Alexandria Unveiled: Epic Day Trip from Cairo to the Coast

Fantastic trip, Tour guideRewan Atef was knowledgeable and friendly, driver also great would highly recommend both to anyone

Adel, is an insightful and thought provoking guide. He’s patient, caring, and knowledgeable. We covered the major sites and added a visit to the Alexandrian library.

Martina as a tour guide was excellent, she’s patient and knowledgeable. Our driver, Saeed, was also very good, and drove safely. I would recommend.

Massive day exploring Alexandria. Our tour guide was so lovely and went out of his way to ensure our comfort. He was very knowledgeable about the sites we visited. It was a great day!

The tour was very interesting and fun. Our guide took us to historical places and we ate on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

The main reason I am dissatisfied with this trip was the guide. He told me the lunch I paid extra for in advance was not included but that I could pay for his and the drivers lunch somewhere cheaper than the company suggested. Maybe he genuinely had no idea what he was saying but I believe he wanted a free meal, so I did not eat anything. He also had some incorrect information on the sites. He additionally harassed a woman less than half his age when she made it clear she wasn’t interested in flirting. That may be acceptable here but I found it sickening. He also tried to sell me shirts that were not even the correct size while we were in the vehicle. I understand many guides and companies have gift shops they are affiliated with but being peddled to in the car when I made it clear I wanted to leave was not appreciated. That being said, the sites were nice and my driver was fine. In the future I would stay in Alexandria to see them again to avoid the commute.

After a 3 hour drive where you get to see some new developments, small towns and farms we started with the catacombs. My driver was good and quick from place to place. My guide was very informative, and patient while I took tons of photos. The catacombs were all in tact, and so cool to see these ancient spaces, carvings and rooms. From the catacombs we went to Pompey's Pillar which includes a lot of artifacts in the center of the city. Great variety of items to see and experience, a lot of sphinx statues. The citadel was in wonderful shape, hearing about the history was great, and the views of the city and Mediterranean were amazing. Lastly we went to a great lunch of whole fish, salads, and great dips with delicious bread. Traffic is insane in the city, best not to watch if you're a nervous driver.

This day was the disappointment of our 10-day trip to Egypt. After good communication before our arrival, including the night before reminding us to be in our hotel lobby at 7am, we were excited. Then our driver didn't arrive. After multiple texts to the operator, all unreturned, over the course of an hour, we finally got confirmation that our driver was stuck in traffic and would arrive at 8:30. But when he arrived, our driver was quite clear that he had first been called at 8am and rushed into service. He was great, really great actually, but we lost the first 90 minutes of the day. And that came out of our tour of the city, which was nice but missed some key highlights. No entry to the Library of Alexandria, for example, which you should check in advance. And we were also surprised to learn part way through the day that our lunch and drinks and admissions fees were not included (despite what was printed on our reservation). This wasn't made up by the guide or driver, as the operator confirmed that we booked a trip without those options... despite what was printed on our receipt. So be really sure and confirm that you have enough cash for that. It wasn't expensive, just annoying. Be really clear in your communication, and as with everything in this part of the world, be flexible and patient because business deals have an element of slack to them that Europeans or North Americans might find... unexpected.

We had Hend as our guide and George as our driver. Both were extremely great at what they do. I’m sure most tour guides are knowledgeable in their field but Hend is a true Egyptologist and really knew how to communicate well so we can learn about the history of Alexandria. When the Alexandria library was not on our itinerary and we asked if we can go as it was a very important site to see, Hend and George really went above and beyond to make it happen. In fact, we tried to hire them for another tour (sadly did not work out). I would schedule a tour with them without hesitation. We had a subpar guide today and that can really make or break your day. Don’t waste your precious time. Just go with Hend!

I booked trip through Trip Advisor,redirected to Viator,purchase 2 tickets all inclusive. cost $476.00 Au.tour handled by local company Let’s Go Egypt. While guide was knowledgeable he was unaware it was all inclusive ticket and I paid all entrance fees again and restaurant.I emailed about the situation,I had paid a further $78.00. Viator replied that they couldn’t offer me a refund because the local guide said he had paid.