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A Cairo Top Tours representative with an experienced guide will take you up at your Alexandria hotel, and you will begin your tour by viewing the Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs, one of the most important cemeteries in Alexandria, located south of the Mina al-Basal district. The cemetery's grandeur, abundance of adornment, and elaborate design all contribute to its significance. It is known as Kom al-Shawqafa because of the substantial amount of pottery and crushed remains that gathered here.
Our next adventure took us to the Pompays Pillar, one of the most well-known monuments in Alexandria, Egypt, which is an ancient Roman column built on the Bab Sidra hill between the old Kom el-Shokafa plateau and the present-day Muslim burial site known as the Column Tombs.
You will have an amazing time in Alexandria with us, where you will have the opportunity to see the Library of Alexandria, also called the Royal Library of Alexandria or the Great Library. Constructed by Ptolemy I, it was the biggest library at the time. Some 23 centuries ago, Alexander the Great is credited with founding it.
Our tour ends with a visit to the Citadel of Quite Bay, which is situated on the remains of one of the Seven Wonders of the World and is located at the extremity of Pharos Island in the El Sayyala suburb of El Gomrok, Alexandria's westernmost city. Alexandria's historic lighthouse. ot of attention during the Mamluk era by Sultan Kansuh al-Ghuri, who also strengthened its garrison and provided it with weaponry and supplies. Since Qaitbay castle in Alexandria is one of the most important coastal fortresses along the Mediterranean coast, the Egyptian rulers and the sultans have paid extra special attention to this fortress along the course of the historical time periods. In the Mamluk era, Sultan Kansuh al-Ghuri has given a tremendous amount of consideration to this castle, strengthened the garrison with additional power and provisioned it with weapons and tools.
After a full-day tour in Alexandria, we will back you to your hotel in Alexandria.