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Sudan Desert Explorer
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Destinasjoner
Turen starter
AYA
Sudan
Khartoum
Turen destinasjon
Reisen er levert av
12 dager Khartoum
Fra : NOK
29 171
Oversikt
Explore Sudan, one of the most underrated countries in the World
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Day 1
Start Khartoum
Arrive at the hotel any time, those on the group flight will arrive in Khartoum late in the evening. No activities planned today.
Day 2
Khartoum city tour; on to the Western Desert.
After travelling hundreds of miles from Ethiopia and Rwanda respectively the Blue and White Nile meet in Khartoum. The capital of Sudan is surprising, bustling and with many
modern buildings and quite pleasant. Not what most people would expect. This morning we have a short tour of Khartoum taking in the Presidential Palace and the Archaeological
Museum (now home to two temples rescued from the creation of Lake Nasser by UNESCO). We cross the confluence of the Blue and White Nile before reaching the old capital,
Omdurman and Mahadi’s tomb outside the Khalifa’s House Museum. Late morning we leave the city and start our adventure into the Western Desert. Crossing flat desert, vistas
span 360’ and we get our first taste of one of the many faces of the Sudanese desert. On the way we will stop in local tea-houses, known as Chai houses, which act as road-side
stops for truck-drivers and travellers. Late in the afternoon we will find a nice, quiet place for our first night camping wild under the phenomenal African sky.
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Day 3
Wadi el Milk
Continuing into the Western Desert we cross the Wadi el Milk. This plain is scattered with acacia trees and Bisharin settlements around the few water wells. In the middle of the
desert we reach fortress Gala Abu Hamed, dating back to Napatean times (700-400 B.C.) of the Kingdom of Kush. The ruins, discovered by a German archaeological expedition
in the 1980s, are made up of large boundary walls partially covered in sand. The fort was probably used as a prison to keep slaves coming from Central Africa. The most
mysterious part of the site, however, is the complete lack of water anywhere nearby. We spend another night in the desert.
Day 4
Jebel Peak
Our main destination today is an isolated mountain in the middle of a dune desert which the drivers have christened Jebel Peak. the drive is one of the most adventurous as we
head deeper into the sandy desert and there is a definite possibility that some of the cars may get bogged down in sand. Should this happen our vehicles are fully equipped with
sand-ladders, tow-ropes and shovels but we may need to help the drivers by pushing the cars. This is all part of the excitement of being on an expedition-style off road trip.
Day 5
Dongola
Today we cross small oases rich in palm trees before reaching the town of Dongola on the banks of the Nile. We stop here and resupply for the next few days before heading
north along the new road heading towards the Egyptian border. Tonight we will camp amidst huge round boulders.
Day 6
Temple of Soleb, Third Cataract and Nubian Desert
Today we reach the Temple of Soleb. Possibly the most beautiful ancient Egyptian temple in all of Sudan, the Temple of Soleb was built bay Amenhotep III as a symbol of
Egyptian presence in Kush. The temple has numerous walls and columns rich in hieroglyphic inscriptions and bas-relief. Continuing on our journey, we reach the Third Cataract.
The six cataracts of the Nile are a series of shallow rapids with boulders and stones between Aswan and Khartoum which impeded the ancient Egyptians as they travelled up the
Nile. Here we visit a nearby Ottoman fort. Next we visit Sebu, on the bank of the Nile. This is one of the richest rock-engraving sites in Sudan with petroglyphs dating between
prehistoric and Egyptian times. We have now entered the central part of the Nubian region. People here speak a different language to the Arabs to the south and Islam a little
less strict. We reach the village of Tombos with its ancient granite quarries and the 3000 year old statue of King Taharqa simply left in the desert. We leave the Nile Valley and
start heading across the Nubian desert.
Day 7
Nubian Desert and Station no. 6
Heading east we cross a flat landscape with isolated hill. Here we get a true sense of the solitude of the desert. Suddenly, out of nowhere, two parallel tracks appear. The Sudan
railway was built in the late 19th century by the British army as it campaigned to reconquer Khartoum and is synonymous with British colonial rule. We stop at Station no. 6 which
has retained the typical atmosphere of the old British style railway stations. More recently a gold rush has been taking place in desert and the few places with water, including
Station no. 6, have become places where gold-diggers come to rest and resupply. We may even be able to buy a gold nugget. We leave Station no. 6 behind and find a nice
place to camp.
Day 8
El Kab and Meroe Lake
Continuing on our journey we reach the small village of El Kab situated in a picturesque spot where the sand dunes stretch down to the Nile. Further up the river is the newly
formed Lake Merowe. In 2008 the new Dam of Merowe was completed on the Fourth Cataract, flooding the surrounding area and forming the new, artificial lake. In the process
numerous farmers lost their land and livelihood, some left but some have remained and now live off of fishing. We may spot some of these fishermen on the lake and visit a small
school built for the children of the people who refused to the leave.
