• Al-Azhar Park

    Our favourite

    Thirty hectares of green laid over five centuries of rubble, facing the Citadel.

    CairoDarb el-Ahmar

    4.6Ratingour own rating€ BudgetSunset
  • Wadi Degla Protectorate

    A dry limestone canyon on the edge of Maadi: an old sea floor, now a protected area.

    CairoMaadi

    €€ Mid-rangeBest in the morning
  • Japanese Garden, Helwan

    Rows of seated Buddhas under parasols, in a Japanese-style garden south of Cairo.

    CairoHelwan

    € BudgetHistoric venue
  • A whole tree trunk turned to stone, lying on desert gravel.

    The Petrified Forest of Maadi

    Off the beaten track

    Tree trunks turned to stone thirty million years ago, on Cairo's doorstep.

    CairoSouth-east of Maadi

    € BudgetBest in the morning
  • Palm trunks and their long shadows across a sunlit lawn.

    Merryland Park

    Heliopolis's old racecourse turned neighbourhood park: grass, water, and crowds until midnight.

    CairoHeliopolis

    € BudgetFamily-friendly
  • A brightly coloured bouncy castle standing on the grass.

    Child Park

    The neighbourhood garden cut to children's size: grass, benches, and a play area charged by the hour.

    CairoNasr City

    € BudgetFamily-friendly
  • The garden's terraces stepping down to the Nile, with their palms and hedges, seen from the bridge.

    Andalus Garden

    Two feddans of terraces at the water's edge: a garden to sit in, not to run in.

    CairoZamalek

    € BudgetFamily-friendly
  • A wooden bench in the shade, at the edge of a lawn and a brick path.

    Al Horreya Garden

    Grass, shade and room to spread out in the middle of Zamalek, two minutes from the metro.

    CairoZamalek

    € BudgetFamily-friendly