Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . is Suez, but all the preliminaries must be arranged at Cairo, wherealone are to be found the necessary dragomans and the Shekhs of theTawara Beduins (p. 478), who act as guides and let camels during the travelling season. The lirst thing is to engage a good dragoman (p. 13),who provides camels, tents, bedding, blankets, and provisions. All thishould be examined at Cairo, and the tents pitched by way of experi-ment. The more carefully this inspection is made, and any delects f Although it is n
Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . is Suez, but all the preliminaries must be arranged at Cairo, wherealone are to be found the necessary dragomans and the Shekhs of theTawara Beduins (p. 478), who act as guides and let camels during the travelling season. The lirst thing is to engage a good dragoman (p. 13),who provides camels, tents, bedding, blankets, and provisions. All thishould be examined at Cairo, and the tents pitched by way of experi-ment. The more carefully this inspection is made, and any delects f Although it is not the object of the handbook to enter upon theprovince of Biblical criticism, the views of the principal explorers arebriefly given in connection with the different places. As the great charmof a journey through the Peninsula consists in its associations with theBiblical account of the Exodus of the Israelites, and the promulgation oftii law (p. 181), the traveller should of course be provided witli a copyof the whole Sacred Volume, or at least with the hooks of Exodus andN ambers. w ?. Dragoman. PENINSULA OF SINAI. 10. Route. 471 remedied, the less likelihood will there be of subsequent traveller is particularly cautioned against trusting to the promises ofOrientals. The cost of the journey for a party of 3-i persons, including camels,tents, accommodation in the monastery of Mt. Sinai (and at the Hotel atSue/, it necessary i. provisions (exclusive of spirits), the dragomans fee,and all gratuities payable to attendants, will amount to 40-50fr. a dajfor each person, according to the requirements of the party, and thedemand for camels. The expense is proportionally less for a largeparty, but in this case, delays and differences of opinion are more likelyto occur. The following Contract will probably meet the requirements of mosttravellers. Contract. Mr. X. and his travelling companions on the one hand, andthe Dragoman V. on the other, have mutually entered into the
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