Best Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo - Group Option

Best Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo - Group Option

Enjoy your full-day trip to Alexandria city from Cairo.explore Alexandria with your guide who will talk about the history of Romans in Egypt Dating back to the Roman period in Egypt, the cities history starts from 332 B.C. Alexandria was Egypt’s second-largest city situated on the Mediterranean Sea. Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, explore all corners of the city to experience how this city has been formed over hundreds of years!

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Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Mohmad said Al halawane Mohmad said Al halawane, Alexandria 21599 Egypt

Visit the catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa which are considered one of the wonders of the middle ages . It's the largest known Roman burial site in Egypt, with three tiers of tombs that could accommodate up to 300 corpses. The cemetery originally was dug to be a private cemetery for one family ,then it was converted to be a public cemetery the architecture of the tombs mirrors Greco-Roman styles. This can be seen in the wall decoration, which shows a unique combination of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman artistic traditions. People are buried here in sarcophagi, in shelves, and in urns of ashes after cremation.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El Shatby, Alexandria 30100 Egypt

We will end our amazing tour by visiting the Modern Alexandria Library, the Old library was very famous all over the world for its huge books capacity of different sciences and literature. It was damaged several times during the Greco Roman period until it vanished. The beginning of reconstruct the library started at the late 80s of the last century.. The special shape of the modern library of Alexandria is considered a special architectural germ. The library the history of the library and the city of Alexandria and the Egyptian history as a whole, The cultures of the Arab world, Africa, and the Mediterranean countries , and The culture, ideas, and civilization of the whole world Location.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Pompey's Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt

Pompey's Pillar

Pass By: Fort Qaitbey, 29 88545 N 31. 21372 E, Alexandria 21599 Egypt

Fort Qaitbey

Pass By: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Alexandria Egypt

Lighthouse of ALexandria

Pass By: Let's Explore Egypt, 27 Shagaret El Dorr St Elzamalk, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Let's Explore Egypt