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FROM CHRISTMAS EVE TO NEW YEAR’S DAY, SAVOUR GLITTERING CELEBRATIONS AT GRAND NILE TOWER

It is a season filled with excitement and the desire to get together with our family, and no place is more in the spirit this year than Grand Nile Tower Hotel. From Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day, the Grand Nile Tower team has ensured that every day will be filled with the joy and entertainment required for a happy holiday season.

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To get in the mood, join us us at Delice Tea Lounge where you can instantly get into the Christmas spirit from our Ginger house Christmas Delights Shop and the classic carols being played in the background by our musicians and the aromas of sweet home-baked Christmas cookies filling the Rendez Vous Lounge will surely tempt grown-ups and kids alike.

As expected, the hotel will also be providing spectacular holiday dining opportunities overlooking the Nile: for a special meal with family and friends on Christmas Eve, guests can enjoy the special menu being served against the dramatic backdrop of the Cairo cityscape at the Revolving Restaurant.

Just five days later on New Year’s Eve, the lobby will be taken over by a lively band to bring the New Year in with good tidings. Whether you want to enjoy an intimate dinner or dance till Count down, Grand Nile Tower will provide the perfect place to welcome 2021. Grand Nile Tower’s landmark Revolving Restaurant will be offering an exquisite menu of gourmet appetizers, entrées, and desserts against the eclectic backdrop of the Cairo nightscape.

Closer to the Nile, El Sakya Souk restaurant promenade will be serving up a delicious array of international cuisines to satisfy every craving: flavourful seafood, zesty Italian favourites, rich and spicy Indian specialties, and mouth-watering Middle Eastern feasts. For every occasion, Grand Nile Tower hotel is redefining the luxury food and entertainment experience in Cairo.

Hilton Cairo Heliopolis is celebrating the global week of engagement inviting 300 valued partners for an authentic Egyptian Night at its newly open air venue “The Garden”

The invitees enjoyed the Moulid charming atmosphere and the delicious Egyptian food specialties and entertainment.

They expressed their admiration for the place and the moulid ambiance.

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