Day 01
Rosetta Discovery Tour from Alexandria
- Our guide will collect you from your hotel or cruise ship at around 08.00 a.m. and transfer you in a modern air-conditioned vehicle, including bottled water, for the approximately 1-hour drive from Alexandria to the city of Rosetta, now known as Rashid.
- On arrival, you will be taken to the Rashid Museum, one of the original uniquely styled red and black brick houses within the city's small winding streets. You will enjoy a full tour of the museum with your guide and discover a replica of the Rosetta Stone inscribed in three languages: Ancient Pharaonic, ancient Demotic, and Ancient Greek. The original is currently on display in the British Museum.
- From here, we will take a walking tour through the small local streets and souq to discover local life and markets selling fresh bread, fruit and vegetables, fish, and meat, while heading towards the preserved Ottoman Homes.
- Moving on, discover a second house within the city's streets, along with other old house frontages. The House of Amasyali is very ornate and is considered one of the finer examples.
- A further visit to the Mill of Abu Shaheen will reveal a house of trade that served both the household and the local community.
- After your tour of the houses, you will walk a short distance with your guide to visit the local 'Hanging Mosque', a unique construction and one of only a few mosques in Egypt built on an upper level, with storage units underneath for shops and supplies.
- Finally, you will take a short drive to the citadel on the outskirts of the city. Built around 1479, it lies next to the Nile River with views of the Mediterranean Sea. Known as Qaitbey, it was constructed as a defence mechanism to guard against attacks by invaders from the Mediterranean.
- Take some time to climb to the top of the citadel along the fortified walls and enjoy the lovely views of where the Nile meets the Mediterranean.
- You will then leave the citadel and head back towards Alexandria, stopping for lunch and time to relax before returning to your cruise ship or hotel in Alexandria.
