Egypt by Firestone, Matthew -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents Destination Egypt Getting Started

When to Go Costs & Money Travelling Responsibly Travel Literature Predeparture Film Viewing Internet Resources

Itineraries

Classic Routes Egypt Beneath the Surface Whistle-Stop Nile Tour Travelling at a Steady Pace Roads Less Travelled Exploring the Western Desert Exploring the Sinai Peninsula Tailored Trips The Ancient Egypt Trail Egypt from Below Imprints of Ancient Culture

History

The Nile Christian Egypt The Mamluks Foreign Invaders Independent Egypt

Pharaonic Egypt

Pharaonic Who’S Who Everyday Life Gods & Goddesses Temples Tombs & Mummification Art in Life & Death Hieroglyphs Pharaonic Glossary

The Culture

The National Psyche Lifestyle Economy Population Sport Multiculturalism Media Religion Women in Egypt Arts

Food & Drink

Staples & Specialities Drinks Celebrations Where & When to Eat & Drink Vegetarians & Vegans Eating with Kids Habits & Customs Eat Your Words

Environment

The Land Wildlife National Parks Environmental Issues

Cairo

History Orientation Information Dangers & Annoyances Sights Activities Cairo For Children Tours Festivals & Events Sleeping Eating Drinking Entertainment Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around

Egyptian Museum

Practicalities Highlights of the Egyptian Museum Museum Tour: Ground Floor Room 43 – Atrium Room 48 – Early Dynastic Period Rooms 47 & 46 – Old Kingdom Rooms 42, 37 & 32 – Masterpieces of the Old Kingdom Room 26 – Montuhotep Ii Rooms 21 & 16 – Sphinxes Room 12 – Hathor Shrine Room 3 – Amarna Room Room 10 – Ramses Ii Room 34 – Graeco-Roman Room Rooms 50 & 51 – Alexander The Great Museum Tour: First Floor Room 56 – Royal Mummy Room Tutankhamun Galleries Room 4 – Ancient Egyptian Jewellery Room 2 – Royal Tombs of Tanis Room 14 – Graeco-Roman Mummies Room 34 – Pharaonic Technology Room 43 – Yuya & Thuyu Rooms Room 48 – Pyramid Model Room 53 – Animal Mummies Room 37 – Model Armies Rooms 32 & 27 – Middle Kingdom Models

Around Cairo

Memphis & the Early Pyramids Memphis Pyramids of Abu Sir Saqqara Dahshur Al-Fayoum Oasis Medinat Al-Fayoum Karanis Pyramid of Meidum Pyramid of Hawara Pyramid of Al-Lahun Lake Qarun Wadi Rayyan & Wadi Al-Hittan The Road to Alexandria Birqash Camel Market Wadi Natrun The Nile Delta Nile Barrages Zagazig & Bubastis Tanis Tanta Area

Nile Valley: Beni Suef to Qena

Beni Suef Gebel At-Teir & Frazer Tombs Minya Beni Hasan Beni Hasan to Tell Al-Amarna Tell Al-Amarna Al-Qusiya Asyut Sohag Al-Balyana Qena

Nile Valley: Luxor

History Orientation Information Dangers & Annoyances Sights – East Bank Sights – West Bank Activities Tours Festivals & Events Sleeping Eating Drinking Entertainment Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around

Nile Valley: Esna to Abu Simbel

Southern Upper Egypt Esna Al-Kab & Kom Al-Ahmar Edfu Gebel Silsila Kom Ombo Daraw Aswan Orientation Information Sights Activities Tours Sleeping Eating Entertainment Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around Around Aswan Aswan Dam Seheyl Island Philae (Agilkia Island) High Dam Lower Nubia & Lake Nasser Lake Nasser Kalabsha, Beit Al-Wali & Kertassi Wadi As-Subua Amada Qasr Ibrim Abu Simbel

Western Desert

Al-Kharga Oasis Al-Kharga Around Al-Kharga Dakhla Oasis Mut Around Mut Farafra Oasis Qasr Al-Farafra Farafra Oasis to Bahariya Oasis Ain Della White Desert Black Desert Getting There & Away Bahariya Oasis Bawiti Around Bawiti Siwa Oasis History Information Sights & Activities Tours Festivals & Events Sleeping Eating Drinking Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around Beyond Siwa Qara Oasis Great Sand Sea

Alexandria & the Mediterranean Coast

Alexandria History Orientation Information Sights Courses Tours & Services Sleeping Eating Drinking Entertainment Shopping Getting There & Away Getting Around Around Alexandria Aboukir Rosetta (Ar-Rashid) Mediterranean Coast El Alamein Sidi Abdel Rahman Marsa Matruh Sidi Barani Sallum

Suez Canal

Port Said Ismailia Suez

Red Sea Coast

Red Sea Monasteries El-Gouna Hurghada Safaga Al-Quseir Marsa Alam Eastern Desert Berenice Shalatein

Diving the Red Sea

Dive Sites Dive Operators

Sinai

Coast Ain Musa Ras Sudr Hammam Fara’un Al-Tor Ras Mohammed National Park Sharm El-Sheikh & Na’ama Bay Nabq Protectorate Dahab Ras Abu Gallum Protectorate Nuweiba Nuweiba to Taba Taba Interior St Katherine Protectorate Wadi Feiran Qalaat Al-Gindi & Nakhl Northern Sinai Al-Arish Rafah