Full day Alexandria Tour from Cairo
We booked a one day Alexandria tour from Cairo with Ramasside. We were driven by Abdu, who picked us up at our hotel in Cairo. Rasha, our tour guide met us there when we arrived. We had a great experience. We closed our larger 9-day trip of Egypt with this private tour of Alexandria and Giza (which I reviewed separately) with Ramasside.
Rasha was very knowledgeable and had a great attitude. In this quick full day in Alexandria we hit all the major sites including the Catacombs, Library Alexandrina, Roman amphiteather, Citadel, Church of St. Mark's, Abu al-Abbas mosque and Montazah gardens. We had time for a delicious lunch at the Fish Market. Rasha provided us with lots of great and interesting information and offered us a true local perspective. Driving around in our private car, we had a chance to engage in conversation and learn a lot. It was an enjoyable full day and we were safely delivered to our hotel at the end of the day.
We recommend Rammaside to those looking for a reliable company offering local experiences to travelers venturing in visiting Egypt. Their service was very professional. From the first inquiry via email communication was timely despite the many changes to our itinerary. Haitham, our booking manager was extremely responsive and accommodating all along.
Our Egypt experience was unforgettable. The sites and the culture of this country are amazing but it really is the people who makes it great. People like Haitham, Rasha and Abdu working hard, showing visitors their culture with pride. We feel grateful to have shared these moments with them and to all travelers thinking of going to Egypt but unsure about it... it's well worth the visit. This is a country that has gone through a lot. Give it a chance!
orlopez1974 · dec. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor
Nice quick tour at Alexandria with Rasha
this is just a part of our full review of our 10 days tour .. Rasha was our guide, and she did a wonderful job of saving our day though the day started with troubles getting checked in the Tolip hotel. She was very knowledgeable .. loved the way she described various spots especially the roman amphitheater. wish we had some more time to explore Alexandria. Find more in our upcoming full review & pictures of the tour.
sanjit_nino · nov. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor
Wonderful visit with Rasha
The tour started very well with pick-up at the hotel at the scheduled time ( 5minutes late in Cairo trafic is totally on time) The driver Wali is very kind and is an excellent driver. I felt safe all the time, even in the thunderstorm we had on the return. In Alexandria, my guide Rasha was very accessible and opened to what were my interests. I had all the time I wanted to browse in the Library of Alexandria, which was my first goal on this trip, and she helped me with my request to the librarians. we went also to the Montaza Gardens, the Fort, St-Mark church and Abu al Abbas mosque and finished with the women market just before the rain! Rasha is very well informed and adapted the tour to my pace. I thank her and Wali very much for giving me this great experience. Next time, the Catacombs, the Roman Amphitheater: still some great things to do there!
Pauline C · nov. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor
Perfect trip with Rasha!
We are totally happy with the tour. It was the best one we did in Egypt during our holidays and would highly recommend it to everybody! The travel operator is highly professional with customer orientation. We could postpone the tour on short notice by one day without any issues. Driver and tourguide are always friendly, reliable, professional and answered all our questions. The tour was individual, without stress, where the tour guide Rasha showed us the most important sights of Alexandria and gave us enough time to enjoy the moment and take pictures. Excellent fish Restaurant recommened next to the seaside to make a Lunch break.
Everything was as expected,no additional costs. Thank you!
DreamingR3 · nov. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor
Eriny the great!
Eriny is a knowledge, passionate & funny guide, I had a great experience with her.
I would advise other travellers to spend more time in Alexandria if time allows as there is much to explore.
Excursion42335557377 · nov. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor
Alexandria day tour with Karim Serry
We've just ended our day tour in Alexandria. We saw all Alexandria tourist highlights as well as every day life of the people there. Karim was very knowlegable and took great care of us. I highly recommend him!
nitsasm · nov. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor
Through oversight with a friendly and informative guide
My tour guide, Mohammed Mazen, and driver, Hany, were great company on this trip. Mohammed was very keen to share the history of his home town and I left very informed about the many facets of the history of the city. At short notice Mohammed also sourced a superb fish restaurant for lunch and at the end of the tour I had a quick lesson in hieroglyphics from the walls of the Alexandria Library! I would recommend this tour
GetTeethAligned · oct. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor
Rasha
Our tour guide Rasha was wonderful. We asked many questions about Alexandria and about Muslim culture and Rasha gave us great information for all of our questions. We would highly recommend her for all your Alexandria tours.
sneefarm1185 · oct. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor
Truly worth a visit from Cairo
A business trip took me to Cairo, but I decided to take a day off in order to visit Alexandria. The Ramasside excursion was perfect for me. As the only passenger I was in good hands from my hotel (a guide came to pick me up), with the driver and the local guide in Alexandria, Karim. They all did their outmost in order to accommodate my preferences with my rather tight schedule.
Alexandria is truly worth a visit, but you do need a local guide to get around. With all the hassle of the city, I felt privileged to have a personal driver and a very competent guide, with whom I managed to see all the major sights during just a few hours. Also the driver was very professional. I can just warmly recommend both of them.
Ramasside is a leading tour agency in Egypt and even the booking process with credit card payments was safe. If you have an extra day in Cairo, take a trip with them to Alexandria!
DiplTraveller · sept. 2018 · prin Tripadvisor