Accommodation:
Two nights Alexandria
Tours:
-Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar and Citadel of Qaitbay.
-National Museum, Alexandria Bibliotheca and Roman Amphitheatre.
Trip Description
Included & Excluded
Includes:
-Meet & greet as well as assistance upon arrival & departure.
-Transfer Cairo/Alexandria/Cairo by private deluxe van A/C.
-All tours indicated in our itinerary by a private deluxe van A/C with private guide.
-Two nights in Alexandria including daily Breakfast.
-All taxes & service charges.
Excludes:
-Cost of any optional tours, items not mentioned as included in the itinerary.
-Excess baggage charges.
-Meals not mentioned as included in the itinerary.
-Items of personal nature such as Room service; laundry; phone calls, bottled water & beverages with meals etc.
-Tipping and Gratuities.
Video
Itinerary
Drive to Alexandria: Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar and Citadel of Qaitbay
Breakfast at the hotel
Meet your guide at the lobby and drive to Alexandria (approx. 02hours & 45 minutes) to start your start your tour by Catacombs of kom elshoqafa: a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria and considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funerary cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences.
Continue to Pompey’s Pillar: a Roman triumphal column, the only ancient monument that is still standing in its original location in Alexandria, a massive 25metre-high pink granite pillar that measures 9 meters around its girth. It was actually set up in honour of the Roman emperor Diocletian between 298–302 AD. The giant Corinthian column originally supported a colossal porphyry statue of the emperor in armour. It stands at the eastern side of the temenos of the Serapeum of Alexandria, which is now in ruins.
Free time for Lunch”on your own”.
Ending by Citadel of Qaitbay: a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria. It was built from 1477 to 1479 AD (882–884 AH) by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qaitbay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour.
Transfer to your hotel in Alexandria & check-in
Rest of day free at leisure
Dinner “on your own”
Overnight in Alexandria
Meals included: Breakfast
National Museum, Alexandria Bibliotheca and Roman Amphitheatre:
Breakfast at the hotel
Meet your guide at the lobby and start your tour by National Museum: It was inaugurated the 31 December 2003, a renovated Italian style palace, the building used to be home to the United States consulate. It contains around 1,800 artifacts that narrate the story of Alexandria and its Greek and Roman days, also contains some of the Pharaonic statues.
Continue to Alexandria Bibliotheca: is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the largest libraries worldwide, which was lost in antiquity and it contains books in classical Arabic, English, and French.
Free time for Lunch”on your own”.
Ending our tour by visiting the Roman Amphitheatre: located in the central region of Alexandria city at Kom el-Dikka. Basically Amphitheatre means double theatre and were grand and impressive in structure. Usually built in semi-circular shape, Amphitheatre was an open-air theatre with no curtains on the stage.The Roman Theatre of Egypt is modest in size and most of the part of the structure is in ruined condition but still it is an excellent ancient structure of Roman period of Egypt.
Return to your hotel
Rest of day free at leisure
Dinner “on your own”
Meals included: Breakfast
Alexandria- Cairo:
Breakfast at the hotel
Check-out after breakfast
Drive back to Cairo
Check-in at the hotel
Rest of day free at leisure
Lunch & Dinner “by your own”
Overnight in Cairo
Meals included: Breakfast
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