As part of our Egypt Classic Tours, get ready to meet your knowledgeable English-speaking tour guide after breakfast to begin the tour to Alexandria from Cairo. We will transfer you from Cairo to Alexandria by air-conditioned vehicles; the trip takes about 2 and a half hours; and you will stop along the way for a break. Finally, you will reach Alexandria, the shining pearl of the Mediterranean and the second capital of Egypt. The name of the city originates from its founder, the Greek colonizer Alexander the Great.
Begin your sightseeing at the well-known Pompey's Pillar, Visit the Roman emperor Diocletian's 297 AD victory monument, the 20th-century Kom El Shokkafa Catacombs, and the Se, a stunning location at the tip of a long land spit into the Eastern Port.
Visit the Bibliotheca of Alexandria, once the biggest library in the world, the earliest scientific research facility in recorded history. It was established by Ptolemy I at the beginning of the third century BC and is situated in the city that bears its name, facing the Mediterranean.
While visiting Alexandria, make sure to eat some fresh seafood for lunch! the freshest ingredients are used to create it, so enjoy.
After that, a transfer will take you back to your Cairo hotel.
including breakfast and lunch