Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Nile: This book provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspiring background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion and a superb souvenir of your visit. Evocative photography: Insight guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vividly convey a sense of everyday life. Illuminating text: Expert writers bring to life the Nile's history, monuments, wildlife, cities and, above all, its people. Incisive evaluations: From the cataracts of Nubia to Cairo and the Delta, from felucca trips to luxury cruises, it's all here. Detailed, cross-referenced maps: All sites are clearly highlighted and numbered in relation to the text. Full listings: All the travel details, hotels, restaurants and phone numbers you'll need.