• Egypt Guide

  • Introduction to Egypt
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Getting around
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore Egypt

  • Cairo
  • The Pyramids
  • The Nile Valley
  • The Western Desert Oases
  • Alexandria and the Mediterranean coast
  • The Delta
  • The Canal Zone
  • Sinai
  • The Red Sea Coast and Eastern Desert

• Cities

  • Alexandria
    
  • Assyut
    
  • Aswan
    
  • Cairo
    
  • Damietta (Dumyat)
    
  • Hurghada (Ghardaka)
    
  • Luxor
    
  • Port Said
    
  • Qena
    
  • Rosetta (Rashid)
    
  • Suez
    
  • Tanta
    

Egypt Guide

The Delta

Fort of Qaitbey

Opening time: Daily 9am–4pm, Ramadan 9am–3pmPrice: £E12Seven kilometres out of town, the Fort of Qaitbey, built in 1479 to guard the mouth of the Nile, served as the first line of defence against the Crusaders and was later reinforced by the French, whose use of masonry imported from Upper Egypt led to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. The fort can be reached from town by green-and-white taxi (£E30 round-trip) or fishing boat (£E50 after bargaining). For an alternative river trip, you can visit the tranquil old Mosque of Abu Mandar, 5km upriver from Rosetta; taxi-boats leave from the docks near Midan al-Horriya – expect to pay £E20–30 after haggling.