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Thirty hectares of green laid over five centuries of rubble, facing the Citadel.
CairoDarb el-Ahmar
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
Rows of seated Buddhas under parasols, in a Japanese-style garden south of Cairo.
CairoHelwan
The garden of a nineteenth-century Greek villa: ruled walks, marble statues, old palms.
AlexandriaSmouha
A sunken garden wrapped around what is left of Alexandria's medieval city wall.
AlexandriaShallalat
An early twentieth-century pleasure garden in Nouzha: come for the palm walks.
AlexandriaNouzha
West Cairo's amusement park: rides, queues, and very little shade.
Sheikh Zayed & 6th October6th of October City
All of Egypt in scale models: the pyramids, Abu Simbel and Karnak in an hour's walk.
HurghadaHurghada
Monumental sand sculptures, signed by carvers from all over the world.
HurghadaNear Senzo Mall, Hurghada
The Red Sea without getting wet: an indoor circuit that fills a morning with children.
HurghadaAirport road, Hurghada
The biggest water park on the coast, with food and drinks included in the ticket.
HurghadaMakadi Bay, south of Hurghada
Hurghada's own family water park — no need to leave town.
HurghadaHotel area, Hurghada
Two parks on one ticket, and above all: almost no queue for the slides.
A large urban park west of Cairo, with a lake, playgrounds and restaurants.
Sheikh Zayed & 6th OctoberSheikh Zayed
The khedives' locomotives, including Ismail Pasha's gilded saloon carriage.
CairoRamses station
Crossing Cairo by river for the price of a bus ticket.
CairoFrom Old Cairo to Warraq
A hundred and fifty hectares of pines and palms by the sea, around the royal palace.
AlexandriaMontazah, Alexandria
The Alexandrians' family beach, sheltered and shallow.
AlexandriaMaamoura, east of Alexandria
Kilometres of pedestrian riverbank, lit and planted, open until late.
CairoNile west bank, Cairo
Hurghada's boat with portholes: see the coral without getting wet, or knowing how to swim.
HurghadaHurghada Marina, town centre
A piazza, paved lanes and a pier: the one place in Sahl Hasheesh where you walk.
HurghadaSahl Hasheesh, some twenty kilometres south of Hurghada
North-east Cairo's water park — but only in the hot season.
CairoEl Obour City, km 31 of the Cairo–Ismailia road, Qalyubia governorate
Eighty feddans of lawns and rides at km 26 of the Suez road: the weekend outing of New Cairo families.
CairoNew Cairo — Al Rehab
