Alexandria Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Within minutes we notice one significant difference between Egypt and the rest of Africa. They drive on the right in Egypt.

The drive in from the Cairo airport is like a scene from "Fast and Furious". Amidst a sea of yellow and black Russian-built Lada taxis, there are hundreds of cars and other vehicles, all traveling as fast as they can...

Overnight to visit Alexandria&Cairo sightseeing from Alexandria Port 310$

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Go Egypt Travel representative will pick you up from your Ship Cruise by air-condition modern van to visit Alexandria sightseeing including visits to Cata Comb of Kom el Shokafa, Alexandria Library, Pompeii's Pillar, Roman Amphitheater & Kaitba...

I was only going to be in Alexandria for half a day today so I just completed some errands I had to take care of. I finally bought a camera case. I have been carrying my camera in bubble wrap since I lost my other camera case in Selchuk, Turkey. After a final walk by the sea, I went to grab my backpack from my hostel and took a taxi to the train...

Il est 18:45 et le muezzin nous réveille lorsqu'il entonne ses louanges. Bientôt la rumeur de la ville s'évapore, la circulation a disparue et avec elle le bruit des klaxons. Les tues sont desertees par les piétons mais on appercoit des musulmans atablés qui rompent le jeûne collectivement. Le calme et le vide sont inhabituels et de fait perturb...

We were advised to dress conservative, i.e. no tank tops or short shorts. We chose the Classic Cairo tour which was a 2.5 hour drive to Cairo. Upon arrival at the Giza plateau, we could see the only remaining wonder of the ancient world, the famous three pyramids. The largest is the pyramid of Cheops. It contains and estimated 2mm limestone 2 to...

Rod Says: Our visit started out in wonderful fashion. The Mediterranean Ocean is a blue that is unlike any blue I have even seen. I think there was a crayon color called Mediterranean Blue. If so, I might buy the box of 64 and start coloring just to be able to see it again. Marvelous. We stopped at a cemetery, El Alameid, dedicated to British se...

Hello again, Last time I left you I was in Luxor. There is so much to see there. Our second day of touring we went to see Karnak temple and Luxor temple. Karnak temple was a huge complex. There is a room called the hypostyle chamber that has 124 giant columns...I felt really small. There were also several obelisks. Luxor temple was a little smal...

Got up at 6am. Took the metro to Turgoman and caught the 7:45AM bus to Alexandria. Four hour ride to the Haram Bay bus terminal. This isn't where we were expecting the bus terminal to be. It turns out the terminal was moved 3 months ago from downtown to here (where ever "here" is). While trying to figure out where we were, an Egyptian who spoke ...

Alexandria is a gorgeous city on the Mediterranean.

As I sit here in Alexandria, I realize that we've traveled the entire length of the country in the past nine days. From Abu Simbel, about 20 miles from the Sudan border, to Alexandria, on the northern edge of Egypt. I thought about comparing it (culturally) to travelling from San Diego to Seattle, but the reality is that it's much more like the ...