My wife and I took this trip in Alexandria. We had seen Egypt earlier from Cairo/Giza right to Abu Simbel so we decided to go to Alexandria the night earlier and start the day from there, as well as end it in Alexandria itself.
The driver and guide for this visit were Hany and Shaimaa respectively.
We had a great experience of the entire tour and covered all the sites mentioned in the package. Shaimaa also took us to a great place for lunch - we are vegetarians and had a very nice meal.
There are some things to keep in mind though - the library is shut on Fridays as a result of which we could only see it on the outside as we took the trip on a Friday. (It is a different thing that we managed to cover the library including the antiquities museum and the manuscript museum by ourselves on Saturday which took us 150 minutes as we were keen to see things in detail).
Also, if one is very fond of history, the day is going to have an extremely tight schedule. So it might make sense to
- find out exactly what is not covered as part of the original full day agenda (for example, a visit to the manuscripts museum and antiquities museum),
- which of the non-covered agenda does one want to see in the time available at one's cost (tickets) if needed on the same day, and
- plan the day accordingly (if required, drop some less important sites in the agenda based on priority)
Hany and Shaimaa were extremely good hosts. Shaimaa gave us great details about each place and answered all our queries. She even helped to quickly cover the last site/stop when we were behind time.
Alexandria is a great place and the road to it from Cairo is very smooth - takes approx 3 hours. So better to arrive here the previous night and start early.