Footprint Egypt Handbook

by McLachlan, Anne; McLachlan, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780658010842
• ISBN10: 0658010840
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Passport Books

Summary

Now nine new editions for Fall 2000 -- including two brand-new destinations. These special new editions have all of the features that have made Footprint Handbooks the longest-running series in travel publishing and provide travelers with comprehensive information about a specific country or region.
-- Hands down, the most information you can get from a travel guide, yet very well organized and easy to use
-- Packed with recommendations to suit any budget
-- With their clear, colorful descriptions and in-depth coverage, Footprint Handbooks help travelers make the right choices

Table of Contents

1
A foot in the door	5	(12)
2
Essentials	17	(2)
Planning Your trip	19	(1)
Where to go	19	(1)
When to go	20	(3)
Finding out more	23	(2)
Before you travel	24	(1)
Money	25	(1)
Getting there	26	(1)
Air	26	(1)
Train	27	(1)
Road	27	(1)
Boat	28	(1)
Touching down	29	(1)
Airport information	29	(1)
Tourist information	29	(1)
Rules, customs and etiquette	30	(5)
Prohibitions	35	(1)
Safety	36	(1)
Security	37	(4)
Survival in the Desert	38	(3)
Safe travel	41	(3)
Where to stay	43	(1)
Getting around	44	(1)
Air	44	(1)
Bus	45	(1)
Car hire	45	(1)
Boat	45	(1)
Train	46	(1)
Other land transport	46	(1)
Keeping in touch	47	(1)
Communications	47	(1)
Media	47	(7)
Food and drink	48	(2)
Shopping	50	(1)
Holidays and festivals	50	(2)
Sport and special interest travel	52	(2)
Cultural events	54	(1)
Health	54	(1)
Before you go	54	(1)
On the road	55	(5)
When you get home	60	(2)
Further reading	61	(1)
Egypt on the web	62	(1)
3
Cairo	63	(3)
Cairo	66	(1)
Ins and outs	66	(1)
History	67	(4)
Sights	71	(1)
Coptic Cairo	72	(7)
Islamic Cairo	79	(32)
Contemporary Cairo	111	(1)
The Egyptian Museum	111	(7)
The Museum of Islamic Art	118	(1)
Other museums	119	(2)
Gardens	121	(1)
Essentials	122	(19)
4
Cairo environs: the Pyramids and El-Fayoum	141	(3)
Saqqara	144	(1)
Zoser's funerary complex	145	(3)
South of Zoser's funerary complex	148	(1)
Northeast of the funerary complex	149	(1)
Northwest of the funerary complex	149	(3)
South Saqqara	152	(2)
The Pyramids of Giza	154	(1)
Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu)	155	(2)
Around the Cheops pyramid	157	(3)
Subsidiary pyramids	160	(1)
El-Fayoum and Lake Qaroun	161	(1)
Fayoum City	161	(4)
Excursions from El-Fayoum	165	(4)
5
Middle Egypt	169	(3)
Beni Suef	172	(1)
Minya	172	(4)
Mallawi	176	(3)
Tell el-Amarna	179	(5)
Assiut	184	(2)
Sohag	186	(5)
Qena	191	(6)
6
Luxor and the West Bank	197	(4)
Luxor	200	(1)
History	201	(1)
Sights	202	(1)
Who's who in Ancient Egypt: Kings and Queens	202	(7)
Deities	209	(9)
Sites in Luxor and on the East Bank	218	(1)
Luxor Temple	218	(3)
Luxor Museum	221	(1)
Karnak Temple	221	(7)
The West Bank and Theban Necropolis	228	(2)
The Valley of the Kings	230	(14)
Deir El-Bahri	244	(2)
Tombs of the Nobles	246	(9)
Valley of the Queens	255	(3)
Private tombs	258	(2)
Other temples and sites	260	(9)
7
Luxor to Aswan and South of Aswan	269	(5)
Luxor to Aswan	272	(2)
Esna	274	(2)
El Kab	276	(1)
Edfu	276	(10)
Kom Ombo	286	(3)
Aswan	289	(19)
Lower Nubia	308	(15)
8
Nile Delta	323	(3)
Nile Delta	325	(1)
Eastern Delta	326	(7)
Central Delta	333	(2)
Western Delta	335	(7)
Wadi el-Natrun	342	(3)
9
Alexandria and the Mediterranean Coast	345	(3)
Alexandria	348	(1)
History	348	(5)
Sights	353	(10)
Essentials	363	(10)
West to Libya	370	(1)
El-Alamein	371	(2)
Essentials	373	(4)
Marsa Matruh	375	(2)
Essentials	377	(2)
Marsa Matruh to Sollum	379	(5)
Siwa Oasis	379	(5)
Essentials	384	(3)
10
The Suez Canal Zone	387	(6)
Suez	390	(3)
Ain Sukhana	393	(1)
Fayed and Abu Sultan	394	(3)
Ismailia	394	(3)
Essentials	397	(3)
Port Said	398	(2)
Essentials	400	(5)
The Sinai Peninsula	405	(3)
The Sinai Peninsula	408	(1)
The East Coast	408	(1)
Sharm El-Sheikh	408	(13)
North from Sharm El-Sheikh	421	(1)
Dahab	421	(5)
Nuweiba	426	(3)
Taba	429	(4)
The Interior	432	(1)
St Catherine's Monastery	433	(2)
Mount Sinai	435	(1)
Mount Catherine	436	(2)
The West Coast	438	(1)
El-Tur	438	(1)
Ras Sudr	438	(2)
Northern Sinai	439	(1)
El-Arish	440	(3)
12
The Red Sea Coast and Eastern Desert	443	(5)
The Red Sea Coast and Eastern Desert	446	(2)
El Gouna	448	(4)
Hurghada	452	(14)
Safaga	466	(2)
El Quseir	468	(2)
Marsa Shagra	470	(1)
Berenice	470	(3)
13
The Western Desert and the Great Desert Circuit	473	(4)
The Western Desert and the Great Desert Circuit	476	(1)
The Great Desert Circuit	477	(2)
Bahariya	479	(3)
Bawati	482	(2)
Farafra Oasis	484	(1)
Dakhla Oasis	485	(3)
Dakhla to Kharga	488	(1)
Kharga Oasis	489	(3)
Assiut	492	(1)
Background	493	(2)
History	495	(14)
Modern Egypt	509	(2)
Economy	511	(14)
Culture	525	(16)
Land and environment	541	(5)
Climate	546	(1)
Flora and fauna	546	(5)
15
Footnotes	551	(2)
Language for travel	553	(3)
Glossary	556	(2)
Index	558	(6)
Shorts	564	(2)
Maps	566	(1)
Diagrams	567	(2)
Conversion Tables	569	(1)
Sales and distribution	570	(2)
Will you help us?	572	(6)
Colour maps	578