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Alexandria Private Tour From Cairo / Giza Hotels
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Explore the many archaeological wonders of Alexandria and enjoy the full attention of your Egyptologist guide on this private tour. Highlights include visiting the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa, the Roman Amphitheater, and the library of Alexandria. Private tour exclusively for your party: Ensures a personal experience Led by an Egyptologist guide who can share information and insight Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your hotel See multiple historic sites in a single trip
Highlights
10 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
10 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pick up and drop off
Tour guide
Bottled water
private tour
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entry fees
Important Information
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Explore the many archaeological wonders of Alexandria and enjoy the full attention of your Egyptologist guide on this private tour. Highlights include visiting the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa, the Roman Amphitheater, and the library of Alexandria. Private tour exclusively for your party: Ensures a personal experience Led by an Egyptologist guide who can share information and insight Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your hotel See multiple historic sites in a single trip
Highlights
10 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
10 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pick up and drop off
Tour guide
Bottled water
private tour
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entry fees
Itinerary
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Alexandria
we will pick you from your request hotel to visit Alexandria .
Alexandria, Arabic Al-Iskandariyyah, major city and urban muḥāfaẓah (governorate) in Egypt. Once among the greatest cities of the Mediterranean world and a centre of Hellenic scholarship and science, Alexandria was the capital of Egypt from its founding by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE until its surrender to the Arab forces led by ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ in 642 CE. One of Egypt’s largest cities, Alexandria is also its principal seaport and a major industrial centre. The city lies on the Mediterranean Sea at the western edge of the Nile River delta, about 114 miles (183 km) northwest of Cairo in Lower Egypt.
3 hours
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Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
The Catacombs (meaning underground tunnels) lie in the district of Karmouz to the east of Alexandria. The area was called Kom El-Shouqafa or pile of shards. The cemetery dates back to the 1st century A.D. and was used until the 4th century A.D. It was discovered in 1900 when, by pure chance, a donkey-drawn cart fell into a pit, which led to the discovery.
45 minutes
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Pompey's Pillar
Its name is misleading. This single column standing on a rocky hilltop in the middle of Alexandria has nothing to do with the Roman Consul and General Gaius Pompey who was Julius Caesar’s rival in a civil war and was murdered by a Ptolomaic pharaoh in 48 BC when he fled to Alexandria.
This legend was started by Crusaders, who thought the 100-foot (30 meter) red Aswan granite pillar marked his burial site. The pillar is instead the a triumphal monument erected around 300 AD for the Roman Emperor Diocletian, but the true significance of this archeological site is what stood here before the pillar.
It is the site of the Serapeum, Alexandria’s acropolis.
30 minutes
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The modern library of Alexandria is located in al Shatby in front of Al Selsela beach. The library is 10 stories tall and has an oval-shaped cover with a radius of 60 meters. The library is divided into reading sections which are 14.4 × 9.6 meters in size.
45 minutes
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Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi
Al Mursi Abu Al Abbas Mosque built primarily in 1775. It built over the tomb of a Spanish scholar and saint. Moreover, it stands on Mosque Square overlooking the eastern harbor. Al Mursi Abu Al Abbas (whose full name is much longer) born to a wealthy family. It was in the Andalusia region of Spain in 1219. Furthermore, in the wake of increasing Christian control of Spain, he and his family left for Tunisia in 1242