Cairo Tower and recommended activities when visiting

The Cairo Tower is one of the symbols of tourism in Egypt, as the tower symbolizes the lotus flower that the ancient Egyptian used to form the tops of temples.

The lotus flower is also considered a national building symbol in some other countries, such as Vietnam and India. The tower is more than 43 meters higher than the largest pyramid of Giza and is covered with about 8 million mosaic stones. It is located in the Zamalek neighborhood in Cairo.

Cairo Tower and recommended activities

Panoramic view of the tourist places in Egypt

When you climb to the top of the tower, you can see the Saladin Citadel, the Sultan Hassan Mosque, the radio and television building, and the Nile Corniche.

In addition to seeing public housing and buildings kilometers away from the tower through telescopes hanging on the tower’s walls

The revolving restaurant in Cairo Tower

At the top of the tower there is a revolving restaurant that revolves around the Cairo Tower so that guests can see Cairo’s landmarks at a 360-degree angle.

The restaurant's prices are reasonable for the service, the stunning view, and the quality of the food.

Visit the Zamalek Tree

The Zamalek Tree is the most famous tree in Egypt, and it is located on the road leading to the Cairo Tower

It is considered the largest long-lived tree in Egypt, as it is 153 years old. It came from India by order of Khedive Ismail and was planted in the Zamalek neighborhood in 1868.

With a group of trees that came from India and were distributed throughout Egypt, visitors, whether local or foreign, come to take souvenir photos next to them.

Cairo Tower Cafe

Cafes and restaurants in general in the tower have cheap prices and may be cheaper than many restaurants, but with the difference that in the tower you overlook the tourist attractions.

The place is elegant, quiet and luxurious, and if you go to a restaurant or café, you will go out in the private elevator and without a ticket to the tower, even to the fiftieth floor.

Access to the Cairo Tower

If you have your car with you, you can easily reach the tower using the GPS, and there are plenty of safe parking spaces

If transportation is coming to the tower, the best way is to take the second line metro and get off at the opera station, walk exactly 10 minutes, and you will be in front of the tower, or get off at Abdel Moneim Riad stop and walk on the October Bridge and go down the first floor of Zamalek until you reach Al-Burj Street, about 20 minutes exactly.

times of work

From 8:00 am to 12:00 am

Entrance ticket prices

200 Egyptian pounds for foreigners

40 Egyptian pounds for Egyptians

Children under 6 years old for free

Telescope use 10 Egyptian pounds

If a barrier is made in a restaurant, the cold rises for free from the restaurant elevator