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SAS & LRDG - NORTH AFRICA - MARCH & NOV 2026
From Cairo to Alexandria, El-Alamein, Siwa Oasis and the Great Sand Sea.
Join us on the 85th Anniversary next March and November as we follow in the footsteps of the Special Air Service (SAS) and the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) in North Africa - Egypt. Visiting WW2 battlefields and Egyptian historical sites of interest this is a once in a lifetime experience not to be missed.
Established in July 1941, the SAS was so named as part of a deception plan to convince the Axis that a full parachute regiment was in the region. Nonetheless, the SAS consisted initially of only 5 officers and 60 men. The SAS were trained as parachutists but the unit’s first drop behind enemy lines in November 1941 was a disaster, with one third of the unit killed or captured.
The SAS may well have been disbanded if it had not been for the successful raid on three German and Italian airfields, in which the LRDG provided the transport to the enemy bases. Approximately 60 enemy aircraft were destroyed with minimal loss to the SAS.
On an attack on Sirte, in December 1941, the SAS and LRDG developed a new attack technique: driving their trucks at speed between the rows of aircraft, riddling those planes with machine guns and flinging grenades. The success of this method made this the SAS’s preferred form of attack.
Formed in July 1940, by Major Ralph Bagnold, and originally called the Long Range Patrol, the LRDG grew and changed to its more well known name. One of the remarkable aspects of the LRDG is the enormous amount of time it spent behind enemy lines. It frequently operated from a base from Siwa Oasis in southern Egypt.
Join us as we visit some of these historic sites and follow in the footsteps of legends.
Come and learn their story.
When Italy declared War on 10 June 1940, the frontier in the North Africa desert posed a challenge to both sides. The difficult terrain included vast sand seas of giant dunes which made it impossible for large forces to penetrate inland.
The LRDG provided assistance to Special Forces operating behind enemy lines. The Special Air Service (SAS) was formed in July 1941 by the 'Phantom Major' David Stirling to attack behind enemy lines using small raiding forces.
After a first abortive attempt to attack desert outposts by parachute, the SAS relied on the skills of the LRDG to transport them to their targets - earning the LRDG the nickname the 'Libyan Desert Taxi Service'.
Come follow in the footsteps of the SAS and LRDG with SOE Expeditions as we visit their historical sites and battlefields across Egypt.
expedition cost
Our all inclusive 11- day 85th Anniversaary SAS - LRDG Exped in Egypt will include accommodation in Cairo, Alexandria and El Alamain along with visits to historic WW2 sites museums and war graves. With a dedicated WW2 historian and author to enrich your experience.
We will also drive into the desert and visit the LRDG headquarters at the Oasis of Siwa visiting sites along the way and spending a night under the stars like the LRDG of old.
Our 11-day Exped in October will cost £3500 and will include everything in country except flights.
A deposit of £500 will secure your place followed by 2 instalments.
Places going fast, reserve your place today.
March and November dates can be booked below.
EXPLORE WW2 EGYPT WITH S.O.E EXPEDITIONS
‘The boy Stirling is quite mad, quite, quite mad. However, in a war there is often a place for mad people.’
General Bernard Montgomery - November 1942
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