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

Cancelamento

Cancelamento gratuito até 24 horas antes do início, com reembolso total.

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How it compares in Cairo

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

About Cairo

O Cairo, a vasta capital do Egito junto ao Nilo, onde as pirâmides de Gizé se juntam a mesquitas medievais, bazares animados e tesouros dos faraós.

No limite ocidental da cidade, as pirâmides de Gizé e a Grande Esfinge erguem-se do planalto desértico, com a pirâmide escalonada de Saqqara e as ruínas de Mênfis mais a sul. Os grandes museus do Cairo, o Museu Egípcio na Praça Tahrir e o vasto Grande Museu Egípcio junto ao planalto, guardam peças que abrangem milhares de anos.

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

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