Cairo Tower

برج القاهرة

Cairo in 360 degrees from the top of a lotus-shaped tower

Hours

8am–midnight (per Cairo Governorate; may vary by season)

Tickets

Foreigners EGP 350 (per a January 2025 price-rise report; check on site)

Address

Southern Gezira Island in the middle of the Nile, just north of the Opera House

Built in 1961, the roughly 187 m concrete tower wears a lattice skin modelled on a lotus stalk. From the top deck the Nile and its bridges run below you, the Citadel and minarets rise to the east, and on a clear day the pyramids show on the western edge. Smog often hazes things over, so go after a windy day or around sunset. There's a revolving restaurant, but most say you're paying for the view, not the food.