Alexandria
3 Days / 2 Nights

Alexandria is the country’s main port and is known as pearl of the Mediterranean, once the center of culture in the Greco-Roman civilization. Visitors can find indication of its ancient splendor in its excavations and museum. Its main attraction today is its beaches, some of the loveliest in the Mediterranean.

Day 1 – Cairo/Alexandria
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel, transferred to either the bus station or the train station for about a three-hour ride to Alexandria, and transfer to your hotel and overnight. (B)

Day 2 – Alexandria
After breakfast you will start on a full day sightseeing of Alexandria starting with National Museum which contains artifacts that give you a picture of the grandeur of Alexandria in its Greek and Roman days. You will stop at the newly built Library of Alexandria, one of modern architectures greatest marvel. You will also visit the Catacombs of Kom El Shuqafa where the tombs are distinctly Romanesque but the sculpture and reliefs are the Egyptian gods, and the recently excavated Roman Amphitheatre, you will be directed to the under water site in the Eastern Port of the newly discovered Cleopatra Temple and then on to Pompeys Pillar which was erected in honor of The Emperor Diocletian. Overnight at hotel. (B)

Day 3 – Cairo
In the morning, you will transfer to either the bus station or the train station for about three-hour ride to Cairo. Arrival Cairo and transfer to your hotel. (B).