Mobaco

Cairo


Sporty designs, inexpensive and with a great range of colours. There’s always a flattering long skirt available, and men can choose from a rainbow of polo shirts sporting a camel logo. There are other branches throughout the city, including at the Semiramis InterContinental.


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1. Aisha Fahmy Palace

0.34 MILES

Shuttered for years, the Aisha Fahmy Palace was built in 1907 for Egyptian aristocrat Ali Fahmy, who was King Farouk's army chief. Reopened as an arts…

2. Gabalaya Park & Aquarium

0.39 MILES

The pleasant Gabalaya Park & Aquarium has landscaped gardens with aquariums set in rocks (though not many actual fish). It’s a great central spot to…

3. Cairo Marriott Hotel

0.42 MILES

The core of this luxury hotel is a lavish palace built by Khedive Ismail to house Empress Éugenie when she visited for the opening of the Suez Canal in…

4. Gezira Arts Centre

0.44 MILES

The several galleries here host rotating contemporary exhibitions, but it was closed for restoration when we were last in town.

5. Museum of Islamic Ceramics

0.44 MILES

This museum has been closed for renovation for the past few years. When it reopens, it’s worth a peek for its collection of colourful plates, tiles and…

6. Cairo Tower

1.12 MILES

This 187m-high tower is the city’s most famous landmark after the Pyramids. Built in 1961, the structure, which resembles a stylised lotus plant with its…

7. Egyptian Museum

1.26 MILES

One of the world’s most important collections of ancient artefacts, the Egyptian Museum takes pride of place in Downtown Cairo, on the north side of Midan…

8. Andalus Garden

1.27 MILES

One of several formal gardens in the Gezira area that are popular strolling spots for couples in the evening. This one’s small, but adjacent to the Nile,…