• Multicoloured slides above a pool, under the palms

    Makadi Water World

    Our favourite

    The biggest water park on the coast, with food and drinks included in the ticket.

    HurghadaMakadi Bay, south of Hurghada

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Aqua Park — Jaz Resort

    Two parks on one ticket, and above all: almost no queue for the slides.

    HurghadaMakadi Bay, south of Hurghada

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • An assortment of sushi: tuna, salmon and shrimp nigiri, with maki rolls.

    Syake Sushi

    Raw fish served a few kilometres from where it was caught — the best sushi in town.

    HurghadaHurghada

    €€€ High endBooking advised
  • A sliced rare beef steak on a wooden board, with grilled tomato and peppers.

    Meat And Mood

    A steakhouse where the meat finishes cooking in front of you, on a scorching stone.

    HurghadaMarina, Hurghada

    €€€ High endSea view
  • A red cocktail with a straw, set facing the sun as it drops over the water.

    Granada Restaurant & Pub

    The smart sunset table: open sea view, cocktails, polished service.

    HurghadaHurghada

    €€€ High endSea view
  • A felucca under full sail on the river at dusk.

    Left Bank

    A Nile terrace at the southern tip of Zamalek, for a coffee that lasts until dinner.

    CairoZamalek

    €€€ High endNile view
  • A steaming glass of black tea on its saucer, backlit.

    The Winter Palace terrace

    Tea on the 1907 terrace above the Nile, between the palms and the west bank.

    LuxorEast bank, Luxor

    €€€ High endHistoric venue
  • A white-sailed felucca on the Nile, in front of granite rocks and a tall sand dune.

    The Old Cataract terrace

    Egypt's most famous tea, facing the white sails and the rocks of the first cataract.

    AswanCorniche, Aswan

    €€€ High endHistoric venue
  • The cafés of Abu Tig Marina

    El Gouna's marina and its promenade of terraces, from morning coffee to the last drink.

    HurghadaEl Gouna

    €€€ High endSea view
  • Sequoia

    A vast terrace at the tip of the island, where shisha is smoked with your feet above the Nile.

    CairoNorthern tip of Zamalek

    €€€ High endNile view
  • A row of chrome beer taps on a pub counter in the evening.

    The Tap

    The Cairo pub where matches are watched, with a beer list that is wide for the country.

    CairoMaadi and other districts

    €€€ High endAlcohol served
  • Three coloured-glass lanterns hanging beneath a red and purple fabric canopy.

    Abou El Sid

    Egyptian cooking served in a dark oriental salon, cushions and lanterns included.

    CairoZamalek

    €€€ High endWhere locals go
  • Gold sets lined up on their busts, in the window

    The gold market (Sagha)

    The Khan's goldsmiths, where gold is sold by the gram and the work is charged separately.

    CairoKhan el-Khalili

    €€€ High endHandmade
  • A large chased silver medallion hung with flower-shaped drops.

    Nomad Gallery

    Bedouin jewellery and Nubian silver, in a Zamalek gallery-flat.

    CairoZamalek

    €€€ High endHandmade
  • The atrium of a modern shopping mall: several levels, potted palms and a pool.

    Cairo Festival City Mall

    New Cairo's mall, its dancing fountains and its big brands.

    CairoNew Cairo / Tagamoa

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Mall of Egypt

    The mall with an indoor ski slope, west of Cairo.

    Sheikh Zayed & 6th October6th of October

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Arkan Plaza

    An open-air centre in Sheikh Zayed, shops and restaurant terraces.

    Sheikh Zayed & 6th OctoberSheikh Zayed

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Coloured wool woven by hand on a wooden loom.

    Wissa Wassef Art Centre

    Off the beaten track

    Hand-woven tapestries since 1952, in a village of mud-brick workshops.

    GizaHarraniya, Giza

    €€€ High endHandmade
  • The shops of El Gouna

    Egyptian designers, homeware and beachwear in a pedestrian resort town.

    HurghadaDowntown El Gouna

    €€€ High endHandmade
  • A crowd in silhouette, arms raised in front of a stage flooded with orange light.

    Cairo Jazz Club 610

    West Cairo's big room for concerts and DJ sets.

    Sheikh Zayed & 6th OctoberSheikh Zayed

    €€€ High endAlcohol served
  • A multi-deck cruise boat moving up the river at sunset.

    Nile dinner cruises

    Two hours of cruising with dinner, band and belly dance.

    CairoZamalek and the Nile Corniche

    €€€ High endNile view
  • A white boat moored on the Nile, its upper deck under an awning, against a palm-lined bank.

    Le Pacha 1901

    A moored boat turned into several restaurants and bars, at Zamalek.

    CairoZamalek

    €€€ High endNile view
  • Soho Square

    A whole pedestrian square given over to going out: bars, ice rink, bowling and a fountain.

    Sharm el-SheikhNabq Bay, Sharm el-Sheikh

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • El Gouna's beach clubs

    Beach clubs that start at sunset and end late.

    HurghadaEl Gouna

    €€€ High endSea view