Tour To Alexandria Highlights With Lunch

Explore the wonders of Alexandria through our Alexandria day tours with expert tour guides. You will meet your guide at your hotel reception in Alexandria to commence your Alexandria highlights tour with lunch. The first of Alexandria highlights is

The Catacombs at Kom El-Shoqafa:

Go down a winding stairway to see how deep the ancient Greco-Romans tunneled into the bedrock. Initially built for a single wealthy family practicing a fusion of Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman religion. The Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa entombed over 300 mummies. See bearded serpents crowned with the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt. Hovering solar disc above the archway and customary funerary deities joined with Greco-Roman motifs.

Alexandria catacombs are a monumental testament to the enduring myths of ancient Egypt despite centuries of Greek and Roman rule. Kom El-Shoqqafa means literally “piles of shards”. It was discovered by pure chance in 1900 when a donkey-drawn cart fell into a pit.

Pompey’s Pillar:

Then your Alexandria highlights tour takes you to the Pompey’s Pillar. Alexandria Pompey’s Pillar is a Roman triumphal pillar. The column is the largest of its type. Pompey’s Pillar is the only known free-standing pillar in Roman Egypt. The pillar’s shaft measures 20.5 meters high with a diameter of 2.7 meters at its base. It was built in 297 AC. It commemorates the victory of the Roman Emperor Diocletian over an Alexandrian revolt.

Alexandria highlights tour to the Citadel of Qaitbay:

Library of Alexandria: