3 Best Places to Shop in New Cairo, Cairo

Cairo Festival City is every shopper’s paradise, with several entertainment venues, a food court, roughly 300 stores, and myriad sit-down restaurants—and that's just inside. Festival Avenue, an outdoor area that's part of the complex, has still more cafés and restaurants, as well as a dancing fountain and an open-air theater. If you drive here yourself, note your parking spot and the gate through which you entered, as the parking facilities are as vast as the mall itself.

The brand that's named after one of ancient Egypt's most illustrious queens, Nefertari (whose name means "beautiful companion"), specializes in organic, 100% natural, and environmentally friendly body and hair products. Indeed, it's one of only a handful of Egyptian skincare brands. This stall stocks most of its products; there are shops and stalls elsewhere in Cairo as well.

You're bound to find something unique at this lifestyle concept store, which sells everything from home-grown decorative items and local-label clothing to gag gifts. It’s a little hard on the wallet but still well worth a visit.