El Alamein day trip from Alexandria Port

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Enjoy a private day trip to El Alamein from Alexandria . El Alamein Controlled the North African coast which opened 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. Pick up time from Alexandria at 07:00 and drive to El Alamein El Alamein Controlled the North African coast which opened 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 to close Britain`s sea routes to its colonial empire, which the British were desperate to protect. starting in 1940 with the Italian invasion of Egypt via Libya, The coastal town of Al Diffa was the scene of the ongoing battle. 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 the 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 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 honored in the cloister that precedes the graveyard Beyond the cloister are the Individual graves, each, topped with a white Marker, Approximately 815 soldiers were identified and their names are inscribed over the graves The German war memorial Three kilometers, west of the Italian marker, the German war memorial is a single octagonal building erected in 1959, that overlooks the sea, patterned after the Castle del Monte. the memorial contains the bodies of 4280 German soldiers, at the Entrance, stands an impressive golden mosaic, to the right of the Entrance is a small chapel where families and friends honor 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.

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All prices above are per person. Children will be 50% of Adult prices.

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