Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventureThis brand new edition of the Insight Guide to the Nile has been fully revised and updated. This guide includes a section detailing the history of the area with detailed information on Pyramidology, Ancient Gods, the rise of Christianity, the spread of Islam and much more. Features cover aspects of the life and culture, ranging from Taming the Nile, the history of Nile cruising, the people of the Nile and Egyptian cuisine, alongside others. The guide then details a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, ranging from Nubia and Lake Nasser, Aswan to Luxor and Cairo, along with a comprehensive travel tips section packed with essential information on transport, accommodation, eating out, activities and language tips. This new edition contains over 250 brand-new photographs, which, along with revised text, brings this edition up-to-date, along with several maps. About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travelers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure. 'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine