Customer Reviews

Knopf Guide: Egypt (Knopf Guides)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I am always happy when the next trip I am planning is a destination that has a Knopf Guide associated with it.
So, I was thrilled that it was time to add "Egypt" to my growing collection, which now includes nine of these guides.
They are wonderful while planning the trip, a perfect size to take along and lovely to have as reference after the voyage. They are visual jewels; a miniature art history book that is so much more than a guide book. I like everything about the book: the way it feels, its format, paper, rich inks and the nice little ribbon marker.
Start your own collection - they look great lined up on my bookshelves!

Yes, the pictures are nice.But as a useful resource on a trip, this book was amazingly deficient.Major destinations are inadequately covered, while more minor ones are discussed in detail. The Lonely Planet guide was infinitely more useful and informative.

I have used the Knopt guide books before. I find it the guide great for travel and fun for make belive travel.

I spent four years in the Sinai Peninsula as a peacekeeper and used the edition previous to this one the whole time I was there. I was able to travel all over the country and this was virtually the only printed guide I used. (One exception--I bought the specific guide for the Egyptian Museum from their gift shop.) As some users have noted, this doesn't necessarily provide the broadest coverage of hotels and restaurants, but as a one volume resource on travel, history, art, religion, language, literature, cuisine and many other interesting facts, this can't be beat. It's easy to carry in a small bag, purse or just stuffed in a large pocket. Think of it as a nice supplement to the travel maps and hotel brochures that travel nicely without the heft of some of the other travel guides. Even though I returned over two years ago, I still pull out my Knopf Egypt guide and just thumb through it at home. It's lavishly illustrated, very thoughtfully laid out and has thorough indices and cross references to help you find anything. I always get a Knopf guide for whatever country I happen to be in (the guides for The Holy Land, Morocco, and Ireland just to name a few). They've never failed me and I'd recommend them for a short tour visit, a lengthy stay in the country or just traveling in your easy chair at home.

Knopf Guide: Egypt (Knopf Guides)

I did not find this travel guide as good as EYE Witness DK guides. I will stay with DK books from now on.

An insightful and complete reference work that includes information about all aspects of Egypt, from ancient times to today. This book makes understanding Egypt's long, varied, and sometimes complicated history easier. I lead groups to Egypt each year and this is my number one recommendation for them. The illustrations of the temples and tombs are the easiest way to gain an understanding as to their original grandeuer and how they really looked back then. Highly recommended.