Mallaha Garden
A quiet garden open day and night, which reviewers call clean and spacious.
Afrang QuarterH7QF+6P6, Sayed Mekkawy, Al Temsah, Ismailia 1, Ismailia Governorate 8361012Best: morning, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
Beat the heat · Ismailia
Ismailia in the heat: what to see early, and where to spend midday
In July, Ismailia averages 37.6 °C at the warmest time of day. Feluka's planner fills no full day in July, against 1 in January. Plan the open-air sights for early in the day and keep the middle of the day indoors or in the shade.
How hot does Ismailia get, month by month?
Jan19°
Feb21°
Mar24°
Apr29°
May33°
Jun36°
Jul38°
Aug37°
Sept35°
Oct30°
Nov26°
Dec22°
Average high, °C. Hotter months are marked.
How long will you be in the sun at each place?
In the openMostly shadedIndoors
Beaches Corniche (Corniche El-Balajat)60 min
Corniche at Nemra 645 min
Mallaha Garden40 min
American Dream Ismailia0 min
Cathedral of St. Mark (Coptic Catholic)0 min
Ismailia Museum0 min
Suez Canal Museum0 min
Minutes in the open sun during a visit, as the guide records them.
What should you see early in the day?
Where can you spend the middle of the day?
Suez Canal Museum
The Suez Canal Authority's museum in Ismailia: about 2,000 objects in 12 galleries on the canal's history.
What to do there
- Join a guided tour of the galleries
- See the holograms
Afrang QuarterNext to the Security Directorate, Mohamed Farid St, Al Temsah, Ismailia 1, Ismailia Governorate 8361241Best: morning, late morningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
American Dream Ismailia
A family play centre whose reviewers praise its kids' area, its cleanliness and the attention paid to children.
What to do there
- Let the children play in the kids' area
- Play in the games area and the video-game zone
- Eat at the restaurant or the cafe
Al TamlikEl-Farik Fouad Aziz Ghaly, El Sheikh Zayed, Ismailia 3, Ismailia Governorate 8365401Best: afternoon, dinner, eveningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hassan Abu Ali Seafood
A seafood restaurant whose reviewers single out its cleanliness, its seafood soup and its squid.
What to do there
- Order the seafood soup or the squid
Al Abbasy16 Al Ahram St and Mohamed Ali St, Ismailia 1, 41511Best: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Ismailia Museum
One of Egypt's oldest regional museums, in Ismailia's Afrang quarter, with antiquities from the canal region.
What to do there
- Look for Jed Hor's sarcophagus and the pyramidion of Ramses II
Afrang QuarterMohamed Aly St, El Afrang District, Ismailia - Qantara GharbBest: morning, late morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Cathedral of St. Mark (Coptic Catholic)
The Coptic Catholic cathedral of Ismailia, a working church that Wikivoyage lists as historic.
Afrang QuarterH7RC+FC5, Al Temsah, Ismailia 1, Ismailia Governorate 41511Best: morning, late morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Ismailia Fish Market
The big fish market on the Beaches road, which reviewers call hygienic and spacious, for buying fresh fish.
What to do there
- Buy fresh fish
NefishaH7J9+PM8, Big Fish Market, IsmailiaBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?
Alfanar Restaurant
A seafood restaurant with a terrace and views of the lake, and an open buffet, per its reviewers.
What to do there
- Eat on the terrace with a view of the lake
- Try the open buffet or the seafood soup
NefishaEl-Gomhoreya, Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate 8357050Best: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
El-Salah Al-Nabi Seafood
A seafood restaurant on the Beaches road, opposite Al Nowras village, open every day from noon to 1 am.
NefishaBeaches Road, opposite Al Nowras village, IsmailiaBest: lunch, dinnerWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Fish Land
A seafood restaurant on the Beaches Road, open until 3 am, with kids' games mentioned by reviewers.
What to do there
- Let the children play the kids' games
- Order the fresh seafood
NefishaEmara tourist road, Beaches Road, opposite Al Nowras village, El-Gomhoreya, Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate 8357040Best: lunch, dinner, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
What is best at golden hour?
Beaches Corniche (Corniche El-Balajat)
The new corniche on the Beaches road, with cafés, which reviewers call a beautiful place for a family walk.
What to do there
- Walk the corniche and stop at a cafe
NefishaH7HC+GF7, Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate 8356363Best: golden hour, dinner, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?
Corniche at Nemra 6
A promenade in Area 6, open day and night, where Arabic Wikipedia places the 1869 canal opening ceremony.
What to do there
- Walk the promenade
- Fish from the corniche
Nemra 6Al Temsah, Ismailia Governorate 8367532Best: golden hour, late nightOn the map ›Something wrong?
Mallaha Garden
A quiet garden open day and night, which reviewers call clean and spacious.
Afrang QuarterH7QF+6P6, Sayed Mekkawy, Al Temsah, Ismailia 1, Ismailia Governorate 8361012Best: morning, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
In short
See the 1 open-air places early in the day; spend the hot hours at the 9 indoor or shaded ones.
Every place in Ismailia ›