Cairo Top Tours Egyptologist guide will meet you at the hotel to start your Cairo day trip to Alexandria from Cairo the shining pearl of the Mediterranean and the second largest city in Egypt, the city is named after its founder, the Macedonian leader Alexander the Great, who conquered Egypt in 332 B.C.

You will be transferred to Alexandria by a modern car about 2 hours driving and we will stop for a break on the way where you can use clean toilets and drink something or even stretch your legs

On arrival to Alexandria you will visit the following sights :

1. Pompey’s Pillar, the only remaining pillar from the Roman temple known anciently as the Serapeum.
2. The Citadel of Qaitbay, built by the Mamluk rulers to fortify the Mediterranean sea coast against the Ottomans, on the same spot where Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse once stood one of the seven wonders of the ancient world that no longer exist.
3. The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, the largest roman cemetery in Egypt, consists 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.
4. The Bibliotheca of Alexandria. It was not only an important ancient library but also the Centre of learning and scientific research in the ancient world and a destination for scholars from all over the Mediterranean and beyond, comprising 8 million books the new Bibliotheca is the most important modern project in Alexandria built adorning the sea boulevard like the sun of knowledge is rising upon the Mediterranean from Alexandria.
5. Memorial of the unknown soldier of Alexandria, the statue of Alexander the great, drive along the sea boulevard ( the Corniche) to see the whole city passing over bridge of Stanley land mark of modern Alexandria.
6. You will enjoy your Seafood Lunch in a high quality local restaurant. then you will be transferred back to Cairo and you will have a break on the way.