Trip to alexandria
Our driver abdulla picked us from hotel on time at 6 am. He was very friendly and spoke good english. His car was comfortable. We reached alexandria by 9 am. He was kind to click our pictures at all the sight seeing locations. We had a comfortable ride back to cairo
Pradeep_R · okt 2026 · via Viator
Exploring Alexandra
A long but enjoyable drive with our very nice driver Rashid. Once there we were taken on a tour with our excellent guide Mohamed who explained the history of the places with great knowledge. A very pleasant day out.
Gary_W · sep 2026 · via Viator
Trip to Alexandria ,very disappointing tour guide
Trip to Alexandria Review – Disappointing Guided Experience
Our day trip to Alexandria started promisingly. The driver was excellent—friendly, accommodating, and made sure we were comfortable throughout the journey.
Unfortunately, the guided portion of the tour fell far short of expectations. We booked an all-inclusive package that included a complete guided tour of Alexandria with lunch. What we received was essentially a self-guided visit with a person who happened to be labeled as a “guide.”
Our guide showed little professionalism or engagement. She shared very little historical information about Alexandria and seemed more interested in chatting with her fellow tour-guide colleagues than in looking after our group. For long stretches she simply left us to wander and take photos on our own. It was unclear whether she actually possessed much knowledge of the city’s history.
We returned from Alexandria knowing almost nothing new about the places we had visited and will now have to research them ourselves on Wikipedia. Paying for a guide who provided virtually no guiding was extremely disappointing.
Even the “all-inclusive” aspect was misleading—we still had to pay extra for soft drinks and other items.
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the Library of Alexandria) itself is impressive, but once again there was no guide. We had to explore the different levels completely on our own.
Overall:
The driver was great, the library is worth seeing, but the guided tour and value for money were poor. Tour operator Emo Tours should seriously consider using more knowledgeable and professional guides.
Rating: 2/5 – Not worth the money if you’re expecting an actual guided experience.
JoshPrakash_S · sep 2026 · via Viator
Alexandria in a Day
Our driver, Ali was great at dealing with Egyptian traffic in both Cairo and Alexadria. Our guide, Reem was very knolegable, clear and frendly. The tour and seafood lunch was great! We will use Viator again!
John_E · sep 2026 · via Viator
Er is geen daar daar in Alexandrië
Alexandrië is niet de moeite waard om van Caïro af te reizen. Veel rijden om minimale attracties te zien. De katacomben en het Romeinse theater zijn klein van schaal en saai. De bibliotheek is interessant, maar het is een bibliotheek. Alexandrië probeert zichzelf te verkopen als een toeristische bestemming, terwijl het eigenlijk gewoon een vermoeide oude stad is.
Trisevgeni_S · sep 2026 · via Viator · Vertaald
Not worth it
Overrated. Can plan to see these things in Alexandria if staying in the city and have nothing else to do . Definitely not worth the time of a travel from Cairo to Alexandria to see these sites . Lunch option was selected but the option of lunch was really bad . The tour guide had some local tie up with a very cheap shady restaurant that gave us only one undercooked shawarma each which was not well prepared. To go a to a different place the tour guide said it would be extra money . Never had such a bad experience of lunch from a viator booked package .
ArjunK_P · sep 2026 · via Viator
How wonderful our driver...
How wonderful our driver and tour guide were they did everything to ensure we were comfortable and safe and we did not feel rushed it was an awesome day
Lili_Z · sep 2026 · via Viator
Great day in Alexandria with Mostafa!
We booked this tour the evening before the tour, and the tour operator confirmed promptly. We just booked the car + driver (without a guide), and it was perfect. The driver (Mostafa) arrived pick us up at the hotel on time. He was very friendly and, even though he didn’t speak much English, he spoke some words and used Google Translate to communicate with us. He drove us to Alexandria with a quick stop for coffee half way. Once in Alexandria, he drove us to all the spots and gave us enough time to visit around. English wasn’t a barrier, communication via Google Translate was good enough. Once we visited everything in Alexandria, Mostafa drove us back to our hotel in Cairo. He didn’t ask for a tip. The tour was great, and I would definitely recommend it.
Shaun_F · sep 2026 · via Viator
Een dagtocht naar Alexandrië vanuit Caïro
Ik heb deze reis opzettelijk geboekt via een westerplatform in plaats van een lokale site in Egypte in de hoop dat de mensen die betrokken zijn bij de tour wat Engels spreken. De chauffeur die we voor de hele dag stuurden, sprak geen woord Engels. Het reisprogramma vermeldde duidelijk dat we 1 uur bij elke toeristische attractie moesten besteden voor het rondkijken, maar de chauffeur haastte ons altijd en liet ons slechts 15 tot 25 minuten per locatie. Het reisprogramma stelde dat de reis rond 19: zou moeten eindigen: 00 en onze reis werd verkort om om 14: te worden voltooid: 00 . Over het algemeen was de ervaring niet geweldig vanwege taalbarrières, de gehaaste houding van de chauffeur, enz. De chauffeur vroeg me ook om alle parkeerkosten direct te betalen (niet zeker of ik dat moet doen, aangezien ik voor eerdere vergelijkbare ritten nooit parkeerkosten heb betaald).
Jiang_Z · sep 2026 · via Viator · Vertaald
Very good and well...
Very good and well planned . Guide did good job in translation and for the price it was very much worthy. Thanks
Rabinarayna_P · sep 2026 · via Viator