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Lonely Planet Egypt: A Travel Atlas

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We returned this very thin volume almost immediately. It is essentially a road atlas for Egypt, and doesn't give any other information at all. If we'd been planning to drive out in the desert, this would have been great to have. We weren't.

This atlas is way out of date (i.e., 1996) and not for the serious drive-yourself traveler. Be aware that most road identification signs are in Arabic, with only the major routes identified in English. I suggest using an up-to-date map, such as the Bartholomew World travel Map series - obtainable in bookstores located in Egypt.

I have been traveling around Egypt by 4WD, along the Nile valley and also in the Eastern and the Western Deserts. I took this book and found it useless -- worse than useless, in fact, because it is so inaccurate and out of date that it is dangerous to rely on. I recommend instead a good map such as that by Freytag + Berndt.

We explored whole Egypt using this atlas. We also had some dedicated road maps (Shell, Michelin, Halwag) but this one was the most usefull. The only problem is that it is not really up to date (1996) so that it does not include all the new roads (especially some desert roads). It also should include gas stations, which travellers with car might very usefull (again, especially in the desert oases).

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