After an exhausting journey through the Peruvian mountains and the revolution-torn areas near the borders of Bolivia and Brazil, Tomek and his friends decide to take a vacation. The choice of location fell on Egypt, one of the world's oldest civilizations, which has long attracted both brave explorers and greedy treasure seekers. However, a relaxing holiday turns into another risky adventure when the travelers agree to carry out an order from their acquaintance Jan Smuha and catch a gang of tomb robbers. Having split up, the company sets out in search of the criminals. But this time the enemy is more cunning than ever. Having learned that they are being hunted, the bandits attack Tomek's group, and then abandon its members in the middle of the Sahara. Without food and with only one handful of water for three, the situation couldn’t be more hopeless. And yet, the rescue expedition led by Smuga manages to rescue their comrades from captivity in the desert. But Tomek is not with them... More than one generation of young book lovers has grown up on the stories about the fearless Tomek Wilmovsky, written by the Polish writer Alfred Shklyarsky. Here is a new translation of the ninth and final novel from this series, “Tomek in the Land of the Pharaohs,” which has been supplemented with interesting and informative popular science references. Wonderful illustrations for the book were created by the artist Vladimir Kanivets. The publishing design is preserved in PDF A4 format.