Day 01
Alexandria's Greco-Roman Landmarks
- Have breakfast at the hotel, then at around 07:00 am, meet your guide and head north towards Alexandria, Egypt's second capital, to discover the beauty of the Greco-Roman civilization.
- Start your tour with a visit to the Catacombs, considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. It is the largest known Roman burial site in Egypt, with three tiers of tombs that could accommodate up to 300 corpses. The cemetery was originally dug as a private burial site for one family, then later converted into a public cemetery. The architecture of the tombs reflects Greco-Roman styles.
- After that, continue your first visit to the city of Alexander the Great with Qaitbay Citadel, a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean Sea coast. The citadel stands at the entrance of the eastern harbour, on the eastern point of Pharos Island. It was erected on the site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- Then visit the Bibliotheca of Alexandria, located near the site of the ancient Library of Alexandria. This modern version is an eleven-story, cylindrical-shaped building that houses more than eight million books. A reimagining of Alexandria's ancient Great Library, this gorgeously designed cultural center contains a host of museums as well as one of the modern world's most ambitious libraries. Its architecture - a giant sun disk - presides over the waterfront Corniche, while inside, a huge reading room can hold eight million volumes.
- Below the main library, visitors can explore a range of beautifully curated exhibitions. The Manuscript Museum, with its magnificent collection of ancient texts and scrolls, and the Antiquities Museum, with its Graeco-Roman antiquities and statuary found during underwater exploration in the harbour, are the two prime attractions. There are also rotating art exhibitions, a permanent Egyptian folk art collection, and a Science Museum and Planetarium aimed especially at children.
- Later, drive back to Cairo to conclude the tour.
