After breakfast, our tour leader will pick you up from your Cairo hotel to Alexandria in a modern and air-conditioned car, and check you in your the Paradise Inn Beach Resort.
You will tour the most important Greco-Roman remains in the city. Visit the Serapeum, a temple that houses Pompey's Pillar, a red granite column, and then go below to the creepy Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa. The neighboring mosaics and immaculately restored Roman amphitheater are not to be missed.
then For a feast of seafood from the Mediterranean, visit the waterfront. Next, explore the Citadel of Qaitbay, a marine fort constructed in the 15th century on the location of the historic Lighthouse of Alexandria. The underwater archaeological exhibitions at the National Museum of Alexandria will transport you back in time to the ancient world.
Afterward, embark on a street food tour around the city to see the diverse world of Egyptian cuisine, which draws inspiration from Ottoman and Arab traditions. Along with kebabs, mixed grills, meze dips, and seafood, enjoy delicacies like koshary, a zesty concoction of lentils, noodles, and sour tomato sauce. Ice cream and sweet pastries to finish.