Today’s Alexandria private tour will be with private guidance to and private transfers from and to your address in Cairo or Giza including:
- Private pickup from your address in Cairo or Giza.
- Qaitbay Fort.
- Alexandria Bibliotheca.
- Alexandria National Museum.
- Ancient Roman Theater.
- Serapeum of Alexandria.
- Pompey's Pillar.
- Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa.
- Montazah Gardens.
- Free stop for lunch (with guide’s suggestions)
- Photo Shooting (with Guide's recommendations & assistance with shoots)
- Private Guide's language on request (EN - FR - DE - IT - SP - PR - RU - CN - JP - KR)
- Private Car with driver.
- Free Bottle of Water.
- Private drop-off at address in Cairo or Giza.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Bottled water
✔ Private Round-trip transfers (Pick up-Full Tour-Drop off) on modern Car with safe driver.
✔ Private, Egyptology, Professional Tour guide (EN - FR - DE - IT - SP - PR - RU - CN - JP - KR - AR)
✔ Private tour / day trip (Not shared with other customers).
✖ Tickets are NOT included for (private guide and car option only) & included for the other 2 options
✖ Lunch
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino
2. Ultra Loaloa Nile Maadi Hotel
3. Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences
4. Grand Nile Tower
5. Helio Cairo Hotel
6. Royal Marshal Hotel
7. Regency Hotel
8. JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
9. Gulf Tower
10. Logistic City Stars Hotel
11. The St. Regis New Capital, Cairo
12. Makram Ebeid Apartment
13. Triumph Luxury Hotel
14. Cairo Hotel
15. Novotel Cairo Airport
16. Flamenco Hotel Cairo
17. New Aleegiance Hotel
18. Nile Sky Suites Hotel
19. Grand Nile Plaza
20. Victory Of Downtown Hotel
Additional Info: ** This tour is Private only to your booking, and not shared with other group.
** Pickup and drop off will be from or to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
** Private transfers or pickups from or to Cairo airport is possible at additional charges.
Itinerary
1
Citadel of Qaitbay:
Was built in the 15th century as a buffer from attacks by the Ottomans, French, and later, the British. Entering the citadel from its main gate to citadel’s main tower, You can imagine Sultan Qaitbay giving speeches from the window to his parade of troops below, Inside, visit the Sultan’s Mosque, the reservoir, the watchtower, and the quarters of famous Mameluke Sultans, Outside to gaze at sea and watch locals making a living fishing from their sailboats.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Library of Alexandria: (stop from outside)
The Library borders the Mediterranean Sea. You will see the impressive statue of Alexander the Great, whose dream of completing this library began in the 3rd century BCE and was later completed by Ptolemy II, it houses over two million books along with the art galleries, museum, Children’s Library and Planetarium, and the third largest Francophone library.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
National Museum of Alexandria:
The building’s basement has the Pharaonic Section, then on to the Greco-Roman, followed by Egypt’s Christian and Islamic eras. famous statues welcoming you like Amenhotep III. the Greek God Zeus, King Ptolemy. You will witness antique visions of icons of Holy Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, and artifacts from Islamic Era and the Middle Ages.
Duration: 2 hours
4
Roman Amphitheatre:
Excavations done here in the hopes of discovering the tomb of Alexander the Great were not successful, but what was found were the marble steps of the Amphitheatre, along with beautiful mosaics, Roman baths, stores of ammunition, basins for extracting the salt, and statues had been repatriated from the sea. also king Seti’s II obelisk and Sphinx!
Duration: 60 minutes
5
Pompey Pillar and Serapeum Temple:
This Pillar is one of the highest Corinthian columns in Egypt, built between 298-302 BCE, in tribute to Emperor Augustus. On top of the Serapeum Temple, it houses both ancient Egyptian and Greek religious and cultural iconography. the Pillar rises over ancient Alexandria and features a sacred lake, Roman baths, and subterranean galleries which will take us to the Holy of the Holies for the emperor’s family and the small library of Cleopatra.
Duration: 60 minutes
6
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Kom El Shokafa Catacombs:
An unique catacombs of rock-cut sandstone tomb with a spiral stairway that will take us downstairs to see how the ancient priests prepare mummies for burial. we will imagine them, chanting ancient Egyptian sacred scriptures, The mummy is placed on a boat to the catacombs’ main porch, waiting for the falcon-head god of Medusa. Graves of those not mummified are there, too, also the hall of goddess Nemeses offering the bones of the dead.
Return to your hotel at the end of day trip with many amazingly memories of Egypt.
Duration: 60 minutes
7
Montazah Gardens
A royal palace built in 1892 by Khedive Abbas II, the last Muhammad Ali Dynasty! When you visit this beautiful palace, The lush green of 150 acres of tropical trees, flowers, and palm trees will be a pleasure to witness. As we enter the Montaza Palace, you will enjoy the surprises of royal luxury all around you. You’re your camera ready to take photos of the day.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
