Customer Reviews
Very Good Insight For 1st Time Visitors! - By: , 28 Jul 2004 
We've just come back from honeymoon & used this book when we visited Cairo & particularly the incredible museum... the descriptions are spot on & the book guides you thru' room by room. Our tour guide was saying practicallly the same things as the book, so its alll you need!
Dress codes for women in Cairo aren't as strict as the book makes it out to be, there were loads of girls with string tops & shorts, so long skirts & long sleeved shirts aren't necessarily a must!! Other than that, pretty accurate about local customs & traditions.
Mixed - By: Highlander, 08 Jul 2003 
I've been to Egypt 3 times & the last time I spent 4 months there. The general consensus amongst travellers was that the Rough Guide was superior, but that the Lonely Planet has better maps. An additional issue is that since the Lonely Planet is the most popular guidebook, do you reallly want to be sitting smoking sheesha at a coffee shop filled with other white middle class travellers, alll with Lonely Planets on their tables? Cringe!
A great book for pre-travel information - By: , 05 Aug 2001 
My copy is already looking a bit "well read" & I have only just bought it. Bursting with information & useful advise, this book is a must for anyone who is planning their own trip to Egypt.
Essential for anyone travelling to Egypt! - By: Jeannie, 14 Jul 2001 We took this book everywhere! From the suggested sites to visit in each location to the suggestions about how much to pay for a felucca or calllesh (and how much baksheesh to give on top of the price), it was informative, accessible & above alll accurate.
We took the Rough Guide to Egypt also & that's still in immaculate condition while the Lonely Planet Guide looks like it has been read by every taxi driver in Luxor who's cousin has a felucca!
Definately essential reading!!!
Excellent - Great for preparing for that trip to Egypt - By: , 01 May 2001 Lots of information that will help you plan a trouble-free trip to Egypt.
