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Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Fort Qaitbey
Fort Qaitbey
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
St Mark Cathedral

Tour in Bibliotheca Alexandrina from Alexandria Port &Hotel

By Mirette Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is $94 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Start your day with Your Guide waiting you inside Alexandria Port /Hotel holding a sign showing your names . Visit Alexandria library at the legendary city , founded by Alexander the Great.You can see there many thousands of books. The library has shelf space for eight million books, with the main reading room covering 20,000 square metres on eleven cascading levels. The complex also houses a conference center; specialized libraries for maps, multimedia, the blind and visually impaired, young people and for children;four museums;four art galleries for temporary exhibitions; 15 permanent exhibitions & planetarium. The main reading room tilted out toward the sea like a sundial then you will visit the Cathedral which is founded by St. Mark the Evangelist in AD . you will also visit Abu el Abbas mosque which was influenced by Egypt's Old Cairo buildings and architecture. you will also pass by Fort Qaitbay .Then you will be back to The Port/Hotel.

Activity location

  • Bibliotheca Alexandrina
    • El Shatby
    • 30100, Alexandria, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bibliotheca Alexandrina
    • El Shatby
    • 30100, Alexandria, Egypt

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Tour in Bibliotheca Alexandrina from Alexandria Port &Hotel
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English

Start your day with Your Guide waiting you inside Alexandria Port /Hotel holding a sign showing your names . Visit Alexandria library at the legendary city , founded by Alexander the Great.You can see there many thousands of books. The library has shelf space for eight million books, with the main reading room covering 20,000 square metres on eleven cascading levels. The complex also houses a conference center; specialized libraries for maps, multimedia, the blind and visually impaired, young people and for children;four museums;four art galleries for temporary exhibitions; 15 permanent exhibitions & planetarium. The main reading room tilted out toward the sea like a sundial then you will visit the Cathedral which is founded by St. Mark the Evangelist in AD . you will also visit Abu el Abbas mosque which was influenced by Egypt's Old Cairo buildings and architecture. you will also pass by Fort Qaitbay .Then you will be back to The Port/Hotel.

Price details
$94.00 x 1 Adult$94.00
Total
Price is $94.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up & drop off
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedEgyptologist Guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's includedSnacks
  • What's includedWhat's includedbottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Bibliotheca Alexandrina
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
you will be picked up by your Private Guide & Driver in your private mini van then you will visit the Alexandria library which has shelf space for eight million books with the main reading room covering 20,000 square metres on eleven cascading levels. The complex also houses a conference center; specialized libraries for maps, multimedia, the blind and visually impaired, young people, and for children; four museums; four art galleries for temporary exhibitions; 15 permanent exhibitions; a planetarium;and a manuscript restoration laboratory. The library's architecture is equally striking. The main reading room stands beneath a 32-meter-high glass-panelled roof, tilted out toward the sea like a sundial, and measuring some 160 m in diameter. The walls are of gray Aswan granite, carved with characters from 120 different human scripts. The collections at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina were donated from all over the world. The library is closed in Friday
Fort Qaitbey (Pass by)
then you will pass by The Citadel of Qaitbay which is a 15th-century fort located on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. The Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay built it to defend the city of Alexandria from the Crusaders. The Citadel is a large, imposing fortification with high walls and numerous towers. It is one of the most important castle in the Mediterranean, spanning an area of about 2 hectares. The Citadel has a long and eventful history. It has been described as "one of the most impressive medieval fortifications in the world", having been involved in several battles and sieges over the centuries.
St. Mark's Cathedral in Alexandria
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
the oldest church in Africa
Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
you will see an old funfair where children play on funfair rides.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBibliotheca Alexandrina
    • El Shatby
    • 30100, Alexandria, Egypt

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBibliotheca Alexandrina
    • El Shatby
    • 30100, Alexandria, Egypt

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