Alexandria day tour -program 1

Itinerary:

Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Alexandria, to start your full day tour to the attractions of Alexandria to visit: Catacombs: is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. The necropolis consists of Alexandrian tombs with the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Roman influences, a circular staircase in the middle of it, leads down into the colored tombs which dated back to 2nd century AD. - Pompey’s Pillar a Roman triumphal column, is one of the best-known ancient monuments still standing in Alexandria today. It is located on Alexandria’s ancient acropolis. -Qaitbay citadel and the old light house area the most important defensive strongholds in Alexandria, established in 1477 AD by Sultan Qaitbay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of Pharos Island at the top of the Eastern harbor. It was erected on the exact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria. - Abo el abbas mosque area - in the way see the unknown soldier square then - St. Mark church the first church in Africa -Roman amphitheater and birds villa and the ancient downtown of the city. -Alexandria Library: the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. Built in the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship in old ages *N.B The library is closed in the week ends and other holidays so you will visit it from outside , if it is possible to inter inside it you can visit the modern one with the old monuments and history but with extra ticket. then have Lunch in a local restaurant.( Alexandria is famous by sea food) ..

Included:

• Pick up services from your hotel & return.
• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites.
• Lunch and Bottled water during the tour.
• All taxes & service charge.

Excluded:

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
• Tipping.