Embark on a journey from Cairo to the vibrant city of Alexandria, Egypt’s Mediterranean jewel. Explore the historic Citadel of Qaitbay, which stands since the 15th century on the remains of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria. Stroll through the fascinating Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, marveling at the fusion of Egyptian and Greco-Roman craftsmanship. Enjoy an exquisite seafood lunch before admiring the architectural marvel of the New Library of Alexandria, a modern homage to the ancient center of knowledge. If your visit falls on a Friday or Saturday, immerse yourself in the beauty of the Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque and Viewpoint. Join us on an unforgettable adventure through Alexandria’s rich history and culture – book your tour now and discover the treasures of this enchanting city!
At 6:30 a.m. we will depart Cairo for Alexandria, Egypt’s most important Mediterranean city.
We will start our journey through the port of Alexandria visiting the Qaitbay Citadel. This defensive complex was built in the 15th century by Sultan Qaitbay, where the famous Alexandria Lighthouse used to stand. The lighthouse was destroyed by several earthquakes, the remains of which were used to build the citadel.
Then, we will head to the south of the city, where we will go to the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, where the rock art shows the fusion of Egyptian and Greco-Roman culture. We will see its three different levels to know its passages, tunnels and galleries along which the tombs of the necropolis are distributed. Near these catacombs is the Pillar of Pompey, just where once stood the temple dedicated to the Greek-Egyptian god Serapis.
We will then enjoy lunch in downtown Alexandria, with a menu including fish and seafood rice. Later in the afternoon, we will see one of the most important modern buildings in the city: the New Library of Alexandria.
Built in homage to the library of the 3rd century BC and burned, perhaps during the Roman Civil War in 48 BC, this new building houses thousands of papyrus scrolls and was one of the world’s centers of scholarship and knowledge in the ancient world. Today, the library, reopened in 2002, is one of the most important cultural spaces in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Finally, late in the evening, we will return to the hotels in Cairo 12 hours later.
Please note that the New Library of Alexandria is closed on Fridays and Saturdays. If you opt for the trip on either of these days, we will visit the Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque and Corniche instead.
The official guided tour of the New Library of Alexandria is offered in English, French and Arabic.
Children under the age of 12 are not allowed to visit the New Library of Alexandria. Instead, they can visit the Children’s Museum.
The Egyptian visa is mandatory for all visitors for tourist purposes, either through ports or airports.
The Egyptian visa has 2 types, one is a single entry visa, valid for 30 days in the country and expires after 3 months, there is also another visa with multiple entries, valid for 3 months but also requires a departure from the country every 30 days.
Requirements for entry
1. ordinary passport valid for 7 months (diplomatic passport requires an advance visa).
2. travelers for tourist purposes must have a hotel reservation or their place of stay in Egypt ,in case of organized trips with travel agencies the staff of the agency who remain present at the airports will take care of it.
To all our travelers of aviaral travel we have our itineraries and routes with the visa always included so we save hassle and inconvenience.
When entering Egypt, no vaccinations are required, although depending on the season and flight of arrival, a yellow fever vaccination certificate is sometimes required from countries considered to host the disease.
Preparing a suitcase to Egypt is very simple, depending a lot on the climate and customs.
Egypt is a country throughout its history was civil, never took a religious system, although this system arrived in 2011 but did not last more than a year, but even so the social classes are very marked and is usually the middle class, and humble quite preserved, as much of the archaeological sites are in areas of humble class and middle class, with which
For women it is advisable to wear women’s clothing to Egypt with short or long sleeves without necklines and long pants or shorts not so sexy, but also in hotels, cruise you can wear the clothes you want, in the sea areas are very western cities in which one can wear what he wants, when entering the mosques usually does not cover the head but in some mosques if they ask for it
For men the clothes of men in Egypt although they are not similar to Western men but still does not carry any offense any form of dress of man.
Egypt is one of the countries that is receiving a lot of climate change as many parts of the world but still it is advisable in summer cotton clothes and in winter 3 layers because Egypt goes through 3 phases of temperature during the day, during the early morning quite cold, then gradually feel warmer and during the night is quite cold especially in the north of the country.
Despite its dry environment but due to its very varied nature between desert, fertile valley (the valley of the Nile River and its delta) 2 seas which are the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, and mountains, the climate of Egypt changes from one area to the other.
But it is united in that the country does not receive much rain in much of its territory except in the north in the winter months between November to March, Egypt rarely receives snow and it is usually in the east both in Sinai and the cities of the delta that is usually quite humid.
The summer months in Egypt are from April to October while the winter months are usually from November to March.
Due to climate change, Egypt was also one of the countries suffering from climate change that was on the one hand positive and on the other negative, formerly the summer of the Pharaonic country was quite hot that reached 50 degrees both in the south and in the desert territory, today Egypt has been 2 years with a summer much lighter with about 40 degrees or 39 in the hottest months (July and August) and the winter of this country dawned much longer and colder than before, the north of this country in the coldest months of winter was 8 or 7 degrees while the south was about 15 degrees or 12 at some times of the day, but on the other hand the country does not yet have sufficient infrastructure to receive rain in the north and is an additional charge to the regime now established.
The currency of Egypt is the Egyptian pound, it maintained a high purchasing power until the 50’s until for some time in its history it became almost equal to a pound of gold, from the 60’s due to the political situation after having received a military coup in the 50’s, and the constant wars, the Suez crisis, the war of the 6 days, the war of 69 and finally the war of Yum Kippur, the Egyptian currency received many blows that caused its devaluation, it became almost 7 pounds in exchange for the dollar, and 9 pounds in exchange for the euro.
The pound continued to bleed because of the political situation after 2 revolutions known as the first Arab war, and the regime established in Egypt faced the strongest economic crisis in the history of the millenary country, it was forced to devalue the currency, since then the pound began to lose much value against the dollar that reached 15.5 Egyptian pounds, and against the euro that reached 19 Egyptian pounds.
Today, despite the economic situation, Egypt’s economy is considered one of the best growing economies in the world, but the country still has many obstacles and problems to solve.
You can pay with all types of credit cards in Egypt, although American Express is not preferred due to its high commission (it is not advisable to pay with credit cards in unfamiliar places in Egypt).
Formerly, the best season was from November to April, but due to climate change, the season was extended from September to April, with a bearable summer for certain nationalities.
Although apparently the Egyptian world is more masculine, but the role of women in the Egyptian society was very noticeable, something was manifested in the last elections in Egypt. And made the candidates to address the political discourse to them, that answers the question that the woman being alone can easily make a trip to Egypt.
At present there are so many guides on the market about Egypt that one more may seem unnecessary however I hope that ours will be interesting, it is different in the sense of the topics it reveals, it also points out the sites to try to understand the purpose for which these sites were intended ,to vary the vision about the destination and choose the package that suits us this destination ,it also contains some itineraries of ours apart from the itineraries that are on our website.
The Egypt guide is arranged in an interesting way starting with its index, most important cities, then some interesting articles about certain sites that we focus to present to you in a way that deserves, then it shows our way of dividing the travel packages benefits, it also tells about our insurances and how to travel safe both health insurance, cancellation and luggage.
Throughout its history even during the time of wars Egypt has been a safe destination, and according to its world ranking it had a good security ranking worldwide and that because security itself is an objective of the regime established in Egypt, after enough demonstrations, political situation, radical economic measures, police presence is seen in the country, also the system ,perhaps inspires many people discomfort but in reality the Egyptian country is establishing various systems of tax collection ,devaluing the currency to change the system from a left socialist system to capitalist and that requires the state to be attentive to various needs especially the security and the humble class of the country and its need.
