Lake Manzala

Must-see attractions nearby: Lake Manzala Ras el-Bahr

Between the lake and the sea is a very narrow spit of land along which a poor road (improvement planned) runs to Port Said. Two narrow passages, the Eshtum Hadawi and the Eshtum el-Gamel, link the lake with the sea. Lake Manzala the area of which has been reduced by a third during the last 50 years by drainage and reclamation is the haunt of great hosts of pelicans, great white egrets, storks, flamingos and other waterfowl. Only the northern part of the lake is navigable to any extent by flat bottomed boats; the southern part consists of shallow brackish water and marshland.