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Alexandria Day Tour From Cairo

Cairo, Egypt

9 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

See the highlights of Alexandria without the hassle of sorting out transportation or tickets when you join a tour from Cairo that includes admission fees and transportation. You'll visit famous attractions such as the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, the Citadel of Quaitbay, and the New Alexandria Library (closed Fridays), with a stop for an included lunch along the way.

Perfect for time-pressed visitors who want to see Alexandria
Round-trip transportation between Gaza or Cairo hotels adds convenience
Choose between private and group options
Stay fueled: Lunch and bottled water are included

What's Included

All Transfers by Private A/C latest Model Vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entry Fees
Share guide in Alexandria
Lunch
Bottled water

Tipping
Hotel Pickup & Drop Off

$10.00 per booking

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Please be informed that the designated meeting points for the group tour are: * Ramses Hilton (Cairo) * Emo Tours Egypt Office (Giza) Kindly ensure that you arrive on time and wait at the meeting point at your scheduled pickup time. Please note that there may be a possible delay of approximately 30 to 45 minutes due to traffic. However, guests are required to be on time, as if the group is fully assembled earlier, the vehicle will depart immediately without delay.

Meeting points

Select a meeting point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Catacombs Of Kom El Shoqafa

3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Alexandria Ancient Roman Theater

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Alexandria Bibliotheca

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Citadel of Qaitbay

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Alexandria

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Most travelers can participate
Entrance fees -Depending on the Tour Options Chosen
Note: Alexandria Library is Closed on Friday so you will be able to take Photos from outside
At the time of booking, two pricing options are available: Private Tour and Group Tour
Note : The itinerary includes approximately 4 to 5 hours for sightseeing in Alexandria, with the remaining time allocated for pickup, drop-off, and travel between Cairo and Alexandria, which typically takes around 3 hours each way.
Please be informed that the designated meeting points for the group tour are: Ramses Hilton, Mamlouk Pyramids Hotel. Kindly ensure that you arrive on time and wait at the meeting point at your scheduled pickup time. Please note that the bus will wait for a maximum of 15 minutes only, after which it will proceed with the tour.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 9 reviews

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Great tour

Scotty_C, Dec 2025

This was an excellent tour! Guide was very informative and attentive to our needs. Would give an A plus.

5 star tour with Shery

Rhys_J, Sep 2025

We really enjoyed the tour today - it was well organised, and Shery our tour guide was informative, friendly and really intelligent. She was really fun and helpful, and had incredible English so was easy to follow and understand. A great itinerary of Alexandria and a good mix of things to see. Our only suggestion would be for lunch to be before the library as people were quite hungry by then (around 1pm). Otherwise really enjoyed it - thank you 😊

Great Driver and Guide

Matthew_H, Mar 2025

The tour itself is fine, but the staff are excellent. We were fortunate enough to get a tour with Bilal and Nirmal. Bilal is a fantastic driver, navigating difficult traffic between Cairo and Alexandria with ease and grace. Nirmal was wonderful and perfectly balanced information with autonomy. Didn’t try to upsell tours to the perfume shop or extra and very knowledgeable about the area.

Alexandria tour :Emo group

Carolyne_K, Feb 2025

The trip was so nice,our driver Mohammed picked us on time from Giza to Alexandria,on arrival we met our tour guide Ella who was very informative about the history of Alexandria,we had a great time there, would highly recommended.

Mediocre tour service and guide

George_T, Feb 2025

We scheduled this tour to Alexandria from Cairo based on my chatting with Viator agent. The price was average. The Private de luxe transportation was an old van for the four adults, driver spoke poor English, he tried but was frustrating, it was a non smoking vehicle but he smoke outside constantly and brought the stink of cigarette smoking inside of the van. The worse part was the guide in Alexandria, her English was poor, she tried to talk fast, the whole time she was tried to get it over, ignored our interests, very interested in us visiting the stores of we believe are their friends. Rushed thru the experience. We had traveled over 72 countries and 5 continents and this has been one of ours “no good”. I recommend that you check with the concierge of your hotel for recommendations, you may pay more but it may be worth it. Alexandria is an interesting place but 12 hours appears to be enough.

Excellent Day Trip To Alexandria

jwang00, Dec 2024

Our tour guide Heba is very experienced and knowledgeable. The trip is also designed pretty well: departing from Cairo Airport at 6:30 am and returning by 5:45 pm after visiting six attractions. The restaurant next to Mediterranean Sea is amazing and the lunch was so good! Thanks Heba and Mohammod (driver)! -Jeff, Kim, Jane, Ke

Perfect day tour of Alexandria from Cairo

ShemsEddine_B, Apr 2024

Great day, Alexandria is a very interesting city. The driver, Gamal, was a delight and an excellent driver and the guide, Nesrine, was very nice and interesting. She brought me to a local fish restaurant, delicious and incredibly cheap! Highly recommend the tour!

Wonderful experience well worth it.

Michael_I, May 2022

Our guide was extraordinary. Had great knowledge of the places and the food was amazing. The driver was amazing as well.

Sympathique journée à Alexandrie

vataillandier, Apr 2022

Sympathique et agréable visite de la ville d'Alexandrie avec le guide Haitham très attentif et respectueux des touristes qu’il accompagne. Déjeuner au bord de l’eau avec une belle vue sur la citadelle de Qaitbay.