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Egypt - Around Cairo (Chapter)

Egypt - Around Cairo (Chapter)

Egypt - Pick & Mix Chapters

US $2.40

9th Edition / May 2008
22 pp

This is the Around Cairo chapter from Lonely Planet's Egypt guidebook

It is available digitally: you can download and print it after purchase. Preview this chapter.

The green fields and palm groves surrounding Cairo conceal some impressive ancient sites: the vast necropolis of Saqqara, the stunning Red and Bent pyramids at Dahshur and Wadi Natrun's fortified monasteries.

  • maps
  • barter at Birqash camel market
  • transport
  • accommodation
  • restaurants
  • ride a river bus through the Nile delta

Coverage includes: The Nile Delta, Memphis, Pyramids Of Abu Sir, Saqqara, Dahshur, Al-Fayoum Oasis, Medinat al-Fayoum, Karanis, Pyramids of Meidum, Hawara & Al-Lahum, Lake Qarun, Qasr Qarun, Wadi Rayyan, Wadi al-Hittan, Birqash Camel Market, Wadi Natrun, Nile Barrages, Zagazig & Bubastis, Tanis, Tanta.

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