Private El-Alamein WWII Memorial Day Tour From Cairo

Эта экскурсия была совершенно превосходной! Для меня было совершенно особенным попасть в Эль - Аламейн, так как там во время Второй мировой войны воевал мой дедушка и я всегда хотел посетить там музей, а также отдать дань уважения на кладбище воинских захоронений Содружества. Мой водитель, проводник, а теперь и мой друг Мо был просто великолепен. Он убедился, что все прошло гладко, организовал вход в музей, отвез меня в отличный ресторан в Эль - Аламейне и, главное, был очень хорошим и безопасным водителем. Настоятельно рекомендую этот тур всем, кто интересуется военной историей Египта.

Путешествие было эмоциональным, но ему помогли знания и помощь нашего гида и водителя. Кладбище содержалось в хорошем состоянии, и возраст умерших был отрезвляющим зрелищем. Поездка из Каира стоила того, но это был долгий день для всех заинтересованных сторон.

Махран возил меня с большой заботой и вниманием. Мы остановились в пути для удобства и кофе. Он был очень добр и вежлив со мной, даже предложил помочь мне найти место захоронения, которое я хотел посетить. Путешествие было долгим, но таким стоящим. С Махран было приятно путешествовать.

Пикап был простым, с отличной связью с головным офисом. Автомобиль был в отличном состоянии, чистый Водителю нужно было сильно напомнить о его скорости и безопасности (один раз!), а это важно, учитывая характер автомагистрали через пустыню - длинная прямая лента асфальта заманчива. . . Время было идеальным, и было много места для изучения без суеты. Для меня это было важно, а Гид был щедрым собеседником. Еда в ресторане и (в Каире) стала прекрасным завершением всей поездки. Если бы я мог желать чего-то одного, это было бы проехать по гребню с видом на пустыню, но, возможно, для этого вам понадобится М 4. . .

Maged is a great guide! They came with a nice and clean car to pick us up at home, bought some snacks which we could choose and brought us to the pyramids. There he started to explain with passion and no rush - but also not with taking to much time. Just perfect! I loved the fact that he gave us all the time we wanted at any spot and never rushed us. He has a great knowledge and a super catching way to tell it to us. Also it's a funny guy with really good english skills and on top of it he knows the best places for taking pictures and has amazing ideas how to put you and those marvelous Egyptian wonders in place. I would book him again any time - a lovely guy!!

El Alamein is a 2.5 hour drive from Cairo, if traffic is kind, the return trip is 3 hours, but it's Cairo, and traffic is never kind. The museum is small, and not particularly good. The grounds have many rusting artillery pieces and a few rusty tanks, but again, not an incredible collection, and not well cared for, or imaginatively displayed in the slightest. The commonwealth cemetery is moving, but a long way to go unless you're paying respects to someone you knew and loved. There's no real sense of the place, of the history that happened here. It will eat an entire day of your trip in the car, and unless you are related to one of the fallen, or a total history nerd like me, it's not a great day out. My guide was an Egyptologist, not a historian, and knew very little about the area, or the events. Lovely guy, but hardly the best guide to El Alamein. He made up for it by taking me for a great meal in Cairo.

Visited the cemetery to see our relatives who are buried there às well as other Kiwis. Cemetery is well kept caretakers are pleasant and respectful. Easy to find burial plots as the book of rememberence is in the foyer/atrium RIP gone but forgotten

This was my first trip to Egypt and I wanted to see something outside of Cairo, so as a history buff I made a last-minute decision to visit El Alamein and am glad I did. My guide Mahmoud was excellent, very knowledgeable regarding the museum and memorial parks at El Alamein and a great source of information regarding the country in general. I learned a great deal about the history, culture and politics of Egypt during the 2-3 hour car ride each direction. The driver was also excellent, very friendly and safe. The tour picked me up from my hotel exactly when scheduled, provided drinks and snacks for the car ride and lunch at the end of the day, and returned me to the hotel as scheduled. The displays and military hardware at the museum were great, actually more than I expected, and visiting the memorial parks was a moving experience. It was a long day but well worth the trip, I would definitely go again!

Many thanks to Ola & Tolba of Emo Tours. Thanks for showing me that unforgettable Egyptian hospitality. To all nationalities but particularly Aussies & Kiwis considering coming to Egypt to visit, in particular El Alamein - do this. Unforgettable and fulfilling tour hosted by Emo Tours Egypt. I visited my Great Uncle of the 28th Maori Battalion who passed and is interred at the CWGC in El Alamein. Kia Maumahara Tonu Tātou i a Rātou. Lest We Forget.

The visit was extremely interesting and informative and overall good value. I have to add a particular thankyou to my guide Goda and the driver Essam. Both were very polite and helpful all day. My guide Goda was very knowledgeable and very willing to explain anything. The war cemetries are very interesting and especially if you have a family connection. The Military Museum is managed by the Egyptian Military and look after the facility very well. The museum which I understand has been refurbished and opened around 2 months ago is very good and extremely interesting showing some of the Military Hardware outside recovered from the desert and inside there are exibits of clothing, guns and other artifacts again recovered fromthe battle fields. Sadly it is a good reminder of the horrors of war and what the soldiers had to endure during the battles.