Alexandria Day Trip from Cairo

Overview

Founded by Alexander the Great and ruled by the Ptolemies for three centuries, Alexandria still feels nothing like Cairo: sea air, a long corniche and Greek and Roman layers beneath the modern city. We drive you there on the desert road, about three hours each way, and your Egyptologist fits the main sights and a seafood lunch into one unhurried day.

Before you book

• Meeting pointPick-up from your hotel in Cairo or Giza
• Guide languagesEnglish, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic
• CancellationFree cancellation up to 24 hours before the start

Highlights

• The Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa, carved in the 2nd century AD
• Pompey's Pillar and the ruins of the Serapeum
• The Citadel of Qaitbay, on the site of the ancient lighthouse
• The Library of Alexandria
• Seafood lunch by the Mediterranean

Itinerary

1. 07:00Hotel pick-up

   Leave Cairo or Giza in a private air-conditioned car.

2. 10:00Kom el-Shoqafa catacombs

   Roman-era tombs that mix Egyptian, Greek and Roman art.

3. 11:00Pompey's Pillar

   A 27-metre granite column on the hill of the Serapeum.

4. 12:30Qaitbay Citadel

   The 15th-century fort on the harbour, with views along the corniche.

5. 13:30Lunch

   Fresh fish in a restaurant by the sea.

6. 15:00Library of Alexandria

   The modern library built in honour of the ancient one.

7. 16:30Drive back

   Back at your hotel in Cairo or Giza at about 19:30.

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