Alexandria the Mediterranean history from Cairo by Car ( Private )

About this tour

Alexandria day tour from Cairo is a Journey through Greek / Roman history to Alexandria from Cairo and visit the Catacombs Kom El Shoqafa, the Greco-Roman Museum, Roman theater, Citadel of Qaitbay.

Enjoy a full-day trip to the historic city of Alexandria and experience the remnants of a bygone era. After pickup from your hotel in Cairo or Giza, you’ll drive towards Alexandria, stopping along the way to use the bathroom and get a coffee. Upon arrival, start your tour of this ancient city. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa where you can feel the aura of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman architectural excellence. The cemetery was constructed in the second century AD and is still one of the seven wonders of the middle ages. Next will be, Greco-Roman Museum contains several pieces dating from the Greco-Roman (Ptolemaic) era in the 3rd century BC, such as a sculpture of Apis in black granite, the sacred bull of the Egyptians, mummies, sarcophagus, tapestries, and other objects offering a view of Greco-Roman civilization in contact with ancient Egypt. Next, Visit the marble-stone Roman amphitheater of Kom El-Deka that once accommodated over 800 visitors. Enjoy the sights of its pleasure garden and mosaic floored Roman baths and villas. Later, visit the Citadel of Qaitbay, built above the ruined Alexandria lighthouse. At the end of the tour, you’ll be driven back to Cairo or Giza to be dropped off at your accommodation at the end of Alexandria day tour from Cairo.