Egypt Handbook

An updated travel guide to Egypt and the Nile, covering the main sights as well as the oases of the western desert and the expanses of Sinai. It provides background and travel information, and is part of a regularly-updated series designed for all travellers, whatever their age or budget.

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This ancient country, with its continuous history of over 6000 years, holds a great attraction for travellers, who are intrigued by the Pyramids, the Sphinx and the tomb of young Tutankhamen, while the narrow green ribbon of the Nile cuts its way from south to north through the desert. However, this is only a small part of Egypt, and this handbook encourages travellers to look wider. Areas covered include the small palm-sheltered settlements in the oases of the western desert and the expanses of Sinai where the coasts are fringed with coral reefs. It provides travellers with detailed and comprehensive background information plus practical travel information. The handbook covers the increasingly popular excursions from Egypt into the south of Jordan and Israel, eastern Libya and Sudan. The book is part of an award-winning series of handbooks which are regularly updated. They are designed for all travellers, whatever their age or budget, and are edited by experienced and energetic travellers.