Egypt Travel Guide Lonely Planet

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Contents
Destination Egypt
Getting Started
	When to Go
	Costs & Money
	Travelling Responsibly
	Travel Literature
	Predeparture Film Viewing
	Internet Resources
Itineraries
	Classic Routes
	Egypt Beneath the Surface
	Whistle-Stop Nile Tour
	Travelling at a Steady Pace
	Roads Less Travelled
	Exploring the Western Desert
	Exploring the Sinai Peninsula
	Tailored Trips
	The Ancient Egypt Trail
	Egypt from Below
	Imprints of Ancient Culture
History
	The Nile
	Christian Egypt
	The Mamluks
	Foreign Invaders
	Independent Egypt
Pharaonic Egypt
	Pharaonic Who’S Who
	Everyday Life
	Gods & Goddesses
	Temples
	Tombs & Mummification
	Art in Life & Death
	Hieroglyphs
	Pharaonic Glossary
The Culture
	The National Psyche
	Lifestyle
	Economy
	Population
	Sport
	Multiculturalism
	Media
	Religion
	Women in Egypt
	Arts
Food & Drink
	Staples & Specialities
	Drinks
	Celebrations
	Where & When to Eat & Drink
	Vegetarians & Vegans
	Eating with Kids
	Habits & Customs
	Eat Your Words
Environment
	The Land
	Wildlife
	National Parks
	Environmental Issues
Cairo
	History
	Orientation
	Information
	Dangers & Annoyances
	Sights
	Activities
	Cairo For Children
	Tours
	Festivals & Events
	Sleeping
	Eating
	Drinking
	Entertainment
	Shopping
	Getting There & Away
	Getting Around
Egyptian Museum
	Practicalities
	Highlights of the Egyptian Museum
	Museum Tour: Ground Floor
	Room 43 – Atrium
	Room 48 – Early Dynastic Period
	Rooms 47 & 46 – Old Kingdom
	Rooms 42, 37 & 32 – Masterpieces of the Old Kingdom
	Room 26 – Montuhotep Ii
	Rooms 21 & 16 – Sphinxes
	Room 12 – Hathor Shrine
	Room 3 – Amarna Room
	Room 10 – Ramses Ii
	Room 34 – Graeco-Roman Room
	Rooms 50 & 51 – Alexander The Great
	Museum Tour: First Floor
	Room 56 – Royal Mummy Room
	Tutankhamun Galleries
	Room 4 – Ancient Egyptian Jewellery
	Room 2 – Royal Tombs of Tanis
	Room 14 – Graeco-Roman Mummies
	Room 34 – Pharaonic Technology
	Room 43 – Yuya & Thuyu Rooms
	Room 48 – Pyramid Model
	Room 53 – Animal Mummies
	Room 37 – Model Armies
	Rooms 32 & 27 – Middle Kingdom Models
Around Cairo
	Memphis & the Early Pyramids
	Memphis
	Pyramids of Abu Sir
	Saqqara
	Dahshur
	Al-Fayoum Oasis
	Medinat Al-Fayoum
	Karanis
	Pyramid of Meidum
	Pyramid of Hawara
	Pyramid of Al-Lahun
	Lake Qarun
	Wadi Rayyan & Wadi Al-Hittan
	The Road to Alexandria
	Birqash Camel Market
	Wadi Natrun
	The Nile Delta
	Nile Barrages
	Zagazig & Bubastis
	Tanis
	Tanta Area
Nile Valley: Beni Suef to Qena
	Beni Suef
	Gebel At-Teir & Frazer Tombs
	Minya
	Beni Hasan
	Beni Hasan to Tell Al-Amarna
	Tell Al-Amarna
	Al-Qusiya
	Asyut
	Sohag
	Al-Balyana
	Qena
Nile Valley: Luxor
	History
	Orientation
	Information
	Dangers & Annoyances
	Sights – East Bank
	Sights – West Bank
	Activities
	Tours
	Festivals & Events
	Sleeping
	Eating
	Drinking
	Entertainment
	Shopping
	Getting There & Away
	Getting Around
Nile Valley: Esna to Abu Simbel
	Southern Upper Egypt
