Optional Trips in Alexandria

In Alexandria

 

Montazah Palace and Gardens

Montazah Palace & Garden a grand structure built in a mixture of Turkish and lotentine style with a number of gardens like shalalat Garden & Nouzha Garden which includes rockeries & artificial pond

Alexandria - Montazah Palace
Montazah palace and Park - Alexandria

Full day Greco-Roman Museum & The Roman Theater:

Transportation Cairo-Alexandria-Cairo (by air condition bus) Includes a visit to Greco-Roman Museum (Filled by collection which covers the period from the 3rd century BC to the 7th century AD, Like Mummies, Hellenistic statues, bust of Roman Emperors, Tanagra figurines & early Christian anquities) Followed by a visit to the Roman theater (A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators, galleries, section of mosaic-flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman villas & baths).

 

 

Full day Pompey's pillar & the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa):

Transportation Cairo-Alexandria-Cairo (by air condition bus) Includes a visit to Pompey's pillar (a Pillar of 25 m hight, red granite column constructed in honor of the Emperor Diocetian, originally from the temple of Serapis, nearby are subterranean Galleries where the sacred Apis bulls were buried & three Sphinxes) Followed by a visit to the Catacomb of kom El-Shoqafa (Tombs on three levels, also contains the triclinium where Relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead, a center with relieves of bearded serpents, Inside are 2 nd Century AD statues of Sobec & Anubis wearing roman Armour) 

 

popey pillar
Alexandria - Pompey pillar

From Alexandria

 

Full day Al Alamein with lunch: (60 Km West of Alexandria)

Transportation Alexandria-Al Alamein-Alexandria (by air condition bus) An excursion to Al Alamein Area for any one interested in military history, in this area Rommel & Montgomery fought the decisive battle in the second world war, as well as a war museum & The Allied, Italian and German war cemeteries, it is considered the host of beautiful sandy beach which complimented by the clear blue water of Mediterranean followed by lunch

 

 

 

 

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