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Description
Head over to the ancient city of Alexandria with your Egyptologist guide and observe its historical monuments and artifacts such as the Pompey's Pillar, Catacombs, and the stunning Qaitbay Citadel. Continue to the beautiful Library of Alexandria to understand its glorious past, visit the National Museum, and admire the beautiful Al Montazah Palace & Gardens.
Highlights
- Visit the Catacombs, a famous burial site
- Learn about the history of the famous Library of Alexandria
- See the Pompeii Pillar, a 28 m high column
- Explore the ancient famous Light House at Qaitbay Fortress
- Take a walk in the National Museum in Alexandria
Itinerary Expand All Collapse All
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Day 1: Arrive to Cairo expand_more
Arrive at Cairo international airport and meet your tour guide.
Transfer to your hotel in Cairo.
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Day 2: Alexandria expand_more
Your Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from the hotel and start the day by driving from Cairo to Alexandria in an air-conditioned mini-van (220Km’s).
Upon arrival, start with a visit to the Catacombs, a famous burial site similar to the one in Rome, holding a masterpiece tomb, thought by some scholars, for Cleopatra.
Move on to visit Pompeii Pillar, a 28 m high column in a famous Greco-Roman monument site next to the Temple of Serapis, the main god of Alexandria in the Greek era.
Drive to Qaitbay Fortress, Built 1477 A.D, over the ancient famous Light House site, one of the Ancient World’s Seven Wonders.
Lunch stop at a local touristic restaurant.
Continue with a visit to the National Museum in Alexandria to examine the artefacts of different ages in Egypt.
Have dinner at a local touristic restaurant. After that, transfer back to your hotel.
(Meals Included: B, L)
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Day 3: Alexandria expand_more
Breakfast at the hotel. Then, visit the Beautiful Al-Montazah Palace & Gardens of the Ex-royalty of Egypt.
Stop for lunch at a local Touristic restaurant.
Then, continue visiting the Library of Alexandria, a modern, gigantic library built under the name of the famous Old Library of Alexandria.
Transfer back to Cairo Int. Airport for final departure.
(Meals Included: B, L)
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Day 4: Departure expand_more
Embark on your final departure.
What's Included
2 Nights' accommodation in a 5-Star hotel in Alexandria on B/B Plan
2 Lunch Meals in local Touristic restaurants on Days 2/3
All Sight Seeing Entrance Fee as mentioned in the Itinerary
Meet and assist at all destinations
Return airport transfers and transfer between hotels and all other transfers in luxury air-conditioned coaches
Professional Egyptologist Guides
Meals: B – 3; L –2; D – 0
What's Excluded
International airfare
Entry Visa Fees
Airport Tax
Credit Cards costs
Drinks
Travel Insurance
Gratuities "Tips"
Personal expenses (Phone calls, Sauna, laundry)
Know before you go
Peak Periods:
Easter (from 20 March 2020 to 25 April 2020) - Extra Supplement is 30%.
(B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner)
Hotel booking is subject to availability. If the hotel is overbooked, we will offer one alternative of the same standard.
Occasionally there may be a possibility of a slight alternation in the itinerary due to local conditions. However, all scheduled visits will be operated where possible.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Adult | |
| 1 To 4 | USD 850 Per Person |
| Child | |
| 1 To 1 | USD 650 Per Person |
This is a group tour | |