	Esna
	Al-Kab & Kom Al-Ahmar
	Edfu
	Gebel Silsila
	Kom Ombo
	Daraw
	Aswan
	Orientation
	Information
	Sights
	Activities
	Tours
	Sleeping
	Eating
	Entertainment
	Shopping
	Getting There & Away
	Getting Around
	Around Aswan
	Aswan Dam
	Seheyl Island
	Philae (Agilkia Island)
	High Dam
	Lower Nubia & Lake Nasser
	Lake Nasser
	Kalabsha, Beit Al-Wali & Kertassi
	Wadi As-Subua
	Amada
	Qasr Ibrim
	Abu Simbel
Western Desert
	Al-Kharga Oasis
	Al-Kharga
	Around Al-Kharga
	Dakhla Oasis
	Mut
	Around Mut
	Farafra Oasis
	Qasr Al-Farafra
	Farafra Oasis to Bahariya Oasis
	Ain Della
	White Desert
	Black Desert
	Getting There & Away
	Bahariya Oasis
	Bawiti
	Around Bawiti
	Siwa Oasis
	History
	Information
	Sights & Activities
	Tours
	Festivals & Events
	Sleeping
	Eating
	Drinking
	Shopping
	Getting There & Away
	Getting Around
	Beyond Siwa
	Qara Oasis
	Great Sand Sea
Alexandria & the Mediterranean Coast
	Alexandria
	History
	Orientation
	Information
	Sights
	Courses
	Tours & Services
	Sleeping
	Eating
	Drinking
	Entertainment
	Shopping
	Getting There & Away
	Getting Around
	Around Alexandria
	Aboukir
	Rosetta (Ar-Rashid)
	Mediterranean Coast
	El Alamein
	Sidi Abdel Rahman
	Marsa Matruh
	Sidi Barani
	Sallum
Suez Canal
	Port Said
	Ismailia
	Suez
Red Sea Coast
	Red Sea Monasteries
	El-Gouna
	Hurghada
	Safaga
	Al-Quseir
	Marsa Alam
	Eastern Desert
	Berenice
	Shalatein
Diving the Red Sea
	Dive Sites
	Dive Operators
Sinai
	Coast
	Ain Musa
	Ras Sudr
	Hammam Fara’un
	Al-Tor
	Ras Mohammed National Park
	Sharm El-Sheikh & Na’ama Bay
	Nabq Protectorate
	Dahab
	Ras Abu Gallum Protectorate
	Nuweiba
	Nuweiba to Taba
	Taba
	Interior
	St Katherine Protectorate
	Wadi Feiran
	Qalaat Al-Gindi & Nakhl
	Northern Sinai
	Al-Arish
	Rafah
Directory
	Accommodation
	Activities
	Business Hours
	Children
	Climate Charts
	Courses
	Customs Regulations
	Dangers & Annoyances
	Discount Cards
	Embassies & Consulates
	Festivals & Events
	Food
	Gay & Lesbian Travellers
	Holidays
	Insurance
	Internet Access
	Legal Matters
	Maps
	Money
	Atms
	Post
	Shopping
	Solo Travellers
	Telephone
	Time
	Toilets
	Tourist Information
	Travellers with Disabilities
	Visas & Permits
	Women Travellers
	Work
Transport
	Getting There & Away
	Entering The Country
	Air
	Land
	Sea
	Tours
	Getting Around
	Air
	Bicycle
	Boat
	Bus
	Car & Motorcycle
	Hitching
	Local Transport
	Train
Health
	Before You Go
	Insurance
	Recommended Vaccinations
	Medical Checklist
	Internet Resources
	Further Reading
	In Transit
	Deep Vein Thrombosis (Dvt)
	Jet Lag & Motion Sickness
	In Egypt
	Availability & Cost of Health Care
	Infectious Diseases
	Hiv
	Traveller’S Diarrhoea
	Environmental Hazards
	Travelling with Children
	Women’S Health
Language
	Transliteration
	Pronunciation
	Accommodation
	Conversation & Essentials
	Directions
	Food & Drink
	Health
	Language Difficulties
	Numbers
	Question Words
	Shopping & Services
	Time & Dates
	Transport
	Travel With Children
Glossary
The Authors
Behind the Scenes
Map Legend