The Nile Insight Pocket Guide

History and Culture. Cairo Itineraries: The Egyptian Museum and Downtown Cairo; The Citadel and the Grand Mosques; The Heart of the Islamic City; Coptic Cairo; A Day of Pyramids; Day-trip to Alexandria. Luxor Itineraries: Luxor' ancient sites; Luxor's East Bank; West Bank; Abydos and Dendera. Aswan Itineraries: Aswan Town and Islands; The Temple of Isis at Philae and the Aswan Dams; A Day Trip to Abu Simbel; The Temples of Kom Ombo, Edfu and Esna. Leisure Activities; Calendar of Events; Practical Information. Maps: The River Nile; Cairo; Citadel to Bab al-Futuh; Old Cairo; Around Cairo; Saqqara; Pyramids of Giza; Alexandria; Luxor and Thebes; Southern Nile; Aswan.