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Make the most of an 11–12 hour round trip from Cairo with a private Egyptologist guide through Alexandria’s top sights — the Library, Kom El Shoqafa catacombs, Roman ruins and Qaitbay Citadel. This door-to-door tour packs history, seaside views and local markets into a single, well-paced day.
Make the most of an 11–12 hour round trip from Cairo with a private Egyptologist guide through Alexandria’s top sights — the Library, Kom El Shoqafa catacombs, Roman ruins and Qaitbay Citadel. This door-to-door tour packs history, seaside views and local markets into a single, well-paced day.
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The Mediterranean air slaps against the bus window as Cairo recedes and a different Egypt unrolls — low sandstone facades, the long curve of the Corniche, fishing boats rocking in the harbor. On a full-day door-to-door tour from Cairo, travelers move through the city’s sweep: the modern lines of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the subterranean calm of Kom El Shoqafa, and the stout silhouette of Qaitbay Citadel standing where the ancient Pharos once loomed.
easy.
11–12 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; expect periods of standing, short walks on uneven surfaces, and stairs in older sites.
The tour lasts approximately 11–12 hours including hotel pickup and return to Cairo.
Admission to listed sites in the itinerary and a local restaurant lunch are included; specific main reading room access at the Library may require an extra ticket.
The tour listing notes wheelchair-accessible transportation and some accessible areas, but certain historic sites have uneven ground or stairs — contact the operator to confirm accessibility for specific stops.
Stops are guided with set durations; there are short windows for photo stops and quick walks in markets, but extended independent exploration is limited by the full-day schedule.
Alexandria was founded in 331 BCE by Alexander the Great; the 15th-century Qaitbay Citadel was built on the site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders.
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