Our Alexandria day tours show you the Egypt that spoke Greek. Alexander founded the city in 331 BC, the Ptolemies made it the capital of the Mediterranean world, and Rome left its tombs and theatres underneath the modern streets. In one private day you see the best of what survives: the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar, the Roman theatre at Kom El-Dikka, the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site of the Pharos lighthouse, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
There are two ways to do it. If you are already staying in Alexandria, the Alexandria full day tour with lunch picks you up from your hotel and takes five to seven hours. If you are based in Cairo, the Alexandria day trip from Cairo covers the same sites with about three hours on the desert road each way. Both are private, both include entrance fees, a licensed guide and a seafood lunch by the sea.
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Our Alexandria day tours start from $60 per person for the full day tour from Alexandria hotels and from $90 per person for the day trip from Cairo, based on the largest group-size band. Solo travellers pay $130 and $225 respectively. Entrance fees, lunch, private transport and a licensed guide are included.
Yes. Our Alexandria day trip from Cairo picks you up from your Cairo or Giza hotel early in the morning. The drive is about 220 km each way, roughly three hours on the desert road, and you visit the Catacombs, Pompey’s Pillar, the Citadel of Qaitbay and the Library of Alexandria, with lunch at a local restaurant.
The Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, Pompey’s Pillar and the Serapeum, the Roman theatre at Kom El-Dikka, the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site of the Pharos lighthouse, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Together they cover the city’s Greek, Roman and Islamic history.
Yes. Every Alexandria day tour we run is private, with your own guide, driver and air-conditioned vehicle, so you set the pace and can spend longer at the sites that interest you most.
Yes. Both Alexandria sightseeing tours include lunch at a local restaurant, usually fresh fish and seafood on the Corniche. Drinks are extra.
About five to seven hours from an Alexandria hotel. From Cairo, allow a full day of around twelve hours including the drive.
Yes. If your ship docks at Alexandria Port, book one of our Alexandria shore excursions instead: the guide meets you at the port and the timing is built around your all-aboard time.
Yes. The tour to El Alamein takes eight to ten hours and covers the Second World War museum and cemeteries on the North Coast. The two-day Siwa Oasis trip includes an overnight stay in the oasis.
Alexandria is pleasant all year because of the sea breeze. Spring and autumn are ideal; summer is warm but milder than Cairo, and winter can bring rain and rough seas along the Corniche.
Children under 6 travel free, children aged 6 to 11 pay 50% of the adult price, and children 12 and over pay the adult rate.