Alexandria Tour: Discover Ancient Secrets and Landmarks

Uncover the historical secrets of Alexandria on a full-day tour with the best local guides. Explore landmarks from the era of Alexander the Great to the modern era and experience the wonders of Alexandria.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bibliotheca Alexandria - Pick up:
    This excursion offers convenient pick-up and drop-off services from Cairo, right from your doorstep!
    Once the tour is booked, the tour operator will reach out to confirm your hotel location and arrange for the driver and guide to pick you up. Everything is meticulously organized to ensure a memorable experience….
What's Included
  • Tour Guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entry Fees (if option selected)
  • Lunch at a fish restaurant (if option selected)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a journey from Cairo to Alexandria with a local tour guide who was born in Alexandria. This ensures a wealth of fascinating insights and secrets about the city, spanning from the era of Alexander the Great and Cleopatra to the present day.
Maximize your time efficiently. Make the most of every moment on this comprehensive door-to-door tour,…

Location
Bibliotheca Alexandria
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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S7100xijom
Sep 5, 2025
Amazing!!! - Shaimaa was an awesome guide and extremely knowledgeable. She was very considerate and re-arrange the lunch venue for me as I didn’t like seafood but still made sure I got the sea view. I loved my day in Alexandria and it felt like nothing was too much trouble for Shaimaa, highly recommend!
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Cindya1232015
Sep 1, 2025
Alexandria, another treasure to discover - Transportation from Cairo to Alexandria was punctual, safe and professional. We had water chips and cola for the road. Shaima was an exceptional guide. We were a bit tight in time and Shaima was very accommodating. She knows Alexandria’s story at her fingertips and is passionate. She took pictures that she kindly sent us afterwards. The included meal was really good, typical and on the seaside. For us it is a 100% recommendation. We wish we had more time. Alexandria is another treasure of Egypt. Do not hesitate to book a tour. It's worth it.
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Nikolai_d
Aug 20, 2025
Alexandria trip - It was a great opportunity to learn more about complex ancient Egypt, interwoven with the histories of other empires. Abdelaziz was a respectful and safe driver, and Shaima was a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide. Thank you
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Alonzok122
Aug 15, 2025
Fun adventure! - Was a great experience! Would definitely recommend this tour. What a fun and exciting tour. I learned alot! Thanks for having me.
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Tariquld1
Jul 27, 2025
Wonderful, highly recommended - I had an amazing time in this trip. My guide Shaimaa is a wonderful person. She gave me a very swift yet elaborate tour to all the historically important places of Alexandria with very concise and informative descriptions. She arranged everything in a very organized way, and thus I never had to rush to any spot and got enough time to explore all the places in a relaxed way. I highly recommend this tour with Shaimaa to everyone and it can be completed very easily as a day trip from Cairo.
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Anmabelle
Jul 13, 2025
Wonderful day in Alexandria - Shaimaa was an amazing guide. Well knowledgeable, kind, respectful and attentive to my questions. Driver was respectful and punctual. Bought us water, stopped for us to take a break. Alexandria is full of history and a very beautiful city. The food at Branzino was delicious. Loved everything
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Lisa_s
Jul 2, 2025
Wonderful Day Trip to Alexandria with an Excellent Guide! - We had an amazing day trip from Cairo to Alexandria, and everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. Our driver picked us up right on time in Cairo, provided a smooth and comfortable ride to Alexandria, and later returned us safely to Cairo in the evening. In Alexandria, we were met by our guide Shaimaa, who was friendly, professional, and incredibly knowledgeable. She took us to all the top sites: the Library of Alexandria, Qaitbay Castle, the Catacombs, the Roman Amphitheater, the Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi, and St. Mark’s Church. Her insights at each stop added so much value, and she helped us make the most of our time. A highlight was a stop at a local bazaar that Shaimaa recommended, run by a lovely Egyptian couple. It had a large selection of merchandise at excellent prices and felt far more authentic than typical tourist shops. Lunch was fantastic. We enjoyed a variety of delicious dips with fresh bread, followed by our choice of chicken or fish, and the fresh mango and strawberry juice was absolutely refreshing. As an added bonus, Shaimaa took many great group photos for us throughout the day and kindly shared them later via WhatsApp, which was such a thoughtful touch and gave us lasting memories of the day. From beginning to end, this tour was efficient, enriching, and thoroughly enjoyable. We highly recommend it, and if you get Shaimaa as your guide, you’re in for a truly special experience!
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Uma_v
Jun 19, 2025
Well planned and well executed comfortable trip - Great trip from start to finish. Planned well an executed well. Driver was on time and was great throughout the trip. He was funny and tried to communicate with us, at times using a translator app. Very nice attitude. The tour guide Shaima met us in Alexandria. She was very knowledgeable, explained everything well, spoke good English, took lots of pictures along the way, and most importantly, never rushed us. We were initially skeptical about the driver not being fluent in English, but that was not an issue at all. He used the translator app to communicate and made every effort to make us feel comfortable. Fish lunch was delicious. Nothing to do with the tour: be aware that the toilets in several places in Alexandria are not very clean, hence plan accordingly. We found clean toilets in the library, but not in other places,
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Whutugot4me19
Sep 15, 2025
Guide to see all of the best sites! - The tour was fine. You are given a lot of information about history in Alexandria. From the Catacombs, the Roman Ampetheatre and baths, Citadel, Mosque, Church and library. A must do if you want to see many of the top sites here with a guide. The drive is about 2 - 2/1 hours away from Cairo. It would be a lot to do all of these things on your own so I would suggest you book this tour.
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629isabellamariac
Aug 16, 2025
Overpriced for what it is. - The tour was just okay. We saw some cool things but we paid quite a lot of money for a tour that didn’t really show us much about current or ancient Egypt. All our other tours have included water and have had the tour guides go out of their way to make sure we have been comfortable. It was disappointing to spend as much money as we did to not have any water for a 10 hour tour. Lunch was yummy, but it was just fish and rice (and some dips) but no drinks included not even juice. Again disappointing considering how expensive the tour was. The guide was a lovely person, she didn’t go out of her way to make us comfortable like the other guides do, and she put us in a few situations where we felt entitled to tip people without warning so we didn’t really appreciate that. Not a bad tour, just not worth the money we spent.
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From $31
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).