Cairo

Parks, Gardens & Cemeteries

Al Azhar Park

Not just a park

+20 2 510 3868 / +20 2 510 7378

Salah Salem Street, Cairo 11562

Al-Nasir Muhammad Madrasa/Mausoleum

Typical Mameluke architecture

Al Hossein, Cairo

Al-Refa'i Mosque

Resting place of royalty

+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

El-Qalaa Street, Cairo

Cairo Zoo

Wildlife Tamed

+20 2 570 8895

El-Gamaa Square, Cairo

Coptic Cemetery of Old Cairo

Beauty and Serenity in a Cemetery

Religion Compound, Cairo

Fish Garden

Romantic meeting place

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Umm Kulthum Street, Cairo

Funery Complex of Amir Qurqumas

Tombs and Other Buildings

+20 2 285 4509

East of Cairo, Foot of Muqattam Cliff, Cairo

Fustat Garden (Al)

Cheap admission

+20 2 363 9229

Salah Salem Street, Cairo

Hussein Mosque (El)

Sacred mosque with macabre relic

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

El-Hussein Square, Cairo

Mausoleum of Sultan Faraj Ibn Barquq

Colorful Tomb

+20 2 285 4509

East of Cairo, foot of Muqattam cliff, Cairo

Mausoleum of Sultan Qaitbay

More Than Just A Tomb

+20 2 285 4509

East of Cairo, Foot of Moqattam Cliff, Cairo

Mausoleum of al-Ghouri

Look out for whirling dervishes

+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

Al-Muezz el-Din Allah Street, Cairo

Qarafa, City of the Dead

Necropolis

+20 2 285 4509

East of Cairo, Foot of Moqattam Cliff, Cairo

Sayeda Zeinab Mosque

Resting place of the Prophet's granddaughter

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Al Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo

Sayyed Zeinab Cultural Park

Lots of activities

+20 2 391 5220

Qadri Street, Cairo

Sindbad

A well-known theme park

+20 2 296 9550

Terminal of el-Nozha Metro, Cairo

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