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Lonely Planet's Egypt is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Discover the pyramids of Giza, cruise the Nile, and dive in the Red Sea; all with your trusted travel companion.
Inside Lonely Planet's Egypt Travel Guide:
Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best experiences and where to have them
Itineraries help you build the ultimate trip based on your personal needs and interests
Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics
Eating and drinking - get the most out of your gastronomic experience as we reveal the regional dishes and drinks you have to try
Toolkit - all of the planning tools for solo travellers, LGBTQIA+ travellers, family travellers and accessible travel
Colour maps and images throughout
Language - essential phrases and language tips
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Covers Cairo and Around, the Nile Delta, Northern Nile Valley, Luxor, Southern Nile Valley, Siwa Oasis and the Western Desert, Alexandria and the Mediterranean Coast, Suez Canal, Red Sea Coast, Sinai and more
About Lonely Planet:
Lonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world's number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travelers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet).
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Table of Contents
Plan Your Trip | |
The Journey Begins Here | 4 |
Egypt Map | 6 |
Our Picks | 8 |
Regions & Cities | 22 |
Itineraries | 24 |
When to Go | 30 |
Get Prepared | 32 |
The Food Scene | 34 |
The Outdoors | 38 |
The Guide | |
Cairo | 44 |
Giza | 50 |
Downtown | 59 |
Coptic Cairo & Fustat | 72 |
North Historic Cairo | 80 |
South Historic Cairo | 90 |
Citadel to Ibn | |
Tulun Mosque | 97 |
Zamalek, Gezira & Nileside | 104 |
Garden City & Roda Island | 111 |
Heliopolis | 117 |
Cairo Outskirts | 121 |
Northern Hile Valley | 133 |
Al Fayoum | 138 |
Minya | 144 |
Beyond Minya | 146 |
Qena | 153 |
Sohag | 158 |
Beyond Sohag | 161 |
Luxor | 164 |
East Bank | 170 |
Gezira | 180 |
Valley of the Kings | 185 |
Valley of the Queens | 191 |
West Bank Temples | 195 |
The Wider Necropolis | 200 |
Southern Nile Valley | 205 |
Luxor to Aswan | 210 |
Aswan | 221 |
Beyond Aswan | 230 |
Lower Nubia & Lake Nasser | 233 |
Abu Simbel | 237 |
Siwa Oasis & the Western Desert | 240 |
Siwa Oasis | 246 |
Beyond Siwa Oasis | 252 |
Bahariya Oasis | 255 |
Beyond | |
Bahariya Oasis | 258 |
Dakhla Oasis | 263 |
Al Kharga Oasis | 269 |
Beyond Al Kharga | 274 |
Alexandria & the Mediterranean Coast | 277 |
Alexandria | 282 |
Beyond Alexandria | 299 |
El Alamein | 301 |
Marsa Matruh | 305 |
Red Sea Coast | 308 |
Hurghada | 314 |
Beyond Hurghada | 319 |
Marsa Alam | 323 |
Beyond Marsa Alam | 326 |
Sinai | 331 |
Sharm El Sheikh | 336 |
Beyond Sharm | |
El Sheikh | 347 |
Dahab | 350 |
Beyond Dahab | 355 |
Toolkit | |
Arriving | 366 |
Getting Around | 367 |
Money | 368 |
Accommodation | 369 |
Family Travel | 370 |
Accessible Travel | 371 |
Health & Safe Travel | 372 |
Food, Drink & Nightlife | 374 |
Responsible Travel | 376 |
Nile Cruising | 378 |
Nuts & Bolts | 379 |
Language | 380 |
Storybook | |
A History of Egypt in 15 Places | 384 |
Meet the Eyptians | 388 |
Pharaonic Futures? | 390 |
ASlow-Travel Playlist with Umm Kulthum | 396 |
Claiming Egyptology | 400 |
Red Land | 406 |