Explore Egypt

Over 7,000 headstones in serene desert rows honour the Allied soldiers of the 1942 battle that turned the war in North Africa.

Tanks, uniforms and dioramas across four halls retrace the desert campaign of Montgomery and Rommel beside the battlefield itself.

A sand-coloured, fortress-like ossuary on Tel el-Eisa hill holding the remains of 4,200 German soldiers high above the sea.

The North Coast's most dazzling bay — blinding white sand and water in ten shades of turquoise, just west of El Alamein.

Egypt's futuristic coastal city-in-the-making: a skyline of seafront towers, a corniche and a heritage promenade rising from the dunes.

A vast Emaar resort town wrapped around a Greek-island-style marina, an 18-hole golf course and a string of designer beaches.

The coast's see-and-be-seen waterfront — yacht berths fringed by buzzing restaurants, cafés and summer-night bars.

A seasonal gateway to the North Coast, putting the summer beaches an hour's flight from Cairo at peak season.