Le EgyptThings to do in Nile Delta
The 8 best places to visit in Nile Delta, Egypt: landmarks, hidden gems, food, parks and more, with tips, hours and tickets.
🏛️ Historical Sites
Tanis (San el-Hagar)
Huge fallen obelisks and statues scattered across a mound in the Delta, where royal tombs full of silver were found.
Huge fallen obelisks and statues scattered across a mound in the Delta, where royal tombs full of silver were found.
Sayed el-Badawi Mosque, Tanta
The great shrine mosque of Tanta, centre of one of Egypt's biggest religious festivals.
The great shrine mosque of Tanta, centre of one of Egypt's biggest religious festivals.
Tell Basta (Bubastis)
Ruins of the ancient city of the cat goddess Bastet near Zagazig, with a cat cemetery and a small museum.
Ruins of the ancient city of the cat goddess Bastet near Zagazig, with a cat cemetery and a small museum.
⛵ The Nile
Ras El Bar
The old-fashioned resort where the Damietta branch of the Nile flows into the Mediterranean at a strip called El Lesan.
The old-fashioned resort where the Damietta branch of the Nile flows into the Mediterranean at a strip called El Lesan.
💎 Hidden Gems
Rosetta (Rashid)
The town where the Rosetta Stone was found, full of Ottoman brick houses, near where the Nile meets the sea.
The town where the Rosetta Stone was found, full of Ottoman brick houses, near where the Nile meets the sea.
Wadi El Natrun Monasteries
Four ancient desert monasteries (St Pishoy, the Syrians, Baramus and St Macarius), among the oldest in Christianity, halfway between Cairo and Alexandria.
Four ancient desert monasteries (St Pishoy, the Syrians, Baramus and St Macarius), among the oldest in Christianity, halfway between Cairo and Alexandria.
Qaitbay Citadel of Rosetta
The fort near where the Rosetta Stone was found, with a copy of the stone on display.
The fort near where the Rosetta Stone was found, with a copy of the stone on display.
🌴 Parks & Nature
Lake Burullus
A large wetland lagoon on the Delta coast, rich in fish and migratory birds.
A large wetland lagoon on the Delta coast, rich in fish and migratory birds.