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Cairo to Alexandria: Catacombs & Citadel Day Trip with Lunch

Cairo, Egypt

10 to 12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

What's Included

Pick up and drop off from your hotel in Cairo or Giza
Expert tour guide (if option selected)
Seafood Lunch at Sea view restaurant (if option selected)
Transportation by air conditioned car
entry ticket (if option selected)

Any extras
Entrance fees (available as option)
Tipping

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

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Meeting point

Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

4 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Catacombs Of Kom El Shoqafa

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Pompey's Pillar (Pass By)

Ancient Roman Amphitheater

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Qaitbay Citadel

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cairo

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

4.4

based on 5 reviews

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Alexandria - Sheesh the Backsheesh

Sara_G, Nov 2025

Our Alexandria day tour was a gorgeous and chaotic and maybe sometimes uncomfortable anthropology lesson wrapped in ancient history. Honestly, our tour guide deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for navigating it with a smile. The sites themselves were stunning. We visited palaces, catacombs, churches, and the literal footprint of an ancient wonder, the former spot Alexandria Lighthouse, now down in the sea. The real wonder for me was how many micro-transactions one city can throw at you in a single day. Let’s be clear, the guide cannot control the tipping culture. But it’s over the top. We went from the bathroom attendants selling squares of toilet paper like they’re dealing high-stakes commodities to or the free mosque shoe storage that magically becomes a hostage negotiation. Egypt is operating in full survival mode, and tourists are the revenue stream. It’s not negativity; it’s reality, so be prepared! Future travelers should know that every greeting, gesture, or opened door comes with a hand extended for baksheesh (tipping). Once you understand that, the day makes a lot more sense: the hustle is simply part of the ecosystem. Our guide made the experience rich, informative, and incredibly smooth, but Alexandria itself is a place where you admire a 2,000-year-old artifact with one eye and keep the other on your wallet. Also, lunch is served at 3:00 PM, not at a normal time so you will be starving. Bring toilet paper and bring lots of snacks and water.

Alexandria , Egypt Tour

Elsa_C, Jan 2023

Feby , our Tour guide was Amazing & excellent , Loves her Job & very Passionate over Alexandria history , she took time w us knowing how we loved archeology & History . This tour was the Best we had in Egypt!!!