El Alamein WWII Private Day Trip from Alexandria

This is the desert war, not the pharaohs. About 100 km west of Alexandria, El Alamein is where the course of World War II in North Africa turned in 1942. On this private day trip your guide takes you to the El Alamein War Museum, with its tanks, guns, and campaign maps, and then to the war cemeteries: the Commonwealth cemetery with its thousands of tended graves, and the German memorial that stands over the dunes like a fortress. Each side built its own place of remembrance here, and visiting them in turn gives the battle its full human weight. It is a reflective day of about 6 to 8 hours, with hotel pickup and a private vehicle so you set the pace. Ideal for history-minded travelers and anyone with a family link to the North African campaign.