Enjoy a private tour to Pompay’s Pillar & Catacombs of Alexandria, which are the largest Roman Cemetery e the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Named after the Mameluke Sultan Al- Asharf Qaitbay, the Qaitbay Citadel, Roman Theater, El montazha Palace and scand day visit El Alamein WW II
Your Hotel In Cairo Or Giza
7:00 A.M.
“Samo Egypt Tours” representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo Or Giza . We will drive almost 210 kilometers to Alexandria City, the second largest city in Egypt known as “The Pearl of the Mediterranean, its great natural beauty and rich cultural and historical heritage make it one of the most preferred traveler’s attractions in Egypt. It was founded by the Macedonian leader Alexander the Great, who conquered Egypt in 332 B.C.
Start the Alexandria tour from Cairo by visiting the pillar of Pompey is an architectural marvel located amidst the ruins of the Serapeum in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria. It is one of the largest places of Antiquity. The Serapeum was an ancient Greek temple that was built during the reign of the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt and was dedicated to the new deity worshipped in Alexandria and all over Egypt, Serapis who was believed to be the protector of Alexandria.
Then Move to, you will visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, These tombs represent the last great existing construction for the sake of the ancient Egyptian religion. The catacombs consist of three layers of tombs and chambers cut out of the rock under the ground and the beautifully decorated burial of a rich Romanized Egyptian family.
Then you drive to Visit the wonderful reincarnation of the famed ancient library of Alexandria. The original library held the largest collection of manuscripts in the world and was a great center of learning for 600 years until it burned down in the 3rd century. NEW library of Alexandria the biggest library in the world now with 8 million books, Site of lighthouse one of the seven wonders of ancient world, Enjoy a tour at the dramatically beautiful new library. Then you drive to the roman Amphitheatre, the open air museum for sunken monuments, unknown soldier of Alexandria, the statue of Alexander the great, Built east of Alexandria on a high hill and overlooking the most beautiful beach of Alexandria.
then we proceed to see the Qaitbay Citadel which was built on the site of the ancient pharaohs (lighthouse) of Alexandria then to Bibliotheca Alexandri, Named after the Mameluke Sultan Al- AsharfQaitbay, the Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important defensive strongholds in the Mediterranean Sea. Visit the citadel that used to formulate an important part of the fortification system of Alexandria in the 15th century A.D.
Then you drive to was King Farouk, last king in history of Egypt, Summer Residence. Enjoy the embracing gardens blazed of colors and the beautiful architectures of the Montazah Palace, and then you drive along the Cornish to see the whole city passing over bridge of Stanly land mark of modern Alexandria then drive back to your hotel in Alexandria
Ancient Egypt Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo Or Giza . We will drive to El-Alamein which is Located About 240 Kilometers Northwest Of Cairo And 106 Kilometers West Of Alexandria. Arrival El-Alamein then Start your day tour with El-Alamein War Museum and the War Cemetery that known as The Commonwealth Cemetery that Contains the Graves Of Soldiers from different Countries Whom Killed during the War El-Alamein Was One Of The Most Important Spots In The Second World War, So In this trip you will able to know more about the second World War and all historical events by our expert tour guide After You Finish we start driving back to your Hotel In Cairo.
