Egypt, 4th (Footprint - Travel Guides)
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Books › Travel › Middle East › Egypt
ISBN: 190347177X / Publisher: Footprint Handbooks, July 2004
Living monuments in an ancient, desert land. Hard-working cities and lazy beaches. Pharaonic riches, Ottaman opulence and Coptic monasticism. Where to eat, drink and sleep. Grand Nile cruises and felucca trips. The best Red sea dive sites. Easy-to-use town maps and temple plans. Colour-coded camels, jackal-headed deities and burning bushes…
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The oldest tourist destination on the planet. Heiroglyphics, haggling and hammans. Diving tips from PADI courses to liveaboards. Enjoy over a thousand species of fish in the Red sea. The curse of the Pharaoh. Camels, citadels and climbing Mount Sinai. Bellydancing and sugary Bedouin tea. Waking up to the call of the muezzin. Best activities from desert safaris to lake fishing and trekking. Getting around from boats along the Nile to navigating the back streets of Cairo.
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