• A square pool with blue mosaic tiling, an open parasol and a wooden deck, between a wall and trees.

    Aqua Ladies Pool — Ruya Club

    An outdoor pool for women only, open by the day without club membership.

    Sheikh Zayed & 6th OctoberSheikh Zayed, Waslet Dahshour road

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • The tiled floor of a swimming pool, crossed by lane lines painted in dark blue.

    Paradise Pool — Misr Insurance Club

    125 pounds for the day: a sports-club pool, not a hotel annexe.

    Sheikh Zayed & 6th October6th of October City, behind Mall of Arabia

    BudgetFamily-friendly
  • 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
  • A row of empty sun loungers along a turquoise pool.

    Royal Day Plaza

    A day by the pool, meal included, from 9am to 6pm — when pools at the same price shut in mid-afternoon.

    Sheikh Zayed & 6th October6th of October City, Hay El Motamayez

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • Palms and clouds mirrored in the blue water of a pool, white loungers along the edge.

    Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah — pool day use

    EGP 3,000 for the day — pool, sauna, hammam and gym included — and the hotel publishes the price itself, which is rare.

    CairoZamalek, Gezira Island

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • The hotel's big pool at sunset, straw parasols and ochre blocks mirrored in the water.

    Siva Grand Beach

    Hurghada's best-documented day pass: pool, beach, lunch and soft drinks included — at a price dating from 2024.

    HurghadaSouth Hurghada, on the seafront

    €€ Mid-rangeFamily-friendly
  • A large resort pool, white loungers and closed parasols among the date palms.

    Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh — the day pass

    The only Red Sea day pass where the resort itself sets out the price, the hours and what is included.

    Sharm el-SheikhSharm El Sheikh, seafront

    €€€ High endFamily-friendly
  • Straw parasols over a seafront terrace, facing the turquoise water of the Red Sea.

    Blue Beach Club

    The only pool in town that belongs to no hotel — and whose price nobody publishes.

    HurghadaHurghada Marina (New Marina), through the main gate

    €€ Mid-rangePaid entry