Itinerary

1. Sightseeing

   The guide will be waiting for you with a sign of your name. Start the Alexandria tour by visiting the best sites in Alexandria by using a private van 

   • Start with the Alexandria Library, the second biggest library in the world. The New Library of Alexandria or the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It is much more than a library.

   • Then, make a photo stop around Quitbay Castle, which was the site of the lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

   • Another photo stop by the most famous mosque in Alexandria, Abu El Abbas Mosque.

   • Then drive along the Corniche Road to visit the most famous gardens in Alexandria, Montazah gardens where you will see the palaces of King Farouk, the last king of Egypt.

   • Stop for lunch in the best sea view restaurant in Alexandria.

   • After lunch, visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shokafa, meaning underground tunnels or the underground rock-cut tomb which dated back to the Roman time. The cemetery dates back to the 1st century AD 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.   

   • Then proceed to the Roman amphitheatre, the open-air museum for sunken monuments well-preserved theatre with galleries, sections of mosaic-flooring, and marble seats for up to 800 spectators.

   • Find out the Unknown Soldier of Alexandria at the Manshaya district dedicated to the unknown soldiers who lost their lives in the sea battles

   • See the statue of Alexander the Great. 

   • Drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over Stanly bridge, the landmark of modern Alexandria.

   • Return to your hotel.