Egypt · Archaeology

Over Day: Ultimate Alexandria Privately

12 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Alexandria. Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Private full-day tour of Alexandria’s top historical sites
02 Visit Pompey’s Pillar and the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
03 See the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina on the site of the ancient library
04 Explore the Alexandria National Museum’s multi-era collections
05 Enjoy lunch at a popular Alexandrian seafood restaurant by the seafront
06 Travel with an Egyptologist guide and private A/C vehicle
07 Entrance fees, taxes, and service charges included

Discover Alexandria’s layered past on a private full-day tour through one of Egypt’s most historic coastal cities. From ancient Roman remains to one of the modern world’s most celebrated libraries, this experience brings together archaeology, culture, and museum visits in a single day.

Visit Pompey’s Pillar, explore the remarkable Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, enjoy lunch by the Mediterranean seafront, and continue to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Alexandria National Museum. With private transport, entrance fees, lunch, and an Egyptologist guide included, this is a comfortable and enriching way to experience Alexandria’s highlights.

Visit Pompey’s Pillar, explore the remarkable Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, enjoy lunch by the Mediterranean seafront, and continue to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Alexandria National Museum.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Alexandria

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Over Day: Ultimate Alexandria

Over Day: Ultimate Alexandria

The Pompei Pillar of Alexandria
Visiting the ancient roman Pillar of Pompei in Alexandria.

The Roman Catacombs
Your trip continues on to explore the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa; the necropolis of 3 sub-levels dating from the 2nd century AD merges aspects of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman culture in its features. Visit the Roman triclinium – a banquet hall to honor the dead, as well as statues, reliefs, and a pillared lobby featuring depictions of Egyptian gods in Roman armor.

Lunch
Enjoy lunch at the Mediterranean seafront in one of the popular Alexandrian seafood restaurants.

Vegetarian options are available, kindly indicate during the booking progress

The Library of Alexandria
After lunch you stop at the library of Alexandria. The Alexandria Bibliotheca, is built on the site of the famous ancient library and is home to 8 million books

The Roman museum
Alexandria. Considered one of Egypt’s finest museum, the Alexandria National Museum is located in a restored palace and contains about 1,800 artifacts that narrate the history of Alexandria throughout the ages, including the Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras.

The route