"Aussie's at War"
El Alamein and Tobruk
Date of Tour
18th April - 1st May
Price of tour
TBC
Single supplement
TBC
Deposit
£ 250
Included in Price:
Visa’s.
All hotels.
All meals as itinerary (B L D)
All transport inc 4x4s.
Internal flights.
Battlefield Guide.
Campaign Booklet.
Not included in Price:
Hotels services – Drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
Tips to staff.
Please Note that passports must be valid for a minimum of 6 months. Anyone with a Israeli
stamp/visa in their passport will not be allowed entry into Libya.
“The toughest but least disciplined” was how Rommel described the Aussies of the 9th
Division. A unique opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the 6th and 9th Australian
Divisions and celebrate ANZAC Day in Tobruk. Visit such famous places as Ruin Ridge,
Tel el Eisa and the “saucer”, El Alamein, Mersa Matruh, Bardia, Tobruk, Hill 209, Post R33,
Derna, Regima Ridge, Benghazi and Tripoli. This is not just a tour for the Gentlemen,
Ladies are also catered for with ample time to visit places other than battlefields.
Day 1
Arrive Cairo airport, where you will be met by our representative and escorted to our hotel in
Cairo. Rest of the day free (D)
Day 2
Following breakfast we will visit the impressive Pyramids and Sphinx, with the opportunity
to go inside one of the pyramids. The even more impressive Cairo Pharaoh Museum and
finally Cairo War Cemetery where amongst others Jock Campbell VC is buried. Today we
will be having lunch on a Nile riverboat. Overnight in Cairo. (B L D)
Day 3
A 8.00am start for our drive to El Alamein via Chatby and Hadra War Cemeteries at
Alexandria where Australian dead of both world wars are buried, many from Gallipoli. Lunch
at the famous Cecil hotel before making our way to our hotel at El Alamein. The day includes
a short tour of Alexandria city. Overnight in El Alamein. (B L D)
Day 4
Full day on and around the El Alamein battlefield including a cold picnic on the battlefield.
Visits to include original El Alamein railway station, Ruin Ridge, El Alamein War Cemetery
where 3 Australian Victoria Cross winners are buried, War Museum, German War Cemetery
on Hill 26, and the Italian War Cemetery at Tel el Eisa and the famous railway cutting.
Overnight in El Alamein. (B L D)
Day 5
Drive to our hotel at Mersa Matruh via Sidi El Rahman, Fuka airfield site of the famous 1942
SAS raid, and the Rommel Headquarters situated in Matruh harbour at Matruh. We will have
lunch in Matruh, opportunity for shopping or relaxing on the beach. (B L D)
Day 6
8.00 am start for our drive to our hotel in Tobruk, via Sidi Barrani, Hellfire Pass and
Sollum/Halfaya War Cemetery before driving up the steep Sollum escarpment and crossing
the border into Libya, past the ruins of Italian Fort Capuzzo then onto Tobruk stopping at
Bardia (if time allows). Lunch will be taken near Bardia. (B L D)
Day 7
Four wheel drive to the battlefields of Tobruk including the Fig Tree hospital, Hill 209, Post
R32 and R33where Jack Edmundson won Australia’s first Victoria Cross of WW2 and where
we will have a barbecue, Sidi Rezegh airfield, and Ed Duda. A long day but an experience
not to be missed. Overnight in Tobruk. (B L D)
Day 8
Various sites in and around Tobruk, including Knightsbridge and Tobruk War Cemeteries,
the Foreign Legion cemetery at Kings Cross, the German Afrika Korps Headquarters,
General Moreshead’s HQ during the siege and a short drive along the famous “Tobruk By-
Pass”, Lunch will be taken overlooking Tobruk harbour. Overnight in Tobruk. (B L D)
Day 9
Drive through the Cyrene to our hotel by the sea at Sousa, via the site of Rommels first
attack on Tobruk in April 1941, and the White House (German Field Hospital). Drive down
the beautiful and impressive Derna Pass. Tour of the ancient city of Appollonia. Lunch will be
taken en route. (B L D)
Day 10
Drive through the Green Mountains to Benghazi via Beda Littoria and the famous “Raid on
Rommel” headquarters, Regima Ridge overlooking Benina airfield where the 2/13th Bn held
back the German advance. Benghazi War Cemetery. Lunch En route. Fly to Tripoli and
transfer to our hotel in Tripoli. (B L D)
Day 11
Visit to Tripoli War Cemetery and the magnificent ancient city of Leptis Magna. Overnight
in Tripoli. (B L D)
Day 12
Day of leisure in Tripoli or optional visit to the ancient city of Sabratha. Overnight in Tripoli.
(B L D)
Day 13
Flight to Cairo, Overnight in Cairo. (B D)
Day 14
Flight home or other. (B)