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Alexandria day tour
Qaitbay and the Bibliotheca
A private trip from your Alexandria hotel: Citadel of Qaitbay and Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
- Length
- Half day, about 4 hours
- Tour type
- Private, just your group
- Pickup
- Your hotel in Alexandria
- Guide
- English-speaking Egyptologist
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.
- 9:00approx.Pickup
- 9:00approx.1VisitBibliotheca Alexandrina and Qaitbay Citadel: history, hours and tickets →
The fort on the harbour, with your guide.
- 10:00approx.2Visit
The modern library on the waterfront.
- 11:00approx.Drop-off
Drive, times without trafficTap a photo to see moreSimplified map
Included
- Pickup from your hotel and return
- All transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to the sites in the program
- Bottled water
- All taxes and service charges
Not included
- Lunch (optional)
- Any extras not mentioned in the program
- Tipping
Book this day
Request this tour
Send your date and group size for Qaitbay and the Bibliotheca. 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
- Tomorrow or today: we reply within an hour
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


