Egypt is a vast country, with most Egyptians and certainly most visitors to Egypt tending to confine their Egyptian experience to the 5% of Egypt on the shore of the Nile and the Nile Delta.
However there is grandeur, history and fascination in Egypt beyond the Nile.
Alexandria [below] is Egypt’s second largest city and its principal Mediterranean port. Alexandria is a charming city with a relaxed and elegant ambience and the one part of Egypt in which Roman and Greek influence can be clearly detected.
In recent years French and Egyptian archaeologists discovered the remnants of Cleopatra’s Alexandria on the seabed of the old harbour. GMTC offers diving tours to explore these remains of a great city.
West of Alexandria is dominated by dramatic desert country and some of the largest oases in the world. GMTC’s 6 day Grand Oasis Tour includes the White Desert formed from bleached limestone.
As a contrast to Egypt’s arid Western Desert the relative lushness of the Bhareya Oasis, Farafara Oasis, Dakhla Oasis and El Kharga Oasis are an impressive contrast.
GMTC’s 3 Day Western Desert Safari and the 5 Day Alexandria and Siwa Adventure expose the traveller to the richness of Egypt’s Western desert.
The five day tour includes a visit to El Alamein in which Australian soldiers joined the British to reverse the German advance into North Africa in 1942.
For bookings and details of Greece and Mediterranean Travel Centre Alexandria and Oasis tour options phone 1300 661 666 or visit www.greecemedtravel.com.
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