World Gym

We had seen that there was a gym at the Platform outside Marina and had decided to go check it out. We were greatly disappointed as the equipment was 1. missing, 2. not of good quality and 3. incredibly expensive. One day at the gym will bring you back 75LE, three days cost 150:E. 

No thank you, we're rather just do push ups for the week end or just get fat!

Foot ball in Marina

We at isa7el have a lot of great memories in this football field. It's not a bad field at all, there are actually two. One is made from synthetic grass, and is more popular and the other is made from natural grass.
The natural grass field is better this year than previous years, they've been taking more care of it it seems.
The prices for the natural and synthetic fields are 200 and 250 LE and hour respectively. obviously over priced, but not that bad considering there should be at least 10-20 people coming to play and that a decent meal costs around 50 LE.
Make sure to indulge your athletic side next time you're in sa7el then!

Abo Mazen

Here at isa7el we're generally great lovers of Abo Mazen back in Cairo, however we were very pleasantly surprised, and pleased, with the place here in Marina.
If you like shawerma in general of Abo Mazen specifically then you will like the food. The service is very polite and helpful and punctual enough.
They have a rather large area where they serve the food and drinks with a funny movie playing. There is also a kiddy area with PlayStation and kiddy toys.
It's a wonderful family gathering area where families can come to have a good time and make beautiful memories.

Porto Marina

Poroto Marina's great Ramadan offer with a tent directly on the beach with an open buffet that includes iftar, sohor and snacks in between. It costs 250 LE per person and the atmosphere is great.

                        

Enjoy it and have a great Ramadan!

For more info call 19156.

Abo Ashraf

Abo Ashraf is in business as usual in Ramadan but there is talk of cool special activities including competitions and live music during Eid.

There is currently no minimum charge but I talked to the managers and he says this may change after Eid.

The end of season for them will be about a month after Eid.

The Abo Ashraf info page on isa7el--> http://www.isa7el.com/Food-and-Dining/Restaurants/Detail/2866

Foota

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Public beach in front of Zahran, Marina 2

We were reasonably  happy with this beach. The atmosphere was very calm and soothing. The umbrellas cost 30 pounds but if you're a smooth talker you might be able to negotiate a bargain. There are drinks and snacks available as well.

They usually have Mohammed Moneir or classics such as Om Kulthum Playing in the background, very chillaxed.

The only thing that may be a bother to the especially queasy may be that the first few meters into the sea have a lot of sea weed on the ground, so you get that weird sensation of 'stuff' being squeezed underneath your feet and between your toenails.

But otherwise the water was very clean and also very shallow. You would still have enough high to stand by the time you got to the safety rope (the one that marks where jet skis might pass by).