The botanical garden is in the Kitchener Island. It is a place where you can relax a bit (20 to 30 minutes). Don’t go with any expectation. The island is green, quiet except for continuous harassment by vendors. To reach there you need to take a motor boat or Falucca (100 to 150…
Get away from the city & off a boat and enjoy a gentle wander around this slightly jaded bit of botanical history. There are plenty of beautiful specimens & some grand avenues
Beautiful mature trees of great variety show the British value placed on gardens and heritage. The gardens were given to Lord Horatio Kitchener an avid Botanical collector, when he was commander of the British army in the late 1800s. Set alone on an island they provide a…
I am not so sure why people are impressed with, and how it is highly recommended bec I don’t find it any different from other botanical gardens. Perhaps the plants lack labels and information for us to appreciate their rarity? I didn’t even take any photos as I was really…
We went to the botanical garden with a felucca for an hour. The island is green, quiet and wonderful. Only negative points: plastic lying around at some places (even though the gardeners really do a great job) and as usual in Egypt: locals trying to persuade you to buy…