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Alexandria day tour
Alexandria in a day
A private day from your Alexandria hotel: Kom El Shoqafa catacombs, Roman Theater, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Pompey's Pillar, Qaitbay, Montaza gardens and Stanley Bridge, with lunch included.
- Length
- Full day in Alexandria
- Tour type
- Private, just your group
- Pickup
- Your hotel in Alexandria
- Guide
- Egyptologist
- Lunch
- Included, local restaurant
The tour journey
Your day, step by step
Times are estimates; traffic and your hotel's location change them. Drive times are from map routing without traffic.
- 8:30approx.Pickup
Your tour guide meets you at your hotel.
- 8:30approx.1VisitAlexandria's Roman Sites: history, hours and tickets →
Underground tombs from the 2nd century AD that mix Egyptian, Greek and Roman styles, with the Triclinium hall.
- 9:30approx.2Visit
Roman-period theatre with marble seating and mosaic floors.
- 10:00approx.3VisitBibliotheca Alexandrina and Qaitbay Citadel: history, hours and tickets →
Modern library built as a revival of the ancient Library of Alexandria.
- 11:15approx.4Visit
Roman column among the ruins of the Serapeum temple complex.
- 11:45approx.5Visit
15th-century fortress on the coast, built on the site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria.
- 12:30approx.Lunch, included
Lunch at a local restaurant.
- 13:45approx.6Visit
Royal park on the Mediterranean; the palace is seen from the outside.
- 14:45approx.7Visit
A short walk with views of the Mediterranean coastline.
- 15:00approx.Drop-off
Included
- Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel in Alexandria
- All transfers in a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional Egyptologist tour guide
- Entrance fees to all mentioned attractions
- Bottled water during the tour
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- All service charges and taxes
Not included
- Personal expenses
- Optional activities
- Gratuities (tips)
Book this day
Request this tour
Send your date and group size for Alexandria in a day. We reply with the price for your day and confirm the pickup from your hotel.
Price on request
- Private, just your group
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Change or skip a stop: just ask
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Nothing to pay with the request. To book, a 25% deposit by card or PayPal; the rest in cash on the day. Payment and cancellation
Before you go
Guides for this day
Alexandria in a day: what the city tour coversSeven stops from the catacombs to Stanley Bridge, the drives between them and what the tour includes.
El Alamein or Wadi El Natrun: which day from Alexandria?War museum and cemeteries or three Coptic monasteries: drives, stops and what each day includes.
Egypt day tours by city: what you can do from each baseWhat you can do from each of our 8 bases, from the Giza pyramids to the Red Sea reefs.
Can you visit Alexandria from Cairo in one day?The drive, what one Alexandria day holds, and how our day from Cairo runs.
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