What You Will Do
At 7:00 am pickup from your hotel in Cairo or Giza city our Tour Guide will be waiting for you with a sign shows your name on it then transfer for 3 hours to Alexandria city which is known as the second largest city in Egypt there will be one stop on the way and then contennue to reach Alexandria and start your tour to visit
(The Catacomb )of Kom El-Shoqafa (Tombs on three levels, also contains the Tri-cilium where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead ,
then visit The Roman Theater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, Section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas& baths)
Then visit Alexandria Library & Also from outside you will Visit Qaytbay Citadel ,
Note / Alexandria Library close on Friday
there will be one hour stop for Lunch Break
Tour Finishes with drop off at your hotel in Cairo you will be back to Cairo around 19:00 pm.
at the end of the day we will transfer you back to your hotel
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
40 minutes
The catacombs were named Kom El Shoqafa, meaning Mound of Shards, because the area used to contain a mound of shards , the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa merge Roman, Greek and Egyptian cultural points; some statues are Egyptian in style, yet bear Roman clothes and hair style whilst other features share a similar style
2
Alexandria
1 hour
The Library was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, but details about it are a mixture of history and legend, but got destroyed completely and
The idea of reviving the old library dates back to 1974 when a committee set up by Alexandria University selected a plot of land for its new library between the campus and the seafront, close to where the ancient library once stood. The recreation of the ancient library was not only adopted by other individuals and agencies
3
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
1 hour
The Early Roman Period, dating from the 1st-3rd century AD, contains the earliest well preserved structures. In this period, Kom el-Dikka contained mainly large villas. In the late 3rd century, the area was badly damaged by a combination of Palmyrene invasion, Aurelian’s siege, and Diocletian’s repressions
4
Lighthouse of Alexandria
1 hour
Citadel of Qaitbay is a defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast. It was established in 1477 AD (882 AH) by the mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay. The Citadel is located on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour. It was erected on the exact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was built on an area of 17,550 square metres
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