Customized Alexandria Private Day Tour from Cairo
At the begining of your day , your guide will pick you up and start your tour . You will choose 4 places to visit from these place : Bibliotheca Alexandrina , Pompay's Pillar , Catacombs of Kum el Shoqqafa , The National Museum of Egypt , Fort Qaitaby , Montaza Gardens , The Royal Jewellery Museum & Ancient Roman Amphitheater. also , You will have lunch in seafood restaurant overlooking the sea . you will have time to take so much photos . Then you will be dropped off in your hotel.
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Alexandria Tour
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What's included in Customized Alexandria Private Day Tour from Cairo
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is built on a magnificent site alongside Alexandria's ancient harbor in the historic center of the city. The 11-story library can contain up to 4 million volumes of books, and can be expanded up to 8 million by the use of compact storage. In addition to the library facilities, the library also contains other cultural and educational functions including a planetarium, several museums, a school for information science, and conservation facilities. Characterized by its circular, tilting form, the building spans 160 meters in diameter and reaches up to 32 meters in height, while also diving some 12 meters into the ground.
Ancient Roman Amphitheater
The amphitheatre of Alexandria was discovered by coincidence in the year of 1960. When the Egyptian government was getting ready to set one its buildings in the area of kom El Dekka, one of the workers found solid column underneath the dust and sand during preparing the location by engineers. Immediately, an excavation team where down the location to examine what have been found. The Roman theatre was a very important discovery in the 20th century. It was proven that the theatre was built since the 4th A.D century and was used up until the 7th century passing by the Roman, byzantine and Islamic eras.
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
The catacombs of kom El shofaqa also known as the hill of treasure, regarded as a huge necropolis and royal cemetery that dates back to the second century AD. The necropolis has a unique mixture of Roman, Hellenistic and pharaonic art elements reflected in the paintings on the wall, and the style of the statues, funeral objects and tombs. The archaeological site was one of the seven wonders in the middle ages.
Inclusions
- visiting St.Mark Cathedral or Abu El Abbas Mosque
- Hotel pick up & drop off
- Air Conditioned Vehicle
- Private Tour
- professional guide
- Entry /admission Fees to 4 places mentioned in the itineray
- lunch in a restaurant overlooking the mediteranean sea
- pick up from Airport or Airport hotels will be with extra fees 8 USD per person
- if spanish/french/german guide , there will be extra fees 8 USD per person
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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