Qaitbey is interesting and I guess worth going to if you are in Alexandria for more than a day or two, but you don't need to rush to see it. There are some nice views of the city from outlooks on the fortress walls, and some of the fort itself is nice to see, but there isn't much there and... more

We left Cairo and went on a day trip to Alexandria where we saw Danial mosque, Roman amphitheatre, Fort Quaitby, Amud el sawari (Pompei’s Pillar), the catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa,the English tour at the Alexandrina Bibliotheca and then ended off with Montazah Palace Gardens. Would've liked to have gone to the Greco-Roman museum, but it was closed for renovations... more