The Nile Insight Guide

Maps: The Nile; Nubia and Lake Nasser; Aswan; Aswan to Luxor; Luxor and Thebes; Temple of Luxor; Karnak; Valley of the Kings; Luxor to Abydos; Middle Egypt; Memphis, Saqqarah and Giza; Saqqarah; Pyramids of Giza; Cairo; Old Cairo; Citadel to Bab al-Futuh; The Delta; Alexandria. Introduction: The Wonder of the Nile. History: Decisive Dates; The Search for the Source; The History of Nile Cruising; The Pyramid Builders; Grave Robbers and Curses; The Rebel Dynasty; Ramesses the Builder; Cleopatra and the Ptolemies; TheMameluks; The French on the Nile; The British on the Nile; The Last Pharaohs; The Republic. Essay Features: Taming the Nile; The Nile in the Cinema; Wildlife. Places: Places Introduction: Nubia and Lake Nasser; Aswan; Aswan to Luxor; Luxor; Luxor to Abydos; Middle Egypt; Memphis, Saqqarah and Giza; Cairo; The Delta. Information Panels: The Cruise Business; Pyramidology; Modern-day Smuggling; Spy Stories; Flora of the Nile; Discovering Tutankhamun; The Mummy Business; The Rosetta Stone. Travel Tips Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture; Shopping; Sport; Language; Further Reading