• Egypt Guide

  • Introduction to Egypt
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Getting around
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore Egypt

  • Cairo
  • The Pyramids
  • The Nile Valley
  • The Western Desert Oases
  • Alexandria and the Mediterranean coast
  • The Delta
  • The Canal Zone
  • Sinai
  • The Red Sea Coast and Eastern Desert

• Cities

  • Alexandria
    
  • Assyut
    
  • Aswan
    
  • Cairo
    
  • Damietta (Dumyat)
    
  • Hurghada (Ghardaka)
    
  • Luxor
    
  • Port Said
    
  • Qena
    
  • Rosetta (Rashid)
    
  • Suez
    
  • Tanta
    

Egypt Guide

The Delta

Damietta (Dumyat)

• Accommodation

Sited near the mouth of the eastern branch of the Nile, the port city of DAMIETTA became prosperous in medieval times, through its trade in coffee, linen, dates and oil. Nowadays, the only real reason to stay is as a base for bird-watching or beachcombing. Damietta is linked by rail with Tanta, Zagazig, Alex and Cairo, and by hourly buses (6am–5pm) or service taxis with Mansura and Cairo. Closer at hand are Port Said (30min drive along the causeway between Lake Manzala and the Med) and the beach resorts of the Central Delta, most importantly Ras el-Bahr.