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Private Rosetta Rashid Day Tour from Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt
$200.00
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Overview
The Private Rosetta (Rashid) Day Tour from Alexandria provides an in-depth look at Islamic architecture and the historical context of the French invasion of Egypt. This engaging journey includes visits to significant sites like the Rosetta museum, Qaitbay Citadel, and the iconic Rosetta Stone.
- 🏛️ Visit the Rosetta museum to discover its rich collection and learn about its historical significance.
- 🏰 Explore the citadel of Qaitbay, an important landmark that offers stunning views and insights into Rosetta's past.
- 🗿 See the famous Rosetta Stone, the key artifact that unlocked 3,000 years of silent Egyptian writing.
- 📜 Gain insights into the historic events surrounding the French invasion of Egypt, enriching your understanding of this pivotal moment.
- 🚤 Enjoy a short boat ride on the Nile, taking in the scenic views as the river flows toward the sea.
- 🍽️ Savor a local lunch at a quality restaurant, available if the price option is selected.
- 💼 Benefit from a private Egyptologist guide who will provide expert commentary throughout the tour.
- 🚐 Enjoy hotel pickup and drop-off in a private air-conditioned vehicle for your convenience.
- ♿ Wheelchair accessible, ensuring a comfortable experience for all guests.
- 👶 Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller, making this tour suitable for families.
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Private Rosetta Rashid Day Tour from Alexandria
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Private Egyptologist guide
- Local lunch at a quality restaurant (if price option selected)
- All Service charges and taxes
- All entrance fees to Rashid National Museum, Qaitbey Citadel of Rosetta, and Ottoman-era house museums (if price option selected)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Alexandria in private air-conditioned vehicle
- Personal expenses, souvenirs, and anything not listed as included
- Entry visa to Egypt.
- Gratuities for guide and driver (optional)
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RosettaYou stand at the fort guarding the mouth of the Nile, the spot where a French officer repairing the walls in 1799 turned up a dark granite slab carved in three scripts: the Rosetta Stone. Your guide tells the story of that find and how the stone, with its Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic text, became the key that unlocked 3,000 years of silent Egyptian writing. The original sits in the British Museum now, but standing where it was found makes the story land. The river and sea meet just beyond the walls.
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RosettaYou walk into the old town, one of the best-preserved Ottoman-era streetscapes in Egypt. Tall houses of interlocking red and black brick rise three and four storeys, their carved wooden mashrabiya screens leaning over the lanes, built by the merchants who grew rich when Rosetta was Egypt's main port before Alexandria revived. Your guide leads you inside one or two of the restored houses and through the old mill and market. With almost no other tourists, it feels like a town that time set aside.
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RosettaYou visit the Rashid National Museum, set in a grand old Ottoman house, where the town's layered story is laid out, from its medieval port days to the French Expedition of 1798 to 1801. Then you take a short boat onto the Nile, where the river runs wide toward the sea and the undeveloped east bank gives a clear sense of how Rosetta's waterfront looked two centuries ago. Your guide fills in the history as the water slides past. It is a calm close to an unusual day.
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Private Rosetta Rashid Day Tour from Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt
$200.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
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