• A pool lit blue at night, edged with empty loungers and straw parasols.

    Odin The Pool House

    A pool perched on the Mokattam heights, open to all by reservation — and a club by night.

    CairoMokattam

    €€ Mid-rangeBooking advised
  • The edge of a pool in full sun, a metal ladder, empty loungers behind a railing.

    Top Sports — Tulip El Nargis Hotel

    A pool day at 250 pounds in New Cairo, where hotel pools are priced in thousands.

    CairoNew Cairo, Fifth Settlement, 90th Street

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • Jewel Sport City & Aqua Park

    Four pools and seventeen water games in north-east Cairo: a children's day out, not a place to swim lengths.

    CairoZahraa Madinat Nasr

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly