Bab Sharqi Trip Overview
When your cruise ship is in Alexandria port, meet your qualified Egyptologist guide at the cruise terminal in the morning. Then, set off on your private tour of sites associated with the El Alamein campaign of WWII. Your tour includes a welcome drink and lunch at a local restaurant during your sightseeing.
Settle inside your private, air-conditioned minivan and as you travel, hear fascinating facts about the battles of El Alamein, fought in northern Egypt during 1942. It was here that British and Commonwealth forces under the command of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery halted the advance of General Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps: a decisive victory that ultimately led to the surrender of the German forces in May 1943.
Visit the El Alamein Military Museum to chart the two major battles during 1942, and see the military equipment used in both, including tanks, guns, armored vehicles, maps, and uniforms. Explore the halls dedicated to each country involved in the war
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Bab Sharqi, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
When your cruise ship is in Alexandria port, meet your qualified Egyptologist guide at the cruise terminal in the morning. Then, set off on your private tour of sites associated with the El Alamein campaign of WWII. Your tour includes a welcome drink and lunch at a local restaurant during your sightseeing.
Settle inside your private, air-conditioned minivan and as you travel, hear fascinating facts about the battles of El Alamein, fought in northern Egypt during 1942. It was here that British and Commonwealth forces under the command of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery halted the advance of General Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps: a decisive victory that ultimately led to the surrender of the German forces in May 1943.
Visit the El Alamein Military Museum to chart the two major battles during 1942, and see the military equipment used in both, including tanks, guns, armored vehicles, maps, and uniforms. Explore the halls dedicated to each country involved in the war
Itinerary
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Stop At: El Alamein War Museum, Km 105, Alex Matrouh Desert Rd. El Alamein, El Alamein 51718 Egypt
Getting away from your ship in Alexandria Port to travel Alamein to see memorials to tAt 8:00 am Pickup from your hotel by our expert Licensed tour guide then drive 100 K/M south of Alexandria to El-Alamein the place where the second world war was.
Start your day tour by visiting one of the famous Military museum that Contains on different weapons and outfits for soldiers from all participants forces.he soldiers.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: El Alamein War Cemetery, Markaz Al Alamein Matrouh, El Alamein 51718 Egypt
Then Continue your day tour by a visit to The commonwealth cemetery & German Cemetery. where you can see hundred of tombs for soldiers who was killed during the second world war that started from 1939 to 1945.
At the end of the tour transfer you back to your hotel in Alexandria City.
Duration: 2 hours
