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Enjoy one of our special day trips, which allows you to take advantage of every moment of your vacation, to explore one of the most beautiful cities in Egypt, the city of Alexandria, which is known as the bride of the Mediterranean Sea.
Your day starts with a pick-up from your hotel in Cairo at the time agreed with your tour operator. In a modern air-conditioned car, we will transfer you to Alexandria.
We start with a visit to the Qaitbay Citadel, which is located at the tip of Pharos Island, in the area of El Sayyala, in the neighborhood of El Gomrok, at the western end of Alexandria, and is built on the ruins of one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria, which was destroyed in 702 AD after the devastating earthquake during the reign of Sultan Al-Nasser Muhammad bin Qalawun, and Sultan Al-Ashraf Abu Al-Nasr Qaitbay began to build this castle in 882 AD and completed its construction in 884 AD. As one of the most important castles on the Mediterranean coast, Qaitbay Fortress in Alexandria has been the focus of attention of Egypt's sultans and rulers throughout history.
The next stop on our tour is the Library of Alexandria. Established by Alexander the Great's successors more than 2,000 years ago, the Library of Alexandria is still the largest library of its time and the first known public government library in history. Its 700,000 volumes contain the largest collection of books in the ancient world, including the library of Aristotle and the works of Homer.
After that, we go to the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. which is one of the most important cemeteries of the city of Alexandria. It is called Kom el-Shokafa because of the abundance of pottery and remains of crushers that accumulated in this place. The importance of the cemetery is due to its size, the abundance of its decorations, and the complexity of its layout. It is also one of the clearest examples of the mixture of Pharaonic and Ramanite art in Alexandria and of the best examples of funerary architecture in Alexandria.
We concluded our day trip with a visit to the Pompays of Pillar. It is believed that the name of the column is due to its lofty height among 400 other columns that resemble ship masts, which is why the Arabs called it the Column of the Masts, later changed to the Sawari Column. The Column of the Masts has been wrongly recognized since the Crusades.
After enjoying your excursions of Alexandria from Cairo, you will be returned to Cairo and given a rest on the route.
