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Guided Alexandria Day Trip with Catacombs, Library & Qaitbay
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See Alexandria’s best-known landmarks in one day from Cairo, from ancient catacombs to the seaside citadel. Private transport, entry fees, lunch, and water keep the day smooth and easy.
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Duration 10 hoursCheck availability to see starting times
Pickup offeredIncluded from most Cairo hotels — we'll confirm yours at booking
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Live guideEnglish, Arabic, Spanish
5.0
See Alexandria’s best-known landmarks in one day from Cairo, from ancient catacombs to the seaside citadel. Private transport, entry fees, lunch, and water keep the day smooth and easy.
See Alexandria’s best-known landmarks in one day from Cairo, from ancient catacombs to the seaside citadel. Private transport, entry fees, lunch, and water keep the day smooth and easy.
Reserve now & pay laterNothing charged today — only pay when your trip is confirmed
Duration 10 hoursCheck availability to see starting times
Pickup offeredIncluded from most Cairo hotels — we'll confirm yours at booking
Skip the line
Live guideEnglish, Arabic, Spanish
- •Guided visit to the Roman Theatre in Kom El-Deka
- •Explore the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa
- •Stop at the Alexandria Library
- •Visit Qaitbay Citadel on the Mediterranean coast
- •Lunch and bottled water included
- •Private round-trip transport from Cairo or Giza
This full-day guided tour takes you from Cairo to Alexandria to explore the city's main historic landmarks with private transport and included entry fees. You will walk through the Roman Theatre in Kom El-Deka, descend into the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, visit the Alexandria Li...
Tour guide
Entry fees
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Bottled water
Tips
Meeting Point
Hotel pickup from Cairo or Giza, including 6th of October City, Kafr Nassar, Giza District, Al Haram, Ramses Hilton, and Emo Tours Egypt.
Open in Google MapsHotel Pickup(Optional)
Included from most Cairo hotels — we'll confirm yours at booking
Your exact pickup time will be confirmed after booking.
What to Bring
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Passport or ID card
Know Before You Go
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before — full refund
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The Alexandria Library is closed on Friday; photos from outside only
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At booking, two pricing options are available: Private Tour and Group Tour
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For group tours, allow a 15 to 30 minute waiting period
Highlights
- •Guided visit to the Roman Theatre in Kom El-Deka
- •Explore the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa
- •Stop at the Alexandria Library
- •Visit Qaitbay Citadel on the Mediterranean coast
- •Lunch and bottled water included
- •Private round-trip transport from Cairo or Giza
Full description
This full-day guided tour takes you from Cairo to Alexandria to explore the city's main historic landmarks with private transport and included entry fees. You will walk through the Roman Theatre in Kom El-Deka, descend into the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, visit the Alexandria Li...
Includes
Tour guide
Entry fees
Private air-conditioned vehicle
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Bottled water
Tips
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting Point
Hotel pickup from Cairo or Giza, including 6th of October City, Kafr Nassar, Giza District, Al Haram, Ramses Hilton, and Emo Tours Egypt.
Open in Google MapsHotel Pickup(Optional)
Included from most Cairo hotels — we'll confirm yours at booking
Your exact pickup time will be confirmed after booking.
Important Information
What to Bring
- •
Passport or ID card
Know Before You Go
- •
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before — full refund
- •
The Alexandria Library is closed on Friday; photos from outside only
- •
At booking, two pricing options are available: Private Tour and Group Tour
- •
For group tours, allow a 15 to 30 minute waiting period
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Overall rating
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Alessio
January 2026|Italy|Couple
Great atmosphere and very well explained by the guide
Violeta
December 2025|Romania|Family
Excellent trip. The guide was incredibly informative and promptly answered any questions given with desired nuance. Despite the long drive to Alexandria, we were not dissatisfied even at the slightest with the information provided. I highly recommend such trip to anyone seeking knowledge regarding the location.
Joachim
December 2025|Switzerland|Solo
Great tour, great guide Rim, but all in all more than 12 hours from pick-up (6:30am) to return at the same place (7:00pm). Pick-up location at Ramses Hilton (huge hotel with several entrances and three streets around it) not exactly described. It would also be helpful to know that the vehicle is a white minibus with "Emo Tours Egypt" on it. An alternative pick-up location ("Cairo" = Tahrir Square) listed in the GYG description (and also shown on the map) was not possible due to unknown reasons. However, after the messy pick-up everything was fine.
Gaggan
December 2025|United Kingdom|Couple
Good trip and our guide Samira was great. Really enjoyed ourselves.
Maria
December 2025|Canada|Solo
I had an amazing guide, Dalia, and transportation was with Khalid. The tour was overall great, Dalia was very knowledgeable and very patient with my questions. She introduced me to Kebdah for lunch which is an Alexandria street food. I felt safe and well taken cared of during the tour.
Denise
December 2025|Canada|Couple
Very interesting tour and informative. Our guide was very knowledgeable. The driver was very good. We felt very safe with his driving skill.
Christina
December 2025|Netherlands|Friends
we were picked up 30 min later without notification & that was disappointing, but the tour, tour guide and driver were awesome! we got a bottle of water and it's included with lunch with local food, but if you want to eat fish then you should pay $5 more which was worth it.
apostolia
December 2025|Greece|Solo
Our tour guide was amazing, sweete and really good at explaining anything we needed, she treate us so nice and looked after us. we had amazing food included, very hostile. And the transportation very good we were picke up and dropped off where we wanted or needed to be!
Nairoby
December 2025|United Kingdom|Friends
Excellent except for the breakfast (never gave us, and it was included in the price) and the lunch place was very dirty. Not according to the price we paid. Also not drink, even water, that is basic needs, we didn't get anything to drink. Expensive trip and not breakfast and poorly lunch. Without drink. The guide ( NERMIN) was amazing and the driver “definitely The Best” (ISLAM ASHRI)very gentleman who was always caring for us.
Ioanna
November 2025|Germany|Friends
We really enjoyed our trip, our guide and our driver have been really accommodating and nice. What we saw has been really interesting. We recommend it .
FAQs about Guided Alexandria Day Trip with Catacombs, Library & Qaitbay
Pickup starts at 07:00 from Cairo or Giza, and you return to Cairo at around 19:00.
Travel time between Cairo and Alexandria is typically around 3 hours each way.
The itinerary includes the Alexandria Library, but it is closed on Friday, so you can take photos from outside.
It includes private air-conditioned transfers, private transportation, entry fees, a tour guide, lunch, and a bottle of water.
Yes, there are two pricing options at booking: Private Tour and Group Tour; group tours may require a 15 to 30 minute waiting period.