Alexandria is the jewel of the Mediterranean Sea, enjoy Alexandria day tours from Cairo with Maestro Online Travel, spend a very nice Cairo to Alexandria Day Trip. Cairo Tours offers you a good chance to make one-day trips to Alexandria from Cairo. Alexandria is the second-largest city in Egypt has served as the capital of Egypt for a long period of time. Due to its magnificent beaches, the variety of its historical monuments, the special magic of its own, many travelers like to travel from Cairo to Alexandria to spend their vacation in Egypt spend some time to explore the wonders of Alexandria. So we invite you to enjoy an Alexandria day trip from Cairo to visit this amazing city with Maestro Online Travel.
At approx 07:00 am Maestro Online Travel representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo/Giza to start your amazing day tour to Alexandria, first you will visit Pompay's Pillar this is certainly one of the most famous columns of Egypt. The Pillar of Pompey and the two other sphinxes around it are the only remaining items of a large great temple that was called the Serapuem and was founded in the 3rd century AD. Constructed out of red granite with a height of 27 meters and a remarkable stone capital, and then drive to visit catacombs, The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are perhaps the largest and most mysterious historical burial sites in Egypt. The catacombs were discovered in 1900 and this ancient necropolis belongs to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The catacombs represent a wonderful example of the mixture and the blend between the Pharaonic and Roman types of art and architecture. Then you will have your lunch in a local restaurant in Alexandria. Proceed to visit Qaitbay Citadel; The Qaitbey Fort is surely one of the landmarks and most important historical sites in Alexandria. The Mamluk Sultan Qaitbey built this marvelous military construction in 1479. It was constructed in the same exact place as the ancient Pharaoh's lighthouse and with some of its stones as well. Every day, the fort welcomes a large number of tourists who visit Egypt, finally drive back to your hotel in Cairo.