Day 01
Cairo to Alexandria Greco-Roman Highlights
- Get picked up from your hotel in Cairo by your private, experienced tour guide and driver to begin your Alexandria day tour, located 220 km northwest on the Mediterranean coast.
- Go on a stunning and scenic full-day tour to experience the highlights of ancient Greco-Roman Alexandria, visiting the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa and the Royal Cemetery of Kom El-Shoqafa, a historical archaeological site considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.
- Visit Pompey's Pillar, a Roman triumphal column and one of the best-known ancient monuments in Alexandria. It is the last remaining relic of the Seraphim and was erected in honour of Emperor Diocletian.
- Lunch will be served at a good-quality restaurant during the day. You will then continue to the Citadel of Qaitbay, built on the ruins of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qaitbay.
- Observe the extensive and famous Alexandria Library, reconstructed through the building of the new library in Selsela at Shatby beside the conference center. The library is one of the greatest cultural and scientific centres specializing in literature, civilization, sciences, and arts of the area, attracting scholars from around the world.
- Finally, you will be escorted by your guide and transported back to your hotel in Cairo.
