Itinerary
Alexandria City Tour From Alexandria Port
Early morning start your fascinating shore excursions to Alexandria city from Alexandria accompanied by your private Egyptologist tour guide. Alexandria is the second capital, the second largest city in Egypt after Cairo, Alexandria is famous for its Roman remains, its atmosphere is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern. Egyptologist . Your first visit in this historic city with your own tour guide who will lead you the way will be to Qaitbye fortress on the Mediterranean sea, it was built on the same place where it was erected Ancient Faros, the lighthouse which was one of the seven wonders of Ancient world, proceed tour to the catacombs of Kom al-Shuqqafa, a Roman burial site whose family tomb, you will descend below ground to visit the tombs which were cut in the rock under the sea livell, it is of more than one floor & reveals the merging of Egyptian and Roman art & architecture. visit the tombs of families, of preists and Caracals Hall dedicated for horses bones. Back above ground, visit the roman theatre, continue the city tour to Pompey Pillar 25-meter granite column built to honor Emperor Diocletian, who freed the besieged city and brought food to its starving people. the funny thing here, is that he himself was the one who was preventing the arrival of the food to Alexandria city, because the Alexandrian made a revolution against him .Lunch is included during the tour and will be served at high quality restaurant in Alexandria. proceed the city tour to go to visit Alexandria Library, Alexandria library is one of the great literary sites in the world, it contains copy of approximate every book published in our world. . The tour includes short stop infront of Morsy Abul Abbas famous mosque, which is the most famous mosque in Alexandria, if your cruise ship time permit,then a shopping tour, then transfer back to your cruise ship in Alexandria Port.
Inclusions
- Services of pick up & drop off from Alexandria Port & return
- All our tours transfers by a private modern air-conditioned vehicles
- Private English speaking tour Guide accompany you all the day
- Entrance fees to mentioned sites in Alexandria city, Qaitbye fortress, Pompey Pillar, Alexandria library, Roman theatre, Catacomb in Kom Shoqqafa
- Mineral water on board the vehicle during the tour
- Lunch meal will be served at local restaurant in Alexandria during the tours
- All Alexandria city tour Service charges & taxes
Exclusions
- Any extras not mentioned in Alexandria city tour from Alexandria port itinerary
- Beverages not specified
- Tipping Kitty
- Optional tours
