Today you will enjoy a full day trip to Alexandria from Cairo, after having breakfast at the hotel, our representative will meet you to be transferred by your private a/c vehicle for almost 2 and a half hours drive to the city that is known as the shining pearl of the Mediterranean, Alexandria city which was founded in the year 332 B.C by the famous Macedonian commander Alexander the Great who tried to save Egypt from the oppression of the Persian Empire, and that happened after he was welcomed by the Egyptians and built this beautiful city to be the capital for Egypt.
Upon arrival, you will visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa and the Pompey’s Pillar as two of the most important Greco-Roman sites in Alexandria, Pompey's Pillar was wrongly named during the medieval ages and it is considered the highest pillar in Egypt.
Then you are going to be transferred to the next site which is the Citadel of Qaitbay, built by the Mamluk king Qaietbay in 1477 to protect the Egyptian borders against the Ottoman threat, the Citadel is built on the same site of the ancient Lighthouse Pharos of Alexandria.
take an enjoyable fresh seafood lunch or you can have other options like chicken or mixed grill, then your guide will take you to visit the famous Bibliotheca of Alexandria, which is built after an international designing competition to correspond with the glory and fame of the ancient one.
Today the library stands like the sun of knowledge rising from the Mediterranean.
Back to your hotel in Cairo after you finish your Alexandria excursions.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch