Cairo to Alexandria Private Day Trip
Description
The best way to explore Alexandria city and see the most important places with a professional tour guide. Take a tour of the gardens, landmarks, and mosques of Alexandria with a guide who is an expert on all things Egypt and archaeology. As you explore with just your personal group, you’ll hear fun curiosities about the city you will explore the monuments, mosques, and gardens of Alexandria, on this full-day guided tour.
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Itinerary
Pick you up from your hotel in Cairo, and Travel to Alexandria. Start the tour with a visit to Montazah Palace Gardens, the royal gardens of King Farouk, the last king in Egypt's history. You'll have the opportunity to pause for a photo by King Farouk's royal palace, as well as explore the royal beaches of the queens.
En route, you will pass by the renowned Stanley Bridge, a modern landmark that stands as a symbol of contemporary Alexandria.
Then drive to visit the library of Alexandria; the biggest library in the world – now with 8 million books. Visit President Sadat Museum and visit the open court where you can see the statue of Alexander the Great and the statue of Ptolemy the first, which was found underwater nearby. Our guide will explain the design of the library from outside, you will have a chance for some photo stops. Note: Alexandria library is closed on Fridays ,Saturdays & in public holidays. To enter the reading area you will need to purchase a ticket.
Continue your tour by passing through the oldest market area in Mansheya and see the traditional womens’ markets (zan’et etsetat) with very thin and narrow streets, gold market also exists here where everyone buys their wedding and engagement jewellery.
passing by Unknown Soldiers Memorial
The car will then transport you to the most beautiful and largest mosque in the city, allowing for a photo stop at the Abbo Elabbas Mosque.
Opposite is the corniche and the old harbour where you can see the old fishing boats, men fishing and traditional fishermen making nets. The photos taken here are amazing. Continue to see the outside of Quaitbay castle which was built on the same site as the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria one of the seven wonders of ancient world . A most spectacular castle which is a great photo stop.
The car will then take you to visit the church of St. Mark – the oldest church in Africa,
Visit the Roman Amphitheater of Alexandria with the display of the sunken monuments of Alexandria which were discovered under the East harbor of Alexandria. Travel back to Cairo.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
In case of pick up from either Heliopolis (airport area ) or 06th of October or similar Areas , there is supplement Tour guides in languages other than English, subject to availability. Should your preferred language guide be unavailable, we are pleased to offer the assistance of a live English tour guide, complemented by an audio guide available in your desired language.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
A fantastic day out in Alexandria. Muhammed are guide was excellent and very knowledgeable. Highlight of the tour were the Catacombs, Citadel and an excellent lunch in a restaurant over the sea admiring the view of the coastline. It is a long day but its really interesting seeing another aspect of egyptian history.
Great tour of Alexandria. Our tour guide Mohamed was great and explained everything well. It’s a great way to get a lot done in the most efficient way possible. Just keep in mind library is closed Friday/Saturday.
Pick up (private car) was good and smooth and the guide (walid) was good and friendly. selection of sights was good. Lunch was average but not great for US$15 per person (the greek fish restaurant). However, the agency is not great: 1. when asked if we could have a slightly later pickup time (as the hotel breakfast only opened at 7, which was also the pickup time), they said no. But the driver was late for 15 minutes anyway. 2. they charged a US$15 supplement for pickup outside of central cairo (which is very dubious and seems like a money grab, given that we stayed near al nasr city which is quite near and arguably less congested than central cairo). the guide forgot to collect the supplement at the end of the tour, and despite saying that we would pay online (through a link that the agency itself provided) after the tour, the tour agency spammed >5 missed calls and kept trying to get the driver to collect the money from us throughout the trip back to cairo. Bear in mind we had already paid for the cost of the tour in full (which was not cheap) at this point - they were effectively hounding a customer for US$15. Not a good look.
We visited Alexandria as part of our 7 day trip to Egypt. Our tour guide was Mr. Yasser. He is very knowledgeable and pationate guide. He is nice and professional at his job. We enjoyed our day with Mr. Yasser. Alexandria has a lot to offer. Unfortunately some of the sites are destroyed or under water but we still were able to enjoy very much the tour. We recommend this tour and our guide Mr. Yasser.
Thanks to Rania and Fayez I enjoyed an amazing day in Alexandria ! A place I strongly recommend to go to for discovering the non-pharonic history of Egypt. Big thanks to Rania for her very clear and precise presentation of the city and of egyptian history. Very tasty food closed the day before an improvised private lesson of arabic with Fayez on the way back to Cairo. Thank you both !
