Alexandria Day Tour from Cairo: Catacombs, Citadel & Corniche

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Duration12h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa descend deep into rock, cut millennia ago and still the largest Roman cemetery in Egypt.

A 12-hour guided day tour from Cairo to Alexandria covers six major sites—the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Pompey's Pillar, the Roman Amphitheatre, Qaitbay's Citadel, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi Mosque—with a 30 km drive along the Corniche, lunch at a seaside restaurant, and entrance fees included. An English-speaking guide leads the group; hotel pickup in Cairo is arranged before you book.

12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Alexandria's main attractions

Pick up from Cairo hotel
Visit Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
See Pompay's Pillar from outside
Visit Roman Amphitheatre
Drive along Cornish and see Stanley Bridge
Visit Royal Jewellery Museum
Lunch at Mediterranean Sea view restaurant
Photo stop at Qaitbay’s Citadel
Visit Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Visit Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi Mosque
Drive back to Cairo

The Experience

The day starts with pickup from your Cairo hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle and a drive to Alexandria. Your first stop is the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, a three-level Roman cemetery carved into rock and dating back to the Greek period around 200 BC. The site is considered one of the wonders of the Middle Ages. From there you pass Pompey's Pillar from outside, then move to the Roman Amphitheatre—the only known one in Egypt—where you'll also see the Villa of Birds and its rare mosaic of fish.

The tour continues with a 30 km drive along the Corniche, Alexandria's waterfront boulevard, which shows you the whole seaside stretch of the city including the Old Harbour where 7,000 underwater monuments have been found. You'll cross the Stanley Bridge, Alexandria's newest landmark. A stop at the Royal Jewellery Museum follows, where the collection includes rare diamonds, rubies and intricately set stones from royal collections. Lunch comes at a Mediterranean restaurant with a sea view.

After lunch, you get a photo stop at Qaitbay's Citadel, one of the Mediterranean's most important defensive strongholds, built on the exact site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria—one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The tour then moves to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, described as one of the most unusual architectural masterpieces of the 21st century, and ends at Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi, the largest and most ornate mosque in the city. Your guide then drives you back to Cairo.

What’s included

Hotel pickup in Cairo in an air-conditioned vehicle.
entrance fees to all sites (Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Roman Amphitheatre, Royal Jewellery Museum, Qaitbay's Citadel, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi Mosque).
lunch at a Mediterranean restaurant with sea views.
bottled water.
and an English-speaking guide for the full 12 hours.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelWheelchair accessibleInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Travelish Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you're ready for a full day of moderate walking across six sites with a 30 km coastal drive between them—choose it when you want Alexandria's Greco-Roman highlights covered in one trip rather than piecing them together yourself.