Catacombs, library and fort
An Alexandria day trip from Cairo on this site means one listing: a private 8-hour day at $74 with an Egyptologist guide and lunch, rated 4.6 on 389 reviews. It visits the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Fort Qaitbey. It is the only Alexandria day listing among the 65 tours here, so this page sets it against the other trips out of Cairo by price and length, not against rivals. It suits a first visit to the city with someone to explain the three sights.
Quick answer
The short answer. If Alexandria is the city you want, this Alexandria day trip from Cairo is the one to book: $74 for 8 hours, guide and lunch included, 389 reviews at 4.6. If you only want a day out of the city, the Giza, Sakkara and Memphis day costs $60 for the same 8 hours.
What the day covers
Six lines on the Alexandria day trip from Cairo, each straight from the title or the description.
The first sight the description names for the day.
Named in the description alongside the catacombs and the fort.
The third named sight, and the photo at the top of this page.
The description says the highlights are explored with one.
Named in the listing title: «with Guide and Lunch».
The title says private day tour, so no group of strangers.
What the listing leaves out
The Alexandria day trip from Cairo listing gives the price, the 8 hours, the three sights, the guide and lunch. It does not say what vehicle you travel in, when the day starts, whether the price is for one person or your whole party, or whether entry tickets to the three sights are in the price. Those four are worth a look on the live listing before you pay.
What this page cannot tell you either: opening hours of the library or the catacombs. None of that is in the listing, so we do not guess it.
Against the other trips out of Cairo
Same length, different price: the Alexandria day is 8 hours at $74, which is $9.25 an hour. The Giza, Sakkara and Memphis day is also 8 hours and costs $60 ($7.50 an hour). Fayoum by 4x4 is 8 hours at $231, three times as much.
Longer and dearer: the White Desert and Bahariya Oasis day is 16 hours for $150, about the same per hour as Alexandria. Luxor by plane is $420 for 10 hours, $42.00 an hour, because the flights are in the price.
So the Alexandria day trip from Cairo costs more than the two Saqqara days at $60 and less than every other trip out of the city here, and it is the only one built around a different city rather than pyramids or desert.
Every trip, current fare
The Alexandria day trip from Cairo at the top, then five other trips with a listed length in hours.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Cairo: Alexandria Private Day Tour with Guide and LunchBibliotheca Alexandrina, Fort Qaitbey | 8 h | $74 | Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa | $9.25 | 4.6 · 389 |
| Cairo: Pyramids, Sakkara & Memphis Tour with LunchEnds in Memphis | 8 h | $60 | Giza, Sphinx and Sakkara | $7.50 | 4.5 · 2,630 |
| Cairo: Sakkara, Memphis & Dahshur Pyramids TripSakkara, Memphis and Dahshur | 5 h | $83 | Private trip, three sites | $16.60 | 4.6 · 518 |
| Cairo: Fayoum, Wadi El Rayan, and Wadi al Hitan 4x4 TourPrehistoric fossils | 8 h | $231 | Wadi El Rayan, Wadi al Hitan | $28.88 | 4.5 · 108 |
| Cairo: Bahariya Oasis & White Desert A Private Day AdventureCrystal Mountain and White Desert | 16 h | $150 | Black Village and Cold Spring | $9.38 | 4.7 · 161 |
| From Cairo: Private All-Inclusive Tour of Luxor by PlaneEntrance fees and guide included | 10 h | $420 | Return plane tickets included | $42.00 | 4.4 · 276 |
Inside a longer tour
Two more listings include Alexandria, but neither is a day trip. The 8-day Egypt tour at $1,808 names Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan and Alexandria, with flights, a Nile cruise and a balloon ride; 4.7 on 12 reviews. The 9-day tour at $2,100 visits Alexandria after Giza, Saqqara and Memphis, then Upper Egypt; 5.0 on 1 review.
Both rest on very few reviews. For a single Alexandria day trip from Cairo, the 8-hour listing is the one with a real track record. Longer packages are compared in the multi-day tours guide.
Which one if…
Matched on the listing facts only.
Book the 8-hour day at $74: the only Alexandria day listing here.
Giza, Sakkara and Memphis at $60, 2,630 reviews.
The White Desert and Bahariya Oasis day at $150, 16 hours.
Luxor by plane from $420; the Luxor guide compares both.
The 8-day tour at $1,808 includes Alexandria; 4.7 on 12 reviews.
Worth it?
A private day for under $75, with 389 reviews behind it.
On the numbers, yes for what it is. $74 buys a private day with a guide and lunch, and 389 people put it at 4.6. That is more reviews than either Fayoum listing or the White Desert day trip.
The limit is choice: one listing means no group option at a lower price and nothing to compare it with in Alexandria. If you want a cheaper full day and do not mind which, Giza, Sakkara and Memphis costs $60.
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The Alexandria day trip from Cairo first, then three other full days out.
★ 4.6 · 389 reviews
★ 4.5 · 2,630 reviews
★ 4.7 · 161 reviews
★ 4.4 · 276 reviews
Common questions
$74 for the private 8-hour day with an Egyptologist guide and lunch. The listing does not say whether that is per person or per group.
8 hours, as listed. The listing gives no start time and no time at each sight.
The listing does not name the vehicle. It is a private day with a guide, so check the live listing for how you travel.
No separate morning listing. The one Alexandria day here runs 8 hours and does not state a start time.
An Egyptologist guide, lunch and visits to the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Fort Qaitbey.
Not here. The only Alexandria day on this site is private. Two multi-day tours also stop in Alexandria, from $1,808.
The only one listed: 4.6 on 389 reviews. The two longer tours that include Alexandria have 12 and 1.
For the three sights the listing names, it is built that way: 8 hours. More of Egypt needs a multi-day tour.
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