*Best 4 Day Trip Package to Alexandria and Siwa Oasis from Cairo.

• Start your private tour to  Alexandria  from Cairo, starts at 7:00 am with Pickup from your hotel by our Egyptologist, and transfer by Private A/C Vehicle to  Alexandria , The distance is 220 k/m Northwest of Cairo. Arrive at   Alexandria  around 10 am
  Start your day Tour in Alexandria Visiting The Roman  Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

The Catacombs Kom el Shoqafa :

• Archaeologists believe that the Catacomb of Kom el Shoqafa was started in the 2nd century A.D. and was used to intern the dead for the next 200 years. This was a period in the history of the city of Alexandria when there was a great mixture of different cultures. Of course, there was the ancient history of the great Egyptian kingdoms which went back thousands of years

Pompey Pillar:

• Has nothing to do with Pompey. The story behind the name refers to the possible burial ground of the Roman general when he fled to Egypt and was assassinated after losing a major battle in Greece against Caesar. The red granite column was probably built to honor Emperor Diocletian. Today it stands 25 meters high and is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria

The Citadel of Sultan Qeitbay:

• The Citadel was built in the 15th Century by the Mamlouk Sultan Qeitbay, To Guard the City against the threat of Crusaders, This wonderful Islamic Monument was built by the use of the ruins of the old Lighthouse that was constructed by Ptolemy 11 in 3rd Century B. c. The Lighthouse was damaged during an Earthquake that Occurred in Egypt in 1303 A. c during the reign of the Mamlouk King  Qeitbay
• Lunch in Alexandria in Egyptian Restaurant

The new Library of Alexandria :

• The Library of Alexandria was reborn in October 2002 to reclaim the mantle of its ancient namesake. It is not just an extraordinarily beautiful building; it is also a vast complex where the arts, history, philosophy, and science come together. Moreover, the myriad activities it offers have made it a place for open discussion, dialogue, and understanding.

At the end of your tour check into your hotel in Alexandria , Overnight in Alexandria

• Pick up time from your hotel in   Alexandria  at 07:00  and drive to   El Alamein   From   Alexandria  .
  To:  Alexandria , Egypt.
  Driving distance: 1 m.
  Duration: 1 min.
• El Alamein    Controlled the north African coast which opens the way to the whole Egypt and the trade routes to the Far East via the red sea and the Indian Ocean. During the second world war, the Axis powers wanted to dominate Egypt in order to close Britain`s sea routes to its colonial empire, which the British desperate to protect. starting in 1940 with the Italian invasion to Egypt via Libya, The coastal town of Al Diffa was the scene of the ongoing battle.

El Alamein    Museum

• The small    El Alamein  museum,  about 1 mile west of the British memorial, is located on the north side of the road, for anyone interested in the war Memorabilia. it is worth a stop. Created in 1965 from debris found on the battlefield, It contains uniforms, Weapons, Flags and other war Paraphernalia. Displays include Photographs and the battle sites

El Alamein    War Cemetery

• It was designed by Sir Herbert Worthington and is maintained by the British war graves commission in  Cairo  , Here 7,367 men from Britain, Newzealand, Australia, South Africa, Greece, France, India and Malaysia are buried in individual graves, while 11,945 men, whose bodies were never found, are honoured in the cloister that precedes the graveyard
• Beyond the cloister is the Individual graves, each, topped with white Marker, Approximately 815 soldiers were identified and their names are inscribed over the graves

The German war Memorial

• Thee kilometers, west of the Italian marker, the German war memorial is a single octagonal building erected in 1959, overlooks the sea, Patterned after the castle del Monte. the memorial contains the bodies of 4280 German soldiers, at the Entrance, it stands an impressive golden mosaic, to the right of the Entrance is a small chapel where families and friends honor the dead with wreaths, Photographs and memorial ribbons.

The Italian Memorial

• The Elegant white marble Italian Memorial, the largest structure at    El Alamein    .stands 5 kilometers beyond the German Memorial, it was designed by Paolo Cascia dominion who served  at El-Alamein and also wrote a book about it
• In the Entrance,  there is a small museum and  in the chapel is inscribed ( To 4800 Italian soldiers, sailors and airmen, the desert and the sea did not give back 38,000 who are  missing) The main memorial overlooks the sea at the top

• Then drive to Siwa from   El Alamein

Discover Siwa oasis

Breakfast at the hotel.

• Pick up at 07:00 am from the hotel. You will visit today Siwa attractions, we will start with Alexander the Great Temple is also known as the Temple of the Oracle. It is believed that Alexander the Great wished to consult the Siwan oracle to seek confirmation that he was the son of Zeus. The Greek god of gods, when he and his entourage arrived at Siwa oasis  after a long trip through the desert. Then drive to the salt lake at 08:30
• at 09:00 then Proceed to the salt lake to get an amazing experience to swim, the water makes you float above
• at 11:00 Then proceed to (Cleopatra’s bath )The spring of the sun. It has been mentioned by travelers to Siwa, The legend maintains that Cleopatra swam here, Then Proceed to the temple of Umm Ubaydah or Amun temple, Just 200 m further from the Temple of the Oracle, the temple was erected by the pharaoh Nectanebo of the 30th Dynasty,
• 12:00( Taste the Siwan lunch )  in a Siwan restaurant at Abdo restaurant,
• Then you will adventure the desert by discovering the Great Sand Sea. by Jeep 4×4, Visit the hot and Cold spring Bir Waheed  Later, we enjoy some traditional Bedouin Tea by sunset& Overnight in desert Camp and Enjoy Bbq Dinner. If you need to Sleep in a Hotel instead of the camp, This is also available. we have nice Ecolodges in Siwa

Woman swimming in Cleopatra spring in Siwa oasis

Siwa, Marsa Matrouh, Cairo

• Breakfast at the Camp at 07:00 then drive back to   Siwa oasis  , Visit Shali Fort, and free time for shopping, then proceed to the Mountain of the Dead is a conical mountain a little over a kilometer to the north of Shali. Tombs from the twenty-sixth Dynasty, Ptolemaic, and the Roman periods are cut into the side of the mountain, There are four tombs worth seeing at Gebel Al – Mawta.

Then drive to Cairo, passing by Marsa Matrouh ”North Coast of Egypt”  for lunch

From: Siwa, Egypt.
To: Marsa Matruh, Mersa Matruh, Egypt.
Driving distance: 308 km.
Duration: 4 hours 9 mins.

Arrival at 13:00  and have some time at the beach Discover Marsa Matrouh, then drive back to Cairo

From: Marsa Matruh, Mersa Matruh, Egypt.
To: Cairo , Egypt.
Driving distance: 446 km.
Duration: 4 hours 42 mins.

Arrival in Cairo at 20:00

Beautiful view of the Old town of Siwa Oasis in Siwa, Egypt