Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt
Overview
Overview
Shore Excursions
Shore Excursions
Alexandria Private Touring - Full Day (Car)
Explore at your own pace with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide at your service. This exclusive tour is designed to allow you the chance to customize your time ashore and discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexib...
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Alexandria Private Touring - Full Day (Minivan)
Explore at your own pace with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide at your service. This exclusive tour is designed to allow you the chance to customize your time ashore and discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexib...
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Alexandria Private Touring - Half Day (Car)
Explore at your own pace with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide at your service. This exclusive tour is designed to allow you the chance to customize your time ashore and discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexib...
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Alexandria Private Touring - Half Day (Minivan)
Explore at your own pace with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide at your service. This exclusive tour is designed to allow you the chance to customize your time ashore and discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexib...
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Classical Alexandria
Board an air-conditioned motor coach for a narrated drive through Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city, founded by Alexander the Great. Stop for a photo at Fort Qait Bay whose medieval fortress guards Alexandria’s eastern harbor and was built on the ruins of Faros Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Next, visit the Roman amphitheater with its 13 tiers of se...
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Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities
It is approximately a three-hour ride along the desert road to Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Upon arrival in this vast city, you will first visit the great pyramids of Giza. The largest of these, Cheops, is the only remaining one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Stand beside these incredible Egyptian monuments and marvel at their size. View the Sphinx--part lion, part man, carved from ...
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Giza Pyramids, Sphinx & the Pyramid of Sakkara
An approximately 3½-hour motor coach ride along the desert road leads from Alexandria to Sakkara--the vast necropolis of ancient Memphis. The pyramids here include the distinctive Step Pyramid, dating back to 2686 BC, believed to be the oldest stone structure on earth. It was built at the decree of King Zoser and thus began the tradition of pyramid building. A colonnaded temple lies in rui...
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Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx & the Nile in Style
Drive from Alexandria to Cairo across the desert, learning about Egypt as you travel. It is about three hours to the capital city and, when you arrive, you will proceed to the Pyramids of Giza--the sole survivor among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Step inside one of the pyramids for an interior view of these colossal monuments. Your Egyptologist guide will share fact and fiction with ...
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Grand Cairo Overnight Tour (Double)
Day 1 (L, D)
Drive from the port of Alexandria to the outskirts of Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will visit the Citadel and the Mohammed Ali Mosque. The Citadel dominates Cairo from its vantage point on the Mokattam Hills, and was the heart of the city for more than 200 years beginning in 1176. It was built by the legendary Saladin who conquered the Crusaders in Palestine, and was later ...
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Grand Cairo Overnight Tour (Single)
Day 1 (L, D)
Drive from the port of Alexandria to the outskirts of Cairo. Upon arrival in Cairo, you will visit the Citadel and the Mohammed Ali Mosque. The Citadel dominates Cairo from its vantage point on the Mokattam Hills, and was the heart of the city for more than 200 years beginning in 1176. It was built by the legendary Saladin who conquered the Crusaders in Palestine, and was later ...
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Panoramic Alexandria
Board an air-conditioned motor coach for a narrated drive through Alexandria. You will pass through the civic center, the main square, the bazaar, and travel along the Corniche to the eastern harbor and Fort Qait Bay. Watch for the Montazah Gardens built by Khedive Abbas II. The palace was the summer home for Egypt’s royal family and overlooks a magnificent park of gardens and groves that...
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Weather
Weather
| Month | Temp Avg | Temp High | Temp Low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56.8 | 65.9 | 47.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 59.2 | 69.3 | 48.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 64.1 | 75.2 | 52.1 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 70.2 | 83.1 | 57.1 | 0.12 |
| May | 76.6 | 90.5 | 62.9 | 0.12 |
| Jun | 80.8 | 94.6 | 67.6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82.8 | 95.7 | 69.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82.5 | 94.4 | 70.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78.9 | 90.0 | 67.9 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74.6 | 85.4 | 64.4 | 0.08 |
| Nov | 67.7 | 77.6 | 57.7 | 0.08 |
| Dec | 59.7 | 68.8 | 50.6 | 0.2 |