El Alamein Sightseeing - Tour from Cairo
Activity Schedule
Key Highlights
- Look-out for exhibits on El Alamein Battle at the Alamein Museum
- Pay your respects at a World War II Battle ground
- Entrance to the Alamein museum is included
- Relish a delicious lunch atr a local restaurant in Macau
- Hotel pick up and drop off and round trip transportation is included
Overview
You will visit the Alamein Museum which has five main halls representing the countries that participated in the El Alamein Battle and one hall showcasing the weapons and tanks used in the war. You will also see many paintings depicting various war scenes.
El Alamein is a must-visit not just for its World War II connection but also for its fascinating beauty!
Itinerary
In the morning, you will be picked up in an air-conditioned vehicle from your hotel in Cairo. Accompanied by a guide, you will be taken to El Alamein, a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. It is situated about 240 kilometres northwest of Cairo. El Alamein witnessed the most decisive battle that raged during the Second World War, in which more than 8000 soldiers of the allied troops led by Montgomry and the axis troops led by Rommel lost their lives.
On arrival in El Alamein you will explore the town and can visit the allied Italian and German war cemeteries.
Further on, proceed to the Alamein Museum, it has five main halls, one representing each of the countries that participated in El Alamein Battle (Germany, England, Italy and Egypt) and a joint hall exhibiting weapons and tanks used in battle and paintings representing war scenes.
After visiting the museum stop for lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Cairo.
Inclusions
- Hotel pick up and drop off in air-conditioned vehicle
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
- English, French, Italian & German speaking guide
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sites
- Lunch
Exclusions
- Gratuities
Additional info
Customer Reviews
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ALAN BAKER
An unforgettable experience
We had an wonderful day out, achieving our hopes to find a relative's grave at El Alamein - something we had thought unlikely Our guide, Ramy was just fantastic and made our...
United Kingdom 01/11/2011
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