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Alexandria day trip From Cairo Included lunch

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Alexandria day trip From Cairo Included lunch
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Overview

Founded by Alexander the Great, Egypt’s second city deserves discovery—but getting there on public transit means staying overnight. Hit the highlights in a day on this private door-to-door tour, with a guide to explain the history. You’ll visit Pompey’s Pillar, the eerie catacombs, the Citadel of Qaitbay, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern library that pays tribute to the ancient one. Your package includes lunch but excludes entrance fees.

How this compares

Cairo · 913 Food & Nightlife · typical ~3,563 EGP · 2,563 EGPgood value

Highlights

  • Private tour
  • Hotel pickup

What's included

  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Tour Guide If you choice
  • Transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Tipping
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned historical place

Itinerary

  1. 1
    Alexandria

Frequently asked questions

How long is this experience?
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Can I cancel my booking?
Yes — you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before it starts.
What's included?
Bottled water · Lunch · Tour Guide If you choice · Transfer by a private air-conditioned vehicle

Reviews (41)

4.8
★★★★★
Based on 41 verified reviews
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Val_B
★★★★★
Mar 2025

Our day trip to Alexandria was as educational as it was entertaining! Huge shoutout to our driver, Ahmed Ali—possibly the only peaceful, non-honking driver in the entire city. He even stopped for elderly women to cross the street (what a legend). Meanwhile, our tour guide, Naelah, was fantastic! She spoke excellent English and took her time sharing all the fascinating details. And let’s not forget the ride—big, spacious, and perfect for a long, comfy drive. Highly recommend this experience!

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MarcoA
★★★★★
May 2024

Driver exellent very cheerfull always smiling, made us feel at home,thumbs up highly recomended ,tour lady exellent knowledge of history

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Dee_S
Jan 2023

Confirmed trip, 3 weeks b4. Day off said wrong address. Showed up 2.75 hours late. Only saw the Citadel.

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Ashley_G
★★
Dec 2022

A mixed experience overall. The driver was half an hour late and we were not warned at all. The petrol fumes which lingered in the car after refueling was no fun either. When we reached Alexandria we had to battle minor flooding due to the rain which is no one’s fault of course but the guide could have had umbrellas for us or altered the itinerary so that we started indoors to wait out the rain. I do think our guide overall was a good person who had a sincere wish to show us his wonderful city but I think better planning and preparation would have made all the difference. A partial refund was

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Jaqueline_I
★★★★★
Nov 2022

The driver and guide were friendly, kind and open to answering any questions or requests. I recommend the tour.

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Willa_F
★★★★★
Oct 2022

This was a fantastic day. Apart from a little miscommunication in the morning (which was 100%my fault), it was really great. Our driver Mohammed was great, answered all our questions and made sure we were comfortable on the drive to Alexandria. Our guide Eslam met us in Alexandria, and was funny, and extremely knowledgeable. He took us through catacombs and the library of Alexandria, and several other places as well. They were both very good with our kids (who are both on the spectrum), and really made us feel welcome in Egypt. 10/10 would recommend.

2,563 EGP/ per person
4.8(41)verified reviews
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The driver and guide were friendly, kind and open to answering any questions or requests. I recommend the tour.
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