Sudan Travel Information
Your tour leader
Our tour leaders are selected for their long experience in desert expeditions in
Small personalised groups
Groups for our desert expeditions usually consist of 6-14 passengers. For the full accommodated tours we can reach maximum of 18 passengers.
African conditions
Travelling in
Our vehicles
For a journey in the desert the quality of the vehicles is the most important aspect, because large parts of our itineraries are off road. We use Toyota Land Cruisers, Nissan Patrol 4x4’s or similar – which are assiduously maintained and specially equipped for desert travel; with long-range fuel tanks, extra water tanks, roof racks, spare parts, GPS navigation instruments, first aid kits, and satellite telephones. They are driven by experienced guides that know the ground conditions.
Equipment for camping expeditions
We provide spacious comfortable igloo tents (2.2 metres, x 2.2 metres x 1.7 metres high) which are designed for three persons, but used for a maximum of two people on our trips. They are very easy to set up (3 – 4 minutes), and are insect proof, with a built-in ground sheet for insulation as well as two large aerating windows with mosquito nets. Each passenger is provided with a thick foam mattress (5 cm thick). General camp equipment includes folding chairs with arms, folding tables, water basins and gas lighting.
Expedition lifestyle
Our camping expeditions are ‘semi-participation’ which means that you have to erect and dismantle your own tent. Of course our staff are on hand to help if required.
Geography
In geographical terms Sudan is like a huge wide bowl. Lush and tropical in the south, the land slopes down towards the Sahara desert in the north. The Nile river is the longest river in the world and is the Sudan's lifeline. Emerging from the humid southern forests, it flows northward through the enormous and uncharted Sudd swamps before reaching Khartoum. Khartoum is the capital of Sudan and together with nearby Omdurman, has a population of about 5 million. It is here that the two branches of the Blue Nile and White Nile join to form the main stream of the Nile, which flows north through the desert in a giant S-curve to Egypt.
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