2 days Trip to Cairo and Alexandria from Alexandria Port

Your Egyptologist will meet you at the port in Alexandria when your cruise docks, near the exit gate. Your guide will stand by the gate and hold a board with your name.

Next, you will be taken to Cairo for your two day private visit that starts from Alexandria port and ends in Cairo.

You will ride in a modern air conditioned, non smoking vehicle. The drive will take you to Cairo for the start of the program.

In Cairo, begin with sightseeing on the Giza Plateau. You will spend time in front of the Great Pyramid of Cheops. You can learn details and also take photos. Your guide will help you get clear shots. You will also visit the second pyramid, built for King Chefren, plus the smaller pyramid of King Mycerinus.

Later, you will see the Great Sphinx. It sits on a lower level and looks out as a protector of the Necropolis. Then you will enter the Valley Temple and the Mummification area of King Chephren.

After that, enjoy lunch in a good restaurant. After lunch, you will travel for about two hours to the Egyptian Museum. There you will view the artifacts and the gold and silver items connected to Tutankhamun, including his military chariots and a golden mask.

When your day ends, your tour leader will take you to your hotel in Cairo so you can rest for the rest of your night.

Have breakfast at the hotel. Continue your breathtaking two day trip to Cairo and Alexandria from Alexandria port.

Then you will be transferred by air‑conditioned vehicle from Cairo to Alexandria with your personal guide and driver and you will visit the following points of:

The largest Roman cemetery in Egypt is the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa. This place has three layers of tombs and chambers carved into rock below the ground. The burial of a romanized Egyptian family is beautifully decorated. After that you will visit Pompey’s Pillar, the remaining pillar from the Roman temple once called the Serapeum. Next you will move to the Citadel of Qaitbey. The Citadel of Qaitbey was built by Mamluk rulers to defend the Mediterranean seacoast from the Ottomans. The Citadel of Qaitbey stands on the spot where Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse once stood one of the seven wonders of the ancient world that no longer exist.

You will also be impressed by the Bibliotheca of Alexandria. The Bibliotheca of Alexandria was not an important ancient library but also a centre of learning and scientific research in the ancient world. The Bibliotheca of Alexandria was a destination for scholars from over the Mediterranean and beyond. The Bibliotheca of Alexandria contains eight million books. The new Bibliotheca of Alexandria is the important modern project in Alexandria built along the sea boulevard and it looks like the sun of knowledge rises upon the Mediterranean from Alexandria.

The car will also take you to the Church of San Marco one of the churches in Africa. The car will also take you to the center of Alexandria, where you can enjoy a stroll through the old town. In the center of Alexandria you will see local markets that sell everything and anything including sweets and traditional Egyptian delicacies.

The architecture features Baroque designs as well as Italian and French‑style properties. We will take you through the market area in Mansheya and you will see the traditional women’s markets called Zan'et Elsetat with very thin and narrow streets. The gold market also exists here where everyone buys jewelry for marriage and engagement.

The car will then take you to the beautiful and largest mosque in the city the Abbo Elabbas Mosque. The strangest sight there is an old funfair where children play on age‑old carousels and eat cotton candy. Opposite the Corniche and the old port you can see old fishing boats, fishermen and traditional fishermen making nets. The photos taken there are amazing.

After lunch our tour guide will lead you back to Alexandria port after the sightseeing tour. You will be dropped off at the cruise ship, inside Alexandria Port.