Cairo Tower

Cairo Tower: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Cairo Tower

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Cairo Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.04604, 31.22433. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cairo Tower

• Qasr El-Nile Bridge (The Nile Castle Bridge) · fort · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum · museum · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Omar Makram mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• El Tahrir Square · park · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace · fort · Cairo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Annunciation · church · Cairo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saad Zaghloul Mausoleum · fort · Cairo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sinan Pasha Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chaar Hachamaim Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mohamed Ali Palace · fort · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Orman Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Aj Jiza · ~3 km · Must-see
• Abdin Palace · fort · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• El-Sayeda Zeinab Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Al Fath Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Giza Zoo · park · Aj Jiza · ~3 km · Must-see
• Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Azbakeya · church · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cultural Park · park · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ahmed Shawqi Museum · museum · Aj Jiza · ~4 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cairo Tower

Other other attractions near Cairo Tower

• Chaar Hachamaim Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bab Zuweila · attraction · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Abbasiyya Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Unknown Soldier Memorial · attraction · Cairo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Hetepheres I · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Neferirkare · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~21 km · Must-see
• Unfinished Pyramid of Neferefe · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~21 km · Must-see
• Headless Pyramid · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pyramid of Teti · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~24 km · Must-see
• Djoser Pyramid complex in Sakkara · attraction · Aj Jiza · ~25 km · Must-see

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