[2024 Cairo Attraction] Travel Guide for Cairo Tower (Updated Sep)
No.15 of Best Things to Do in Cairo
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Observation Decks
Address:
Zamalek, Cairo Governorate 4270024, Egypt
Opening times:
Open 09:00–01:00 (the next day)Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Phone:
+20 2 27365112
🇪🇬Iconic Building of Egypt: Cairo Tower🗼
Attraction: Cairo Tower
Address, Zamalik, Cairo, Egypt
Direction: Take metro and get off at Opera station, walk for another 10-15 minutes
Opening Hours: 9am - 1am
Ticket Fee: 250 L.E.
Cairo Tower was built in the year of 1961. It is 187 meters long and was once the tallest building in Africa. It is located in the modern Zamalek district and is a telecommunications tower. The tower design is inspired by lotus flower. There is a revolving restaurant at the top of the tower.
Tip: The waiting time can be long, unless you pay extra to get express tickets. Please reserve extra time. when visiting.
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Roadman
Trip to Dahab,cairo, tanta and Alexandria
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We took a fantastic journey around a very small part of Egypt, we took the bus to relaxing Dahab stayed 5 days, then off to chaotic Cairo 🙈😂👌🏽, we stayed 8 days and explored lots.. zoo, cairo tower, dream park, aquarium grotto gardens and lots more, then onto tanta for a few days and it has lots of hustle and bustle and then onto beautiful alexandria.. just for a day we had a beautiful meal and walked along the sea and visited the fort.. all definitely worth a visit
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Debs28
The Cairo Tower
wow wow wow The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete tower in cairo egypt.
At 187 m (614 ft), it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the suez canal overhead powerline crossing.
It was the tallest structure in north africa for 21 years until 1982, when it was surpassed by the nador transmitter in morocco.
It was the tallest structure in Africa for one year until 1962, when it was surpassed by sentech tower in south africa.
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Amr Younes1
#tripblazers Cairo tower was not on my list of things to do in Cairo but as we stayed a few extra days we thought why not and I’m so glad we did, it was immense I felt like a tiny ant and the view from the top was fantastic, we could just see the pyramids in the distance. The tower is manned by very friendly staff and it is kept very clean, we all had to wear masks in the lift to the top
Debs28
Atop Cairo Tower you see the Nile split around you and rejoin on the other side of Gezira Island. Few places in Cairo offer such a view of the cityscape. You see gardens and football fields stretch out below you and the shimmer of the Nile vying to reach the horizon line. This old city has some charm.
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AsiaOnTheGo
The gardens on Gezira Island sprawl out under Cairo Tower. Here the shelter of many trunked trees keeps you from the heat of the sun 🌞 Taxis and buggies drop off visitors as they wind their way through the gardens to the famously rebellious tower.
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AsiaOnTheGo
lovely experience
lovely experience
PEJUOLA17
Noght time by the nile river #nileriver
Sphinx86
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mr.ankily
Holiday Romance in Egypt
Hello Everyone, here are some photos from my Exciting and romantic holiday in Egypt#awesomepic
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Near the Cairo tower is a coffee roasting shop that has been open since the 1920's. It is family owed, they buy beans from all over the world and prepare their own blends with and without cardimum. You can watch the beans being roasted. It smelled delicious. #wintergetaway
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