Sīdī al Bāz

Sīdī al Bāz: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sīdī al Bāz

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Sīdī al Bāz: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Sīdī al Bāz — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.71667, 31.85000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sīdī al Bāz

• Avaris/Ramesses · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pithom · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tanis · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bubastis · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sadat Quraish Mosque · dargah · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Timsah · lake · Al Ismailiya · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pi-Ramesses · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~12 km
• Qantir · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~12 km
• Al-Arab Mosque in Al-Sunaita · dargah · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~16 km
• Sheikha Hamda Mosque · dargah · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~20 km
• Mosque AlHaja Zubaydah · dargah · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~21 km
• Tell Nebesha · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~21 km
• Mallāḩat al Mughardajah · lake · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~26 km
• Wadi Tumilat · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~27 km
• Tell er-Retaba · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~27 km
• Kafr Hassan Dawood · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~28 km
• Minshat Abu Omar · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~28 km
• Tell el-Kuʿ · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sīdī al Bāz

Other forts & heritage near Sīdī al Bāz

• Avaris/Ramesses · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pithom · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tanis · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bubastis · fort · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~45 km · Must-see
• Behbeit el-Hagar temple · fort · Dakahlia Governorate · ~80 km · Must-see
• Leontopolis · fort · Al Qalyubiya · ~85 km · Must-see
• Athribis · fort · Al Qalyubiya · ~87 km · Must-see
• Al Gamil Fort · fort · Port Said · ~89 km · Must-see
• Baron Empain Palace · fort · Cairo · ~107 km · Must-see
• Heliopolis Presidential Palace · fort · Cairo · ~108 km · Must-see

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