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Recreational tourism > Touristic & recreational places in Montaza palace

Montaza Palace
- It dates back to the period of Cleopatra the seventh. Khedive Abbas Helmy the second chose that area and built a royal palace in 1892
- He established the Salamlek Palace, then Haramlek Palace and joined them by the Dream Island Bridge
- The area of Montaza Palace includes one of the distinguished sand beaches followed by a rocky area, which has the tea garden; it includes the Dream Island on an area of 13 acres

Salamlek Palace
- It includes several rooms, halls, terraces, and number of buildings, which were used as a cinema, a kitchen, and disks
- It was used during WWII as a military hospital for the British troops
- Now, it’s used as a five stars hotel managed by San Giovanni Company

Haramlek Palace
- It’s the most important palace in Montaza for its distinguished design. It consists of an internal yard
- The palace got some furniture, antiques, ornaments, and painting
- The ground floor includes the king office – a dinning room - a billiard table.
- The middle floor includes rooms of maids of honor and servants
- The upper level contains the king and the queen wings, which are magnificent and beautiful.
- It’s the most important hospitality palace

Sink age of Gazelle Courtyard
- It's located behind Cleopatra beach.
- On an area of 6 acres for gazelle breeding, then it was converted to an integral touristic compound including many recreational activities beside touristic units (cabins)
- A cafeteria was established by the tongue which located west of the palace to replace the established casino, this touristic compound consist of

Main elements
- Long term rented touristic cabins about 131 cabins
- Daily rented of changing rooms about 15 rooms

Recreational elements
- Health club (Gym- sauna- tan)
- Squash courtyard
- Swimming pool
- Commercial stores
-Cafeteria to serve visitors
- A casino and a restaurant to serve visitors
- A garden of ornament birds
- An aquarium and fish museum

Accomplishment elements
- Reception disks, administration and financial department
- Swimming pools and first aid rooms
- Maintenance unit rooms
- Restrooms and parking lot

Aieda and Isis beach cabins
- Aieda and Isis beaches are located at the junction of Alexandria Corniche and Montaza palace fence
- They include a group of old cabins
- Number of new cabins was added, so more visitors can enjoy the charm of Montaza area
- Long-term rented touristic units (Living area – bathrooms- kitchen – terrace- wall cabinets)
- New cabins list of Aieda and Isis beaches

Long term rented touristic cabins
- Casino
- Green area
- Children gardens




 

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