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The Delta and the north coast · Tanta and Mansoura

The Delta's bathhouses

Neighbourhood hammams still working, far from hotel spas.

€ BudgetOff the beaten track

Delta towns keep a few old public baths, wood-fired, used by locals rather than visitors: steam, glove scrub, tea afterwards. The service is rough and the price tiny; an urban tradition slowly going out.

The extra bit

Ask about women's hours: they exist almost everywhere, but are never posted.

Know before you go

Bring a towel and sandals: nothing is provided, and the floor is slippery.

Directions

Old centres of Tanta and Mansoura, Delta

Directions

In the same spirit

  • Lake Burullus

    Off the beaten track

    A fishermen's lagoon between the Delta and the sea, with next to nothing laid on for visitors.

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  • Wadi el-Natrun

    Off the beaten track

    A depression of salt lakes on the desert road, and four monasteries still lived in.

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  • A sheltered table, alone in the desert

    The rest stops of Wadi Natrun

    The roadside cafés between Cairo and Alexandria, an institution of Egyptian travel.

    The Delta and the north coastWadi Natrun

    € BudgetBudget