Outdoors · Our pick in Cairo
The Fish Garden
Grottoes in Zamalek
About The Fish Garden
The Fish Garden, the Aquarium Grotto Garden in Zamalek, is a small 19th-century park with artificial grottoes and banyan trees, a quiet corner of the island.
Why it's on our list
- Quiet
- Grottoes
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Fish Garden before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Fish Garden, as the crow flies.
- Cairo Marriott Hotel550 m7 min walk
- The St. Regis Cairo1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Fish Garden are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Safaa HegazyM3750 m9 min walk
- Kit-katM31.3 km16 min walk
- MasberoM31.3 km16 min walk
Key sights
- The Egyptian Museum (Tahrir)1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 15 min
- The Citadel3.2 kmWalk 41 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Khan el-Khalili4.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Grand Egyptian Museum12 kmCar or taxi 42 min
- The Pyramids of Giza12 kmCar or taxi 42 min
- Cairo International Airport21 kmCar or taxi 67 min
- Sphinx International Airport33 kmCar or taxi 100 min
Main railway stations
- Ramses Station2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 17 min