You will meet your Egyptologist guide during Alexandria Shore Excursion tours, he will be expecting you inside the port of Alexandria on the arrival of your cruise ship by the exit door. The tour guide will be holding a sign-board with the passenger name. You will be transferred to Cairo to enjoy your private 2 days shore excursion from Alexandria port to Cairo, the distance to Cairo takes about 3 hours by land using one of our modern nonsmoking air-conditioned vehicles.

On arrival in Cairo enjoy your sightseeing in Giza Plateau, you will spend the time in front of the Great Pyramid of Cheops to learn and take pictures and of course, your guide will help you to make the best photos, and you will also see the second pyramid of king Chefren and the smallest pyramid of king Mycerinus. At the end of your tour in Giza, you will see the Great Sphinx located on a lower ground level, crouching as the guardian of the necropolis.

You will get closer to this statue with the head of a man and the body of the lion when you enter the Valley Temple or the Mummification of king Chephren.

Enjoy an amazing lunch in a nice restaurant, and your Cairo Day Tours will take you on 2 hours journey through the beautiful antiquities of the Egyptian Museum, and the gold and silver treasures of Tutankhamen including his military chariots and a golden mask.

Then our tour guide will assist you to check into the hotel in Cairo to spend your night.

Meals: Lunch

Breakfast in the hotel and continue your breathtaking 2 Day Trips to Cairo and Alexandria from Alexandria Port, then you’ll be transferred with your personal guide and driver by an air-conditioned modern vehicle from Cairo to Alexandria and you will visit the following sights:

The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, the largest Roman cemetery in Egypt, consists of three layers of tombs and chambers cut out of the rock under the ground, and the beautifully decorated burial of a rich romanized Egyptian family, then you will visit Pompey’s Pillar, the only remaining pillar from the Roman temple known anciently as the Serapeum, then you will move to The Citadel of Qaitbey, built by the Mamluk rulers to fortify the Mediterranean seacoast against the Ottomans, on the same spot where Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse once stood one of the seven wonders of the ancient world that no longer exist. you will also be impressed by The Bibliotheca of Alexandria. It was not only an important ancient library but also the Centre of learning and scientific research in the ancient world and a destination for scholars from all over the Mediterranean and beyond, comprising 8 million books the new Bibliotheca is the most important modern project in Alexandria built adorning the sea boulevard like the sun of knowledge is rising upon the Mediterranean from Alexandria.

The car will also take you to see the church of St. Mark, one of the oldest churches in Africa, and to see the old downtown of Alexandria where you can enjoy the walk through the old city center. Look at the local markets; where everything and anything is sold including traditional Egyptian sweets and treats. The architecture locally has baroque style designs and Italian and French style properties. we will take you to pass through the oldest market area in Mansheya and see the traditional ladies' markets (zan'et elsetat) with very thin and narrow streets, the gold market also exists here where everyone buys their wedding and engagement jewelry. The car will then take you to visit the prettiest and biggest mosque in the city: the Abbo Elabbas Mosque, and the strangest sight outside it: an old funfair where children play on very antique funfair rides and eat candy floss. The opposite is the corniche and the old harbor where you can see the old fishing boats, men fishing, and traditional fishermen making nets. The photos taken here are amazing.

After lunch, our tour guide will escort you after the sightseeing all the way back to Alexandria port and you will be dropped off at the cruise ship inside Alexandria Port.