Alexandria City Trip from Cairo

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1. Start your tour from Cairo at 07.00am. You will head towards Alexandria, which will take 3.5 hours. It is the famous and interesting city named Alexandria at the time of Alexander the great. It has a flavor of different architect like the Greek, Roman, French and Italian

   3 h

2. First visit Pompay's Pillar. It was constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the temple of the Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling the Soma and the Caesarean.

   1 h

3. Then you drive to visit the Catacombs which are the largest Roman Cemetery consisting of three levels cut in the rock.

   30 min

4. Proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs

   1 h

5. Visit the Lighthouse of Alexandria

6. Visit Bibliotheca Alexandrina, that was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The library was conceived and opened either during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter (323–283 BC) or during the reign of his son Ptolemy II (283–246 BC).

   2 h

7. Take a look at Montazah Palace and Gardens

Cancelación

Cancelación gratuita hasta 24 horas antes del inicio, con reembolso completo.

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How it compares in El Cairo

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 1157 visitas urbanas guiadas we list in El Cairo.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About El Cairo

El Cairo, la extensa capital de Egipto junto al Nilo, donde las pirámides de Guiza se unen a mezquitas medievales, bazares y tesoros faraónicos.

En el borde occidental de la ciudad, las pirámides de Guiza y la Gran Esfinge se alzan sobre la meseta desértica, con la pirámide escalonada de Saqqara y las ruinas de Menfis más al sur. Los grandes museos de El Cairo, el Museo Egipcio de la plaza Tahrir y el enorme Gran Museo Egipcio junto a la meseta, guardan piezas que abarcan miles de años.

Top-ranked sights in El Cairo: Egyptian Museum (Museum of Egyptian Antiquities), Saqqara (Sakkara), Khan El-Khalili.

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