4 Days Egypt Tour from Alexandria

After breakfast, you will meet your English-speaking guide who will take you on a tour of Alexandria, the beautiful city on the Mediterranean Sea that's also the second capital of Egypt, Alexander the Great founded the city in 332 B.C.

Today, you will be visiting one of the most beautiful and interesting sites in Alexandria like the catacomb of Kom el Shoqafa. The entrance to the catacomb features a spiral staircase surrounded by a circular shaft that is lowered by ropes. The tombs there in the Roman style consist of more than one level, cutting under the ground this style was used by the Christians in time of persecution.

In Alexandria, there was a revolt a few years ago. After that, the famous Pompey's Pillar was built in honor of the victory of a Roman emperor who ruled over the country around 284-305 B.C.

You will also visit the oldest center of scientific research in history, The Bibliotheca of Alexandria. This place was founded in the early 3rd century B.C, and is located in the city that gives it its name, facing the Mediterranean. It is one of the largest libraries in the world.

You will drive to the seaside to visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, which is built on the ruins of the ancient Lighthouse Pharos of Alexandria. It is an excellent location, at the end of a narrow strip of land that stretches into the Eastern Port.

After visiting all of these sites, you will have a variety of Egyptian food or seafood to choose from before transferring to the hotel to stay the night.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy breakfast early in the morning at your hotel in Alexandria, then we will transfer you to Cairo to visit the Pyramids of Giza and the Egyptian Museum, we will transfer you to visit the following historical sites:

The Great Pyramid of Cheops is a really big and old building that is located in the Giza necropolis. It is really big and it is very old, which means that it is a very important building.

The Great Pyramid was built 4500 years ago during the Old Kingdom. You can visit it if you'd like during your Egypt Classic tour, but your tour guide will also tell you some interesting information about it.

The second pyramid of King Chephren was made of limestone and was about 21 feet high and 52 feet wide.

Chephren was the second son of Cheops. He built his pyramid in Giza slightly smaller than his father's pyramid. Additionally, the famous Sphinx is the largest of the sphinxes in Egypt.

The third pyramid of King Mycerinus was built in honor of the gods.

The final stop on the tour is the smallest royal pyramid in Giza, built for king Mycerinus of the fourth dynasty. You can then take a camel ride to explore the Giza Pyramids if you wish.

The great sphinx is a statue of a lion with a human-like head. It is a very old statue and is very famous.

The lion statue was carved from a single stone and was 73 meters long. It was as strong as a lion and looked like a human, with a smart, human-like face. It was the guardian of the necropolis.

The Valley Temple is a place where people can pray and worship God. It is a place where people can feel peace and tranquility.

The Temple of King Chephren is an ancient Egyptian temple located in front of the Sphinx. It was principally built to perform the ritual known as the opening of the mouth, which was meant to help King Chephren's mummy eat, drink, and speak properly in the afterlife.

We are going to take you to an Egyptian restaurant to have lunch before visiting the Egyptian Museum. The museum is very popular because of its large quantity of Egyptian antiques, many of which are on display separately. Then we will transfer you back to Alexandria to spend the night at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Enjoy your tasty last breakfast at the hotel after that you will check out and Cairo's top tours tour leader will pick you up to Burg Al Arab Airport to take your flight for your final departure.

Meals: Breakfast