This Alexandria day tour from Cairo will be preceded by a breakfast session at your hotel before the tour guide comes to pick you up for a trip of Alexandria. It is full of all kinds of attractions; all of this is sampled best traveling from Cairo. The first visit happens in the famous Library of Alexandria, an ancient 3rd century BC library, once the largest in the world, now on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Next, you will explore the Citadel of Qaitbay. This 15th-century fortress is probably one of the most well-preserved fortresses in Egypt and offers fantastic city-sea photos to the Mediterranean.
Then we will continue towards Montaza Palace: built in 1892 as a summer place for the Khedive of Egypt, it is a public park with beautiful gardens, fountains, and a beach nowadays. After, you will go to one of the catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa, ancient burial chambers dated from the II century a.d., very interesting for history lovers. Finally, a visit to Pompey's Pillar, which occurs to be one of the tallest Roman columns in Egypt with the whole importance of being a seal of Roman heritage in Alexandria, will conclude this tour.
This tour to Alexandria from Cairo will be one to remember, exposing visitors to some of the most renowned and emblematic sights in Egypt while educating them on the rich history of the city.