Alexandria Highlights Private Day Tour from Cairo with Lunch

n either Cairo or Giza to Alexandria which is 220 km away from Cairo. Arrive Alexandria around 10 am and start your day tour by visiting the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa, hewn into a cliff, one of the world's largest Roman burial sites, and one of Alexandria's most popular attractions, where you see a blend of Pharaonic and Roman art. Descend into, via a spiral staircase over a three-level tombstone, a large Roman-style banquet room, where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast in honor of the dead.

he floor has a big section of mosaic and a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas and baths.

itadel of Qaitbay, a defensive 15-century fortress built on the ruins of the light house of Alexandria; one of the ancient world's seven wonders of the Middle Ages. Continue to Al Mursi Abu Alabbas mosque(from outside), an elaborate structure built to honor a Sufi Saint, and have a free walk on the Cornish.

n Library from outside, built between 1995 and 2002, to hold over 8 million books. Have a chance to stop for a memorial photo in front of the great Library. Lunch will be served in a seafood restaurant between visits. At the end, drive back in comfort to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.