The Rough Guide to Egypt

by Dan Richardson

Egypt remains the most popular and varied destination in the Middle East and the Rough Guide to Egypt a trusted companion. "The best of the four guides we sampled, " wrote the Irish Times, "full of indispensable, erudite advice." With a 200-page section devoted to Cairo and the pyramids alone, and full coverage of desert travel, Red Sea diving and Nile cruises, this is the indispensable handbook. Dan Richardson is the author of several other Rough Guides, including Moscow, Romania and St Petersburg.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, Africa

864 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 2010

Reviews

[Daniel Rocha · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's really good. But contains lots of data that is not for every traveller and it's mixed up with the essential data, that makes really difficult to find the most important things.
Also, the Kindle version does not separate any subejct so you have to skip pages one by one like crazy.
I recommend Frommer's Guide

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an indispensable guide when I traveled to Cairo last year. The author gives quite an honest look at what to love about Egypt and what to really keep your distance from (I'm looking at you, scamming touts, in front of the Egyptian Museum!). This guide really prepares you for the trip and helps you experience more than what the typical tourist sees. I also used this guide when i took the train into Alexandria-- again very helpful, especially with cafe and restaurant recommendations.

[Maya Morikawa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good enough

Having just finished a one month trip of Egypt,this provided almost all the information I needed but slightly outdated.Prices were well off,but I never rely too much on them.Many transport things are now better and a small explanation of basic gods would be nice.

[Evette Yu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rough Guide is my favorite travel book!

[Krooker]

library

[Colin Twemlow · Rating 4 out of 5]

excellent.