Overview

Enjoy visiting the most renowned city known with great architecture and Roman monuments. You will be mesmerized by visiting the old Biblioteca Alexandrina, Qaitbey Citadel, Catacombs of Kom El-Shokafa, and Pompey's pillar.

12 Hours Available on request Cairo Governorate
Highlights
  • Pompy's Pillar
  • Catacomb
  • Qaitbay Citadel
  • Alexnadrina Biblitica 
Itinerary

MITO Travel representative will pick you up from your Cairo hotel for an amazing day trip to Alexandria from Cairo.

First, visit Pompey's Pillar. It was built in honor of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 4th century. Originally from the Temple of Serapis, it was once a magnificent structure rivaling Soma and Caesarean Section. Then drive to the Catacombs, which are the largest Roman cemetery, consisting of three levels carved into the rock. Lunch at a local restaurant in Alexandria, then continue to the Qaitbay citadel, which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) in Alexandria, to the Bibliotheca Alexandria. Eventually, you will be transferred back to your Cairo hotel.

Inclusions/Exclusions

What is included in the tour

  • Pick up service from your hotel by our representative and return.
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide.
  • Lunch at Local restaurant. 
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned historical sites
  • All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle.
  • All service charges and taxes.

What is NOT included in the tour

  • Any extras not mentioned in the program.
  • Tipping.
Pickup point
Cairo International Airport (CAI), El Nozha, Egypt View on Map