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A caravanserai from 1382 turned into a labyrinth of trades. On foot, and without a watch.
CairoGamaliya
An early sixteenth-century Mamluk wikala, now a courtyard of craftspeople and musicians.
CairoAl-Azhar, Gamaliya
An 1891 khedivial garden, closed since 2023 for a complete overhaul. Reopening announced for late 2026.
GizaGiza
Rockwork grottoes built under Khedive Ismail, an aquarium opened in 1902, in the shade, in mid-Zamalek.
CairoZamalek
The spine of Fatimid Cairo, from Bab al-Futuh to Bab Zuweila, and best walked.
Public transport on the river: crossing Cairo by water, for the price of a bus fare.
CairoCorniche el-Nil
A calcite outcrop beside the Farafra road: a rock arch, and crystal splinters all over the ground.
The oases and the Western DesertFarafra road
A stone pool fed by a spring, lit after dark, on the Aghurmi road out of Siwa.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa
A spit of palms in Siwa's salt lake, where people sit down for the sunset.
Monumental sand sculptures, signed by carvers from all over the world.
HurghadaNear Senzo Mall, Hurghada
Palm huts at the water's edge, facing the Saudi mountains.
SinaiNuweiba, South Sinai
Mangroves standing in salt water, flamingos and a Bedouin village.
Marsa Alam & the Red SeaWadi el-Gemal, southern Red Sea
Twenty towers in the desert, including Africa's tallest: a skyline out of nowhere.
CairoNew Administrative Capital
The 1942 battle told on the ground, among tanks, maps and cemeteries.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaEl Alamein, north coast
Kilometres of riverbank given back to walkers, with benches, lighting and cafés.
CairoFrom Qasr el-Nil bridge to Maadi
An elevated line above Greater Cairo — the ride is worth it for the view.
CairoEast and west of Greater Cairo
A necropolis kilometres long where people have lived among the tombs for centuries.
CairoQarafa, Islamic Cairo
The khedives' locomotives, including Ismail Pasha's gilded saloon carriage.
CairoRamses station
A 1938 museum left exactly as it was, between faded dioramas and ancient grain.
GizaDokki
A 1907 palace on the Nile, now an art centre — painted ceilings and original parquet.
Tree trunks turned to stone thirty million years ago, on Cairo's doorstep.
CairoSouth-east of Maadi
Three museums and a planetarium tucked beneath the great reading room.
AlexandriaChatby, Alexandria
Egypt's only Roman theatre, with its baths and ancient lecture halls.
AlexandriaCity centre, Alexandria
Some twenty houses in red and black brick, unique in Egypt.
The Delta and the north coastRosetta (Rashid)
