After finishing your breakfast, get ready to meet your knowledgeable English-speaking tour guide to begin the journey to Alexandria as part of our 5-day itinerary for Egypt. We will provide air-conditioned transportation for you from Cairo to Alexandria. You will stop along the way for a break during the about 2.5-hour journey.
Finally, you will arrive in Alexandria, the second capital of Egypt and the Mediterranean region's brilliant pearl. Alexander the Great, who founded the city and governed Egypt in 332 B.C., gave Alexandria ( Alexander The Great ) its name.
Start your sightseeing at the well-known Pompey's Pillar, which was constructed in 297 AD to commemorate the triumph of a Roman emperor named Diocletian (who ruled Rome between 284 and 305 AD and also took control of Egypt) over a revolt in Alexandria. Next, you'll be transferred toThe Catacombs Of Kom El Shoqafa, which were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century and are thought to be one of the largest burial Roman places. Finally, It is in a prime location at the tip of a short peninsula that extends into the Eastern Port.
Visit the oldest center of scientific research in history The Bibliotheca of Alexandria. which once was the largest in the world. Located in the city that gives it its name, facing the Mediterranean, it was founded at the beginning of the 3rd century B.C by Ptolomy I.
You can't go to Alexandria without eating seafood! enjoy your lunch made out of the freshest ingredients.
Finally, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch