed to Alexandria (about 3 hours' drive) where you will visit:

The catacombs of Kom el Shoqqafa (one of the seven wonders of the Middle Ages) (mummification and cremation were used)
Pompey's pillar (84 feet high) (monolithic stone)
The temple of Serapis (Serapeum) and its complex
The fort of Qaitbay (site of the ancient lighthouse, Pharos) (a great view of Alexandria)
The New Library of Alexandria (Biblotheca Alexandrina) with a locally guided tour inside (optional visits to museums and pla
The Roman Amphitheater and some of the monuments discovered under water

Lunch in a seafood restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean sea is included and at the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.