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Ismailia Governorate · Allow 1 day · 12 places in the guide

A canal city on Lake Timsah, halfway between Port Said and Suez, laid out in the 1860s on a French plan with a western quarter that locals call the Afrang quarter.

A first look at Ismailia

To see

Suez Canal Museum

about 90 min

The Suez Canal Authority's museum in Ismailia: about 2,000 objects in 12 galleries on the canal's history.

Ismailia Museum

about 60 min

One of Egypt's oldest regional museums, in Ismailia's Afrang quarter, with antiquities from the canal region.

To do

American Dream Ismailia

about 120 min

A family play centre whose reviewers praise its kids' area, its cleanliness and the attention paid to children.

Beaches Corniche (Corniche El-Balajat)

about 60 min

The new corniche on the Beaches road, with cafés, which reviewers call a beautiful place for a family walk.

Corniche at Nemra 6

about 45 min

A promenade in Area 6, open day and night, where Arabic Wikipedia places the 1869 canal opening ceremony.

To eat and drink

Alfanar Restaurant

about 90 min

A seafood restaurant with a terrace and views of the lake, and an open buffet, per its reviewers.

El-Salah Al-Nabi Seafood

about 75 min

A seafood restaurant on the Beaches road, opposite Al Nowras village, open every day from noon to 1 am.

Fish Land

about 75 min

A seafood restaurant on the Beaches Road, open until 3 am, with kids' games mentioned by reviewers.

Hassan Abu Ali Seafood

about 75 min

A seafood restaurant whose reviewers single out its cleanliness, its seafood soup and its squid.

Ismailia Fish Market

about 40 min

The big fish market on the Beaches road, which reviewers call hygienic and spacious, for buying fresh fish.

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