The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids

The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids is the ultimate travel guide to this ancient city, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best Egyptian attractions. Discover Cairo's highlights with stunning photography and information on everything from the famous Cities of the Dead to nightlife that only the locals know.

Getting the best deal, avoiding hassle, and having fun is what this guidebook keeps in mind, so you can experience Cairo at its best. Both an ancient city and the greatest metropolis in the Middle East, Cairo is full of bazaars, museums, mosques, tombs, and pyramids — all covered in detail. Well-informed listings from authors who have been visiting the city for twenty years reflect an inside knowledge of the city's hotels, restaurants, and entertainment for every budget.

Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Cairo & the Pyramids.

Daniel Jacobs is from London. He is coauthor of the Rough Guides to Tunisia and Morocco, and has also worked on Rough Guides to India, Mexico, Egypt, Kenya, and West Africa.

Before joining Rough Guides, Dan Richardson worked as a sailor on the Red Sea and lived in Peru. Since then, he has authored or coauthored guides to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Hungary, Budapest, Romania, Bulgaria, and Egypt; lectured at the Foreign Office; and been a volunteer aid worker in Albania. In 2009 he published his first novel, Gog-an End Time Mystery, an apocalyptic whodunnit set in near-future Egypt.