- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: National Geographic Society; 2 edition (30 Nov 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1426201435
- ISBN-13: 978-1426201431
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,028,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this beautifully presented guidebook to Egypt, "National Geographic Traveler" continues its highly acclaimed formula of combining in-depth description with spectacular photography, maps, and artwork. You'll find three-dimensional drawings of the Al-Azhar Mosque and the Pyramids, as well as detailed floor plans, including one for the Egyptian Museum. Guided walking tours explore daily life, including a stroll in downtown Cairo and a visit to Literary Alexandria. An extensive section on the country's history and culture leads the guide, while detailed sidebars - on Egyptian birds, mummies, and cruising the Nile, to name a few - add further depth to your visit. And, equipped with this guide's indispensable regional and neighborhood maps, you shouldn't get lost. Broken into 9 regions, the tour begins in Cairo and proceeds to the Delta and Suez, Alexandria, the Western Desert, Middle Egypt, Luxor, Aswan, and finally the Red Sea and Sinai.
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Beautiful photos, not very detailed, 29 Jan 2008
By Mags - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Egypt (National Geographic Traveler) (National Geographic Traveler Egypt) (Paperback)
I received this book as a gift prior to a vacation in Egypt. Although it is laden with amazing National Geographic photos and some great background information, Lonely Planet does a much better job of actually guiding the reader through Egypt. LP has much more detailed hotel/restaurant/tour outfitter (ie snorkeling gear in the red sea, camel treks, felucca rentals) information and detailed maps. I'm glad my friends brough it along with them.
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Great in-depth information about the sights in Egypt, 23 Jan 2009
By feminaformosa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Egypt (National Geographic Traveler) (National Geographic Traveler Egypt) (Paperback)
The National Geographic Traveler guide to Egypt is light on the practicalities. It does provide some info in the back of the book about customs, hotels, restaurants, and what to expect (such as the helpful suggestion to bring toilet paper everywhere!), but you will get more information from other guidebooks, probably.
Here is why you will need this book, though: when you go to the myriad tourist sights in Egypt, you will not find many signs or much information at all about what you are seeing. There is very little about the history, where things came from, or even what the object/ruin is about. This is true whether you are at the immense Egyptian Museum (which is notorious for bad signage) or at the Valley of the Kings. It is a shame that the Ministry of Tourism in Egypt can't get their act together on this point, but until then, at least you have the National Geographic guide, which does a great job of filling in the holes.
This guide also suggests some great activities that are a little off the beaten path, but still very friendly to tourists, such as the free whirling dervish show on Wednesdays and Saturdays in Islamic Cairo, and also Al-Azhar park.
This book is so great that we left ours with our hosts (because they can't buy it in Egypt), and we are rebuying it, so we can remember all the places we have been. The descriptions are so detailed and the pictures are beautiful. This is one guide worth buying and keeping if you are making a trip to Egypt.
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great background info, 18 Aug 2009
By ap "ap" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Egypt (National Geographic Traveler) (National Geographic Traveler Egypt) (Paperback)
Great pictures and great background info on egypt and it's ancient culture. Good guide in the ciaro museum as well. great compliment to my tour.
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