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A historic stone fortress by a clear blue sea with a small boat. 1
A coastal cityscape with a prominent fortress-like structure surrounded by water, numerous boats, and a densely packed urban area in the background. 2
A large stadium with a unique roof structure, surrounded by urban buildings and a coastal road. 3
Ancient stone carvings and columns with a circular motif. 4
A library with multiple levels of bookshelves and a central staircase. 5
By Egypt tours Gateway

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Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$194 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Begin your lovely day by meeting your guide at your hotel. This full-day private tour to Alexandria will take you on a journey through the city’s ancient history. Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle as your guide shares fascinating stories about Alexandria.

    Start with “The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa,” an underground burial site with a mix of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman styles. Visit “Pompey's Pillar,” a towering Roman column, and pass by the modern “Alexandria Library,” a tribute to the ancient world’s knowledge centre.

    Explore the Citadel of Qaitbay, built on the site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and finish with the Roman Theatre, a well-preserved piece of the city’s Roman history.

    • Convenient pickup from your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
    • Stay hydrated with bottled water provided.
    • Learn in-depth knowledge from a local guide.
    • Enjoy comfortable, air-conditioned private transport between sites.

Activity location

  • Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
    • Kom Al Shokafa
    • 21599, Alexandria, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
    • Kom Al Shokafa
    • 21599, Alexandria, Egypt

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1 - Only Car With Driver

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

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Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$194.15 x 1 AdultNZ$194.15
Total
Price is NZ$194.15

2 - Only Car and Tour Guide

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

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Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$301.02 x 1 AdultNZ$301.02
Total
Price is NZ$301.02

3 - Car+ Guide + entrance fees

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

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Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$347.33 x 1 AdultNZ$347.33
Total
Price is NZ$347.33

4- Car+ Guide+ Tickets + Lunch

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
NZ$382.96 x 1 AdultNZ$382.96
Total
Price is NZ$382.96

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Lunch (If option selected)
  • Inclusions
    Transport by air-conditioned Car
  • Inclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Inclusions
    Qualified Egyptologist guide (If option selected)
  • Inclusions
    Entrance fees (If option selected)
  • Exclusions
    Service charge ( Optional )

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Specialised infant seats are available
    • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

  • 4h
  • Admission ticket not included
At 7:00 am, we will pick you up from your hotel and head straight to Alexandria, where we will spend the next two and a half hours travelling by highway to get to our starting point "Kom El Shoqafa" in Alexandria. Kom El Shoqafa contains a collection of tombs, statues, and archaeological artefacts associated with the Pharaonic funeral mortuary cults and Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Because of the time, many of the characteristics of Kom El Shoqafa's catacombs combine Roman, Greek, and Egyptian cultural points; some statues are Egyptian in style but wear Roman clothes and hairstyles, while others share a similar style. A circular staircase descends into the tombs tunneled into the bedrock during the Antonine emperors' reign. (2nd century AD)From the 2nd to the 4th centuries, the building was used as a burial chamber before being rediscovered in 1900.

Pompey's Pillar

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
It will be the secondary attraction. The Pompey Pillar's moniker is deceptive. Gaius Pompey, a Roman general, and consul, was a rival of Julius Caesar in a civil war and was assassinated by a Ptolemaic pharaoh in 48 BC as he escaped to Alexandria. This single column, perched on a rocky hilltop in the centre of Alexandria, has nothing to do with him. Crusaders believed his grave was marked by a 100-foot (30-meter) red Aswan granite pillar, which is how this tale started. The pillar is a triumphal monument built for the Roman Emperor Diocletian in 300 AD. During the visit, the site will be admired from the outside only, making it an ideal stop without requiring entrance fees. The real importance of this archaeological site lies in what was before the pillar: the Serapeum, Alexandria's acropolis.

Fort Qaitbey

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The third stop will be this. In Alexandria, Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea the coast, stands the 15th-century defensive fortress known as the Citadel of Qaitbay or the Fort of Qaitbay. In 1477 AD (882 AH), Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay founded it. The Citadel is located at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour on the eastern edge of Pharos Island's northern tip.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket not included
We will visit the world's largest library: "Bibliotheca Alexandrina", which currently has 8 million Books. Visit its open court to see the statues of Ptolemy the First and Alexander the Great, which were both discovered close underwater. You will go to "The President Sadat Museum" and the "Alexandria Museum of Impressions. Please note that the Alexandria Library is closed on Friday and bank holidays. You will need to buy a ticket to access the reading section. Finally, we will travel to the beginning location for around 2.5 hours on the highway.

Ancient Roman Amphitheater

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The Roman Amphitheatre is one of Alexandria's most popular monuments. This is Egypt's second most important city, after the capital, Cairo. While the amphitheatres were spread through the different countries like Greece, Italy, and Turkey during the reign of the Romans with many examples of these structures still present in many regions around Europe and the Middle East, the Roman Amphitheatre of Alexandria is the only one of

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    Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
    • Kom Al Shokafa
    • 21599, Alexandria, Egypt

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    Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
    • Kom Al Shokafa
    • 21599, Alexandria, Egypt

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