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National Museum, Pompey’s Pillar and the Catacombs Tour (Half Day) The National Museum comprises more than 1800 archaeological pieces that narrate the Pharaonic, Greek, Roman, Coptic, Islamic periods and the modern history of Egypt. One display features pieces picked up from the seabed at Abu Kir Bay and the eastern harbour near the Qaitbay Citadel. Pompey’s Pillar is a column of red Aswan granite standing some 90 feet high, with a circumference of 27 feet, erected in honor of the Emperor Diocletian. Our final stop, The Catacombs of Kom E-Shouqafa were tunnelled into bedrock at the time of the Antonine emperors in the 2nd century AD for a single wealthy family still practising the ancient religion. Although the funerary motifs are purely ancient Egyptian, the architects and artists were schooled in the Graeco-Roman style. The tour departs at 9am and lasts 3 hours.

Full Day Excursion to El Alamein El Alamein was where the Allied forces of WW II gained a decisive victory over the Axis forces. Today, the village, located about 66 miles east of Alexandria, is mostly a port facility for shipping oil however, it was once described by Churchill as having the best climate in the world. There are several hotels and a beach resort nearby (Hotel Atic). There is also a war museum with collectibles from the Battle of El Alamein and other North African battles. The main historical interest in this village is related to WW II, and includes Italian and German military cemeteries on Tell el-Eisa Hill just outside of town.