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Enjoy a private overnight trip to Alexandria El Alamein from Cairo by Private Car and Private tour Guide, see some of the Graeco-Roman sites in Alexandria including catacombs, Serapeum of Ancient Alexandria ( Pompey pillar ), Roman Amphitheatre and Sultan Qaitbey Fort, Bibliotheca Alexandria. Visit El Alamein War Cemetery, The German war Memorial, El Alamein Museum & The Italian Memorial
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Transfers & Ground Transport >> Airport & Ground Transfers
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Enjoy a private overnight trip to Alexandria El Alamein from Cairo by Private Car and Private tour Guide, see some of the Graeco-Roman sites in Alexandria including catacombs, Serapeum of Ancient Alexandria ( Pompey pillar ), Roman Amphitheatre and Sultan Qaitbey Fort, Bibliotheca Alexandria. Visit El Alamein War Cemetery, The German war Memorial, El Alamein Museum & The Italian Memorial
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1-Cairo-Alexandria
Pass By: Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate
Day 1-Cairo-Alexandria
Start your private tour to Alexandria from Cairo, starts at 7:00 am with Pickup from your hotel by our Egyptologist, and transfer by Private A/C Vehicle to Alexandria, The distance is 220 k/m Northwest of Cairo. Arrive at Alexandria around 10 am
Start your day Tour in Alexandria Visiting The Roman Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Stop At: Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, Kom Al Shokafa, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
The Catacombs Kom el Shoqafa :
Archaeologists believe that the Catacomb of Kom el Shoqafa was started in the 2nd century A.D. and was used to intern the dead for the next 200 years. This was a period in the history of the city of Alexandria when there was a great mixture of different cultures. Of course, there was the ancient history of the great Egyptian kingdoms which went back thousands of years
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pompeys Pillar, Pompeys Pillar, Montana
Pompey Pillar:
Has nothing to do with Pompey. The story behind the name refers to the possible burial ground of the Roman general when he fled to Egypt and was assassinated after losing a major battle in Greece against Caesar. The red granite column was probably built to honour Emperor Diocletian. Today it stands 25 meters high and is the tallest ancient monument in Alexandria
The Citadel of Sultan Qeitbay:
The Citadel was built in the 15th Century by the Mamlouk Sultan Qeitbay, To Guard the City against the threat of Crusaders, This wonderful Islamic Monument was built by the use of the ruins of the old Lighthouse that was constructed by Ptolemy 11 in 3rd Century B.c. The Lighthouse was damaged during an Earthquake that Occurred in Egypt in 1303 A.c during the reign of the Mamlouk King Qeitbay
Lunch in Alexandria in Egyptian Restaurant
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, El Shatby, Alexandria 30100 Egypt
The new Library of Alexandria :
The Library of Alexandria was reborn in October 2002 to reclaim the mantle of its ancient namesake. It is not just an extraordinarily beautiful building; it is also a vast complex where the arts, history, philosophy, and science come together. Moreover, the myriad activities it offers have made it a place for open discussion, dialogue, and understanding.
Al Montazh Palace :
The Montaza Palace gardens are located at the eastern edge of Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt. The complex, which is around 360 acres in size, is a beautiful property that overlooks Al Montaza Gulf. The complex also contains five beaches for swimming: Aida, Cleopatra, Vanessa, Semiramis, and the private beach of Helnan Palestine Hotel. There are all sorts of fun to be had in Montaza.
At the end of your tour check into your hotel in Alexandria , Overnight in Alexandria
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Day 2- Alexandria- El Alamein
Stop At: El Alamein, El Alamein, Matrouh Governorate
Day 2- Alexandria- El Alamein
Pick up time from your hotel in Alexandria at 07:00 and drive to El Alamein From Alexandria.
El Alamein Controlled the north African coast which opens the way to the whole of Egypt and the trade routes to the Far East via the red sea and the Indian Ocean. During the second world war, the Axis powers wanted to dominate Egypt in order to close Britain`s sea routes to its colonial empire, which the British desperate to protect. starting in 1940 with the Italian invasion to Egypt via Libya, The coastal town of Al Diffa was the scene of the ongoing battle.
Duration: 2 hours
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: El Alamein War Museum, Km 105, Alex Matrouh Desert Rd. El Alamein, El Alamein 51718 Egypt
El Alamein Museum
The small El Alamein museum, about 1 mile west of the British memorial, is located on the north side of the road, for anyone interested in war Memorabilia. it is worth a stop. Created in 1965 from debris found on the battlefield, It contains uniforms, Weapons, Flags and other war Paraphernalia. Displays include Photographs and the battle sites
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: El Alamein War Cemetery, Markaz Al Alamein Matrouh, El Alamein 51718 Egypt
El Alamein War Cemetery
It was designed by Sir Herbert Worthington and is maintained by the British war graves commission in Cairo , Here 7,367 men from Britain, Newzealand, Australia, South Africa, Greece, France, India and Malaysia are buried in individual graves, while 11,945 men, whose bodies were never found, are honoured in the cloister that precedes the graveyard
Beyond the cloister is the Individual graves, each, topped with white Marker, Approximately 815 soldiers were identified and their names are inscribed over the graves
Duration: 2 hours
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: El Alamein, El Alamein, Matrouh Governorate
The German war Memorial
Thee kilometres, west of the Italian marker, the German war memorial is a single octagonal building erected in 1959, overlooks the sea, Patterned after the castle del Monte. the memorial contains the bodies of 4280 German soldiers, at the Entrance, it stands an impressive golden mosaic, to the right of the entrance is a small chapel where families and friends honour the dead with wreaths, Photographs and memorial ribbons.
The Italian Memorial
The Elegant white marble Italian Memorial, the largest structure at El Alamein .stands 5 kilometres beyond the German Memorial, it was designed by Paolo Caccia dominoni who served at El-Alamein and also wrote a book about it
In the Entrance, there is a small museum and in the chapel is inscribed ( To 4800 Italian soldiers, sailors and airmen, the desert and the sea did not give back 38,000 who are missing)
The main memorial overlooks the sea at the top
Then drive to Cairo from El Alamein
Duration: 2 hours
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
