Alexandria Day Trip from Cairo

For travellers based in Cairo who don't want to commit to an overnight stay, this tour handles the full round trip in one long day — private transport there and back, with a guide covering Alexandria's essential sites: the Qaitbay Citadel, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and typically a stop at the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa or Pompey's Pillar depending on time.

Because Alexandria's identity is so different from Cairo's — Mediterranean, Graeco-Roman, coastal — even a single day gives a genuinely distinct change of scenery from the rest of a Cairo-based trip.

Expect an early departure and a fairly full day; this covers a lot of ground given the two cities are roughly 220 km apart.