Rodah Island and Garden City

Home to a thriving expat community in the 19th and early 20th centuries, these districts now have period mansions and a selection of upmarket hotels.

Explore Rodah Island and Garden City

Sights 2

Shopping 3

Nightlife 4

Performing Arts 3

Restaurants 6

Hotels 3

Elsewhere In Cairo

Downtown Cairo

In the middle of the 19th century, the slavishly Francophile khedive Isma'il laid out this district on a Parisian plan across the old canal from...

  • 5 Restaurants
  • 4 Hotels
  • 20 Things To Do

Gezira Island and Zamalek

Occupying the Nile's largest island, these two districts are relatively quiet enclaves in the heart of the city, home to elegant apartment blocks, independent boutiques...

  • 9 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 19 Things To Do

Giza

It used to be that you approached Giza through green fields. Cairo's expansion means that now you have to run a gauntlet of raucously noisy...

  • 3 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 10 Things To Do
See All Neighborhoods In Cairo
Trending Stories
News
Archaeologists Uncover Giant Statue of Ramses II in Cairo
More

Advertisement

Find a Hotel

Guidebooks

Fodor's Essential Egypt

View Details

Plan Your Next Trip