Full-Day Private Alexandria Tour from Cairo by Car with Seafood Lunch

Escape to Egypt's Mediterranean 'Bride of the Sea' on this full-day (1-day) private excursion from Cairo or Giza to Alexandria by private air-conditioned car, exploring the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Pompey's Pillar, the 15th-century Citadel of Qaitbay, and the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina with a private licensed Egyptologist guide. Complete with a Mediterranean seafood lunch overlooking the harbor, this coastal day tour includes 1 lunch (breakfast and dinner are not included).

Depart your Cairo or Giza hotel at 07:00 for the 2.5-hour drive (220 km) along the Cairo–Alexandria Desert Highway, arriving in Alexandria by 09:30. Descend the spiral rock-cut staircase of the 2nd-century AD Roman Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa (09:30–11:00) to see its unique blend of Pharaonic and Greco-Roman reliefs, then visit the 30-meter red Aswan granite triumphal column of Pompey's Pillar and the ruins of the ancient Serapeum (11:15–12:15).

Continue along the Mediterranean Corniche to the 1477 AD Mamluk fortress of the Citadel of Qaitbay (12:30–13:30), built on the exact site of the ancient Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria, before savoring a fresh seafood lunch at a waterfront restaurant (13:30–14:45). Conclude at the striking Bibliotheca Alexandrina (15:00–16:00) before driving back to your Cairo or Giza hotel by 18:30. Practical Note: Rated Easy (ages 2–80); check library weekend/holiday opening hours for interior reading room access.