Day 9
Jebel Barkal and Karima
Crossing the open desert we will see a large sandstone butte, Jebel Barkal, standing alone long before we reach it. The ancient Egyptians perceived this spot as the birthplace
and southern residence of the god Amon and built a large temple at the foot of the mountain. For more than 1,000 years this temple was the religious heart of Nubia and over the
centuries held influence over the kingdom of Kush and at times all of Egypt. Beside the ruins of the temple, large granite rams stand guard along what was most likely an avenue
leading the 1.5kms to the Nile. In the mountain wall, itself, is a large room decorated with bas-relief, all of these archaeological sites around Jebel Barkal have been recognised as
a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We then visit El Kurru, one of the necropolises of the ancient capital Napata. We enter two tombs which have been excavated from the rock under
the pyramids. The tombs are decorated with images of Pharaoh, the gods and multicolour hieroglyphs. Nearby is the site of an ancient forest with hundreds of trunks of petrified
wood. Tonight we swap wild camping for the Nubian Rest House in Karima.
Day 10
Bayuda Desert; to Meroe
Crossing the Nile we visit the Pyramids of Nuri, another necropolis of the Napatean Kingdom. From here we head into the Bayuda desert, an area bounded by a loop in the Nile
between the 4th and 6th cataracts. Sharp black basalt mountains, mostly volcanic and conical in shape alternate with pebble stretches and dry wadis (dry riverbeds and valleys)
with very little vegetation. We stop and visit one of the isolated Bisharin nomad families who inhabit this desert with their caravans and herds of camels and cattle. Reaching the
small town of Atbara, located at the confluence of the Nile and Atbara Rivers, we visit an interesting Railway Museum. Having crossed the Nile again we continue driving along
level ground amidst mall camel thorn acacia trees that spread out towards the horizon until, appearing on top of a hill, we see glance at more than forty pyramids belonging to
Royal Necropolis of Meroe. Tonight we stay at the Meroe Permanent Tented Camp near the pyramids.
Day 11
Meroe, Mussawarat and Naga
Our first stop this morning is at Sudan’s greatest archaeological site, the Royal Necropolis of Meroe. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is located some 3kms from the Nile on top
of a hill covered in sand dunes where the pyramids of Meroe stand out against the clear sky. Each one has its own funerary chapel with bas-relief decorating the wall showing the
King’s life and offers to the gods. This afternoon we reach Mussawarat El Sufra, a settlement located in a beautiful valley and the site of the ruins of a large temple. Dating back
to the 1st Century AD, the main feature of this temple is the Great Enclosure where large numbers of elephants can be seen represented on the walls, giving an indication that
the animal must have had an important role in this area. Nearby, beyond a large wadi, is another temple, restored by a German archaeological mission, which was once dedicated
to the god Apedemak. Leaving Mussawarat we head to a beautiful site of Naga for our final night wild camping.
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Day 12
Naga to Khartoum
Naga was an important city and one of the main centres of the Kingdom of Meroe. We visit a temple dedicated to Apedemak and is a wonderful building with bas-relief decorations
depicting the god with a lion’s head, Pharaoh, noblemen and various ritualistic images. Nearby is ‘Kiosk’, an odd construction of arches and columns which combines Egyptian,
Roman and Greek styles. We then visit another temple, this one dedicated to Amon with numerous statues of rams and gates decorated in bas-relief. Reaching Omdurman, a city
which merges into Khartoum, we visit its Souq, the largest in the country and a lively, bustling place. We also have the opportunity of attending a Dervish Ceremony, which takes
place every Friday. We final get back to Khartoum and have access to day-use rooms. Those on the group flights will be transferred to the airport late in the evening for the
return flight to London.
Viktig Informasjon
The trip destination
Travel by 4WD vehicles
Some long drives off-road
Group normally 4 to 15, plus local leader. Min age 18 yrs
3 nights hotels and permanent camp and 8 nights wild camping
All breakfasts, 11 lunches and 10 dinners included
Food
All breakfasts, 11 lunches and 10 dinners included Sudan is a 'dry country' in other words Alcohol is forbidden and you should not try to
import any as there can be serious penalties for doing so. Meals include both international and local dishes. The most common local
dishes are ‘full’, a type of broad bean soup, ‘fasolija’ bean soup, lamb and chai tea. Dinners are cooked meals including meat or fish,
vegetables, pasta, rice or soup, fruit and desert and tea or coffee. Lunches are picnic style and normally include things like tomato, rice
or pasta salad, cheese, ham, tuna and fresh fruit. Drinks are normally water, tea and coffee as well as Karkade, a type of hibiscus juice,
for breakfast and as an aperitif before dinner. It is possible to buy soft drinks along the way and even non-alcoholic beer on occasion.
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