Customer Reviews

Cairo Luxor Aswan, 2nd (Country & Regional Guides - Cadogan)

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I could not have asked for a better companion when I traveled in Egypt this spring. Michael Haag is a real expert; his guide is packed with informed comments and fascinating insights. And the practical information is extremely helpful and accurate. I recommend this book very highly.

I got this book because the latest Lonely Planet was coming out while I was in Egypt. At first glance it seemed great, especially since I was a solo traveler not on a tour. At a closer glance I noticed that none of the hotels or eateries were actually shown on the maps - definitely a downside when walking around solo in a foreign non-English speaking country. The best thing going for this book is the descriptions of the temples and other sites. They are wonderful and allowed me to save money by not hiring a guide for everything I saw. However, as other readers commented, my book fell apart almost immediately starting with the picture pages and eventually the entire book. In addition, the food and accommodation recommendations were limited, especially when on a tight budget as I was. In the end, Lonely Planet released their latest version online the day before I left so I purchased the chapters I needed to supplement this book.

I would recommend this book in addition to your guide book of choice only if you need detailed descriptions of the sites you are going to see. If you are on a tour and/or have a guide (which is how most people in Egypt choose to travel), you won't need this guidebook.

Overall, this book does not hold it own against the other guidebooks out there.

Excellent information. I took it with me on a recent river cruise on the Nile. Useful & accurate. However the book "fell apart" during our journey; first color pages came out.

We are going to Egypt this fall and a friend of ours recommended this book. I am glad he did because it gives us a lot of insite into Egypt.

Doesn't have too much info - it's a Rough Guide diluted 5:1.
Huge empty page margins, big spacing between lines...
Adds nothing to my Rough Guide...