Alexandria is Egypt’s Mediterranean port city. This city was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC. Since then, Alexandria grew rapidly and also became the Hellenic civilization’s major center. Interested in exploring Alexandria? Then you’ll need to book our best Alexandria full day city tour package.
During the period Hellenistic, Alexandria was home to the Alexandria Lighthouse that was one of the Ancient World Seven Wonders, as well as the Library of Alexandria, is storied. Today, the shape of that library looks like a disc and it is getting a new name, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
Best Alexandria Full Day City Tour for Everyone
If you are planning to visit Egypt, you shouldn’t miss Alexandria, the beautiful coastal city that has extraordinary views. There are so many tour packages that are ready to welcome you and bring you to Alexandria’s most amazing spots. Below are some destinations you are about to visit:
1. Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
The city tour in Alexandria will be started by visiting the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa or the hill of treasure. It is actually a royal cemetery and a huge necropolis from the second century AD. Necropolis in these catacombs has an extraordinary mixture of Hellenistic, Roman, and also pharaonic art elements.
Those elements are reflected in the wall paintings, the statues’ styles, and also funeral tombs and objects. The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa was one of the middle ages’ seven wonders. Underground, the catacombs look a little scary. Carved tombs made of the stone give the sincere horror illusion.
Ptolemaic was a kingdom based in Egypt but followed the ancient Egyptians’ construction. That’s why there are Ptolemaic hidden tombs not only for the pharaohs but also for their wives at once.
2. Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Also known as the Library of Alexandria. The original Library of Alexandria was closed but in 1972, Mostafa El-Abbadi who was an Alexandria University professor proposed to revive the ancient library. This proposal was sponsored by the Egyptian government.
Then the Bibliotheca Alexandrina received support through UNESCO and gained international publicity. The construction of this library was completed somewhere in 2001. This library’s structure was amazing and gained praise from around the world.
Finally, the library was opened on October 16, 2002. This Bibliotheca Alexandrina was built to house about eight million volumes, all on seven cascading levels.
3. Qaitbay Citadel
This picturesque fortress called Qaitbay Citadel was built by Sultan Qaitbay during the 14th century in order to defend the city from the Ottoman Empire’s advances. Sadly, the Ottomans were able to control Egypt in 1512. However, the fortress stayed there, and now you can visit this historical site.
The current form of Qaitbay Citadel isn’t the original form of the fortress. The British bombardment of Alexandria damaged the fortress heavily, during the nationalist uprising in 1882 against British hegemony. Then the fortress was rebuilt somewhere in the 20th century.
Our best Alexandria full day city tour will bring you to the castle since it is one of the most gorgeous archaeological sites you need to see while visiting Egypt.
4. Montaza Palace
Then you will visit Montaza Palace, where you will see a palace, extensive gardens, and a museum at once. This palace is located in Alexandria’s Montazah district. The palace is located in the extensive gardens and it overlooks the gorgeous stretch of the coast.
Montaza Palace was built by Khedive Abbas II in the 20th century. Khedive Abbas II himself was the relative of King Farouk. The palace he built mixes Florentine and Turkish architecture. The palace’s central tower was inspired by Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio.
The royal family kept taking care of the palace and its area after the death of Abbas II. But after the death of King Farouk, this palace belonged to the Egyptian government and now is open to the public.
5. Pharos Island
While you are visiting Alexandria, you should visit Pharos Island. This island is magical with a wonderful underwater view. First of all, you’ll be visiting the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria, witnessing the wonderful construction that was one of the great seven wonders in the world.
Under the water of Pharos Island, you will see clear water, cheerful corals, and extraordinary stories. There are palaces and cities and wrecks from more than 7,000 monuments and aircrafts from the roman and pharaonic eras. All of them are preserved under the water.
Enjoy the unforgettable dive in Cleopatra’s palace area, which is located in the Eastern Harbor. This wonderful underwater view won’t be found anywhere else.
6. El Alamein City
From Alexandria, you can go to El Alamein City which offers the Alamein Museum, only a mile away from the British Memorial. If you want to know more about the war memorabilia, visiting this amazing museum is a must. This museum was created somewhere in 1965, from the battlefield’s debris.
You will see many uniforms, flags, weapons, and other paraphernalia. The museum displays photographs as well as the sites of battle. You can also see the war cemetery that the design was created by Sir Herbert Worthington. Here, 7,367 men were buried.
Those men came from New Zealand, Britain, South Africa, Australis, France, Greece, India, and also Malaysia. About 11,945 men from the war were never found.
7. Rommel Museum
You should also visit the Rommel Museum while visiting El Alamein City. This museum will show you many German commander’s possessions such as his overcoat, compass, maps, photographs, and also clothes trunks. The son of Rommel dedicated many contents to this museum.
Visitors will be able to see his personal weapons, travel trunk, hat, trench coat, and main chamber of Rommel. This is one of many historical sites you need to visit during your trip to Egypt.
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