The Ultimate Alexanderia day Tour from Cairo

The tour guide was knowledgeable for the sites that we visited. However, we arrived late at the library and was not allowed to enter. We were supposed to have drinks and snacks, but we only received one bottle of water and one can of soda on the return back to our hotel after walking in the hot sun all day. We were promised that we could stop to shop for 30 mins in the market, but the tour guide tried to take us a a gov’t shopping location in which we refused to go in. Then, he said the traffic was bad in Alexandria and it would be better to stop in Cairo for shopping, but that never happened. This was the last day of our vacation and this tour Company was by far not to the standards of the other tour companies we used during our week vacation.

Ahmed Elsayed was our guide, friendly, very informative & knowledgeable. he pointed out sights on the drive from Giza to Alexandria. he made sure we ate and helped us navigate the entrance fee purchases for our stops. he kept us on schedule & let us take our time at each sight. well planned tour day. our driver was Hossam, who kept us safe & knew how to weave us in and out of the streets of Alexandria with an expertise that only an excellent driver in Egypt would have. highly recommend.

We took the French version of the excursion, the price is interesting because cheaper than the other ones but the quality isn’t there The car wasn’t Clean, and there wasn’t any air conditioning for the first half of the day even With the very hot weather. The guide didn’t speak French very well and the explanations weren’t very elaborate and were at times repetitive

Great tour guide....we love the city...... Wish more time to actualy stay over night... The tour give you a taste of the city...I did not feel rush.

Tour started with pick up from my Giza hotel around 7am. It took about 3 hours to get to Alexandria. On the way there was rest stop. Wifi was provided in the car when asked - seems to be a hot stop from the tour guides phone. In Alexandria went to the catacombs, the pillar of Ptolemy - we did not really go in there as there wasn't much to see there, next to citadel of Qaitbay - lovely place, followed by bonus aquarium visit. Had local meal Koshary for lunch afterwards at a sea side restaurant. The guide Nour kindly allocated some time for me the do my prayers at local mosque after lunch. After prayer visited the new library of Alexandria. Left Alexandria around 2pm for 3 hours drive back to Giza again. In Giza area went a papyrus gallery and a perfume/aromatherapy place as part of the day tour. And back to hotel by little after 5pm. In All and all about 4 hours were spent in Alexandria. I hope my review helps you in planning your visit.

The trip was very fast. The car journey was very fast, as the driver needed only 1 1/2 hours for 3 hours estimated driving time and so we were also guided through the sights. We were given plenty of time just to eat. The guidebook was very verbose and had not even introduced itself.We saw the sights and got little explanation. I wouldn't make another trip with this guide. We had the direct comparison and were used to better things.

The trip was excellent. We were picked up on time and our guide Medhat was very good.He knew about the history and explained us very well. Highly recommended

It was a perfect tour of the city of Alexandria, our guide Mohamed El Wazir and driver Ahmed picked us up on time at the hotel at 7am and we started the tour. Very kind and polite did everything to make us feel good and the will to make the best of the tour. Another important point was that the communication before the tour was excellent, Asmaa contacted us a day before to confirm everything.

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Very nice driver and guide (Medhat). Everything ok. We went to the catacombs, citadel, new library and eat (very good) full local falafel. Other type of food than local is optional. Very good communication before the trip.

All wonderful, a beautiful city full of culture and with a good guide, the best there is in the cairo