Egypt in Marshall Cavendish's Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination ...

Egypt in the Discover series from Lonely Planet; covering a range of countries worldwide & practically designed to allow travellers to find the most iconic sites & attractions at a glance. Uniquely designed, each title in the series

Includes:: a series of lists of the best things to do & see, with highlights, thematic

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Egypt in the Discover series from Lonely Planet; covering a range of countries worldwide & practically designed to allow travellers to find the most iconic sites & attractions at a glance. Uniquely designed, each title in the series

Includes:: a series of lists of the best things to do & see, with highlights, thematic

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Egypt in the Essential Guides Series from the AA, exploring the best places to see & things to do in a range of popular destinations. Each illustrated, pocket-sized guide is divided into five sections
- the essence of the area, planning your trip, the best places to see, best things to do & an exploration of notable highlights, organised by area. An introductory chapter profiles each destination &

Includes:: notes on local cuisine & recommendations for short breaks. A planning section advises on pre-trip preparations & getting there & around as well as outlining useful language tips & what


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With everything you need for a memorable holiday, the Essential Spiral Egypt is a definite 'must-have'. The guide is split into colour-coded sections, including The Essence of..., Planning, Best Places to See, Best Things to Do & Exploring. There is helpful advice for planning your trip with information about when to go, getting there, being there & getting around. The Exploring section divides Egypt into colour-coded regions in accordance with the locator map on the cover flap. Hotels, restaurants, nightlife & places of interest are grouped within each region, with grid references & cross-referencing to ensure that it is easy to find what you are looking for in each area. Entries within the guide have been researched by experts & there are website addresses & practical information throughout. ...

The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Egypt is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide



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Freytag & Berndt’s Egypt road map at a scale of 1:800, 000 is a place indexed, double sided, folded sheet map & comes with additional city maps, in an attached booklet, of Alexandria & Aswan at 1:15, 000, & Cairo & Sharm el-Sheikh at 1:10, 000. The road network in Egypt is shown, with motorway & duel carriage ways labelled with both route numbers & distance markers in kilometres. Primary & secondary roads, as well as tracks are shown. Main & subsidiary rail lines, car ferry routes & international & domestic airports are marked. The coverage of the map extends to displaying the main transport routes into Egypt from bordering countries. Concentration has been given to displaying the topographical water & desert features of the landscape, with lakes, salt marches, wadis, canals, salt lakes & swamps all differentiated. Places of particular interest are shown on the road map: notable buildings, castle ruins, archaeological sites. Oil fields are also located. Lines of latitude & longitude are given at 60’/1 degree intervals. ...

The land that is now Egypt nurtured an extraordinary pioneering civilization
- one of the oldest, most powerful, long-lasting
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Egypt at 1:1, 200, 000 on light, waterproof at tear-resistant map published by Freytag & Berndt in their “ World Compact” series which combines a country map with street plans & extensive tourist information: descriptions of places of interest, a fact-box, etc. The map is double-sided, with a good overlap between the sides, but does not cover the whole country. In the east the whole of the Sinai Peninsula & most of the Red Sea coast is included. West of the Nile Valley, in the northern half coverage extends along the Mediterranean coast just beyond Alexandria to include Abu Mena, with the Siwa Oasis shown as an inset; the southern half stretches beyond Al Karga. Topography is shown by very effective relief shading with spot heights, graphics for salt lakes, swamps, deserts, oasis, water wells, etc, & plenty of names of geographical features. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. Road network

Includes:: desert tracks & gives distances on main routes. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Also shown are internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Icons indicate various places of tourist interest such as campsites, UNESCO World Heritage sites, other historical & archaeological sites, hot springs, beaches, etc. The map is indexed & has latitude & longitude lines drawn at 1° intervals.A special feature of Freytag & Berndt’s World Compact series are additional street plans & information panels, illustrated with colour photos, with descriptions of main tourist destinations, important natural features, facts & figures about the country, a phrase book, tourist tips, etc. The map of Egypt

Includes:: street plans of central Cairo, Alexandria, Aswan & Sharm El Sheikh. Map legend & all the text in the information panels is bilingual English – German.



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Egypt on an indexed map from Gizi Map with detailed presentation of the topography, excellent for exploring the country beyond the Nile Valley including the western deserts, Sinai & the coastline of the Red Sea & the Gulf of Suez. The whole country, from the Libyan border to the Gulf of Aqaba & south to the Sudanese border, is shown together. Topography is presented by altitude coloring with numerous spot heights, plus graphics for rocky outcrops, salt flats, coral reefs, symbols marking locations of oases & wells, etc. The map shows names of many deserts, plateaux, hill ranges, seasonal streams, etc. Road network

Includes:: tracks across the deserts. Railways & local airfields are shown, as well as the country’s administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Also marked are oil wells, pipelines, & aqueducts. Symbols highlight various places of interests, including ancient archaeological remains, religious sites, natural features, beaches & diving sites, etc, showing many places outside the traditional tourist routes. Names of towns, villages & administrative units & of most geographical features are given in both the Roman & Arabic alphabets. The map is indexed & has lines of latitude & longitude drawn at 1° intervals. The multilingual legend

Includes:: English & Arabic.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available as a wall map.



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