Egypt (Country Guide) by Virginia Maxwell Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Egypt (Country Guide)
Book Review: Superficial and no longer for travellers
Summary: 2 Stars
Given that most people race round Egypt in under a month this will be fine, but it's no longer budget focused or useful for those people who want to get to know the country in depth.
They can never be bothered to take public transport, despite it being ridiculously easy and cheap - why not take a $40 taxi instead? One of the hotels they put down as 'Our Choice' is $2,000 a night. Some of my favourite experiences have been written off as 'too dirty'.
Basically, I've had to nip into bookshops to read the Rough Guide a few times to get the information I need (where buses leave from, etc) and a lot of this could have been saved by a line or two in the LP which I surmise isn't there because they were too lazy.
Hopefully they'll get on track for the next book - new editions of both should be due as Upper Egypt has just been fully opened to tourists.
Book Review: Egypt (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
Summary: 5 Stars
Great book and arrived very quickly.
has all you need to know when travelling to egypt.
A+++++++
Book Review: Lonely Planet Egypt
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is outstanding.A great read highly informative and a great start or finish to any trip to Egypt. I haven't yet put it on the bookshelf.Book Review: Attention Egypt Travellers
Summary: 5 Stars
The best and most comprehensive travel guide on the market.
I have used Lonely Planet guides all over the world - and this one simply adds to my list of good, detailed and often amusing guide details/instructions/recommendations/warnings/etc.
Brilliant. Highly recommendable!
Book Review: Nice but not necessary
Summary: 3 Stars
Naturally once you have booked a holiday you want to find out about all the things to do and see, and whilst this book does offer some insight into all of that, it is very limited. There are some useful day-to-day tips and some interesting sections about the main tourist attractions, but I found it much more useful to actually talk to people who have been there. Egypt is a wonderful country with a fascinating history, but I would still have had the same experience had I not bought this book. Also, apart from a few pictures the majority of the book is just text and can be a little off putting. Maybe save your money as most of the hotels give you all the essential information on arrival, and can organise the trips for you.