Country Info
- Khartoum
- Capital
- Sudanese Dinar (SDD)
- Currency
- 36,080,373
- Population
- SD
- Country Code
Sudan Slideshow
Top Hotels in Sudan
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Quality Hotel Maida Vale Port Sudan
1 review -
Al Ferdous Hotel Khartoum
1 review
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Baasher Hotel Port Sudan
1 review
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Burj Al Fateh Hotel Khartoum
35 reviews -
Dawha Hotel Khartoum
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Sharga Hotel Khartoum
1 review
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Kanon Hotel Suites Khartoum
5 reviews -
Acropole Hotel Khartoum
22 reviews -
Al Salam Rotana Hotel Khartoum
50 reviews -
Samarmaz Hotel Port Sudan
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Bougainvilla Guesthouse Khartoum
18 reviews
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Danah Hotel Khartoum
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Grand Holiday Villa Khartoum
14 reviews
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Green Village Hotel Khartoum
1 review
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Hilton Khartoum
13 reviews
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Lisamin Safari Hotel Khartoum
5 reviews
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Taka Hotel Khartoum
2 reviews
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Dandas Hotel Khartoum
3 reviews
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5M Hotel Khartoum
4 reviews
Sudan
Travel Blogs from Sudan
The curse on the River Nile
This is a top pick! It is never too late, I suppose, to learn a new lesson – or dispense one. Especially if it means being tossed out of a Cairo hotel. No, there was no bad behaviour, no drunkedness, raucousness, nor trashing the joint, no Keith Richards, Keith Moon ...
Chad across bandit country, to Sudan.
This is a top pick! ... , picturesque small villages set at the bottom of rocky hills and loads of locals smiling and waving as we entered El Genena, Sudan. Everybody was instantly friendly, the formalities took a heck of a long time with form after form to fill and various ...
The Nubian Desert
An African moment: I awoke at 2am to the sound of violent vomiting, 4 or 5 times, it sounded like it hurt. I considered getting up to check on the individual, but I heard someone else respond first. I lay in bed pondering; I hope it wasn't my food that ...
Peanuts and security meetings
... like the UN. So we end our tale for now from an internet cafe set up by an NGO focusng on teaching sustainable farming. Sudan is certianly a very strange and exciting place so please pray for us and keep e-mailing at all times. we love hearing from ...
Last Call for Beers!
... backed up to let the other guy through, but not before letting the truck driver get a piece of his mind. Crossing into Sudan was a tediously long-winded affair. It was pretty straightforward, but there were a lot of forms to fill out, registrations to ...
Stage 18
Woke today and felt better. We rode out of camp and crossed the dam then moved onto the dirt. The road was corrugated, sandy and rutted and generally difficult to ride on. It was hot out and Rosalyn was out in front and I started lagging behind. I ...
Riders and Staff
The Tour d'Afrique 2012 has begun with a diverse group of riders. There are 45 riders including ourselves ranging in age from 19 to 66. There are 29 men and 16 women. We are international. There are 15 Canadian riders, 4 South Africans, 4 Germans, 4 ...
Planning
... That's the plan. And we of all people know how plans can - and do -change. Start: Lisamin Safari Hotel, Khartoum, SUDAN. End: Lisamin Safari Hotel, Khartoum, SUDAN. Distance Traveled: 0 Road Conditions: - Temperature: well, it looked mighty hot, ...
Day 46 - Cross The Desert to Wadi Halfa
... ; I had expected him to be well on his way by now but it turned out that he had some administrative difficulties with Sudan and was delayed. He was also looking to travel through the desert with someone else. I eagerly accepted his invitation. ...
Ground Hog Day Wadi Halfa
... one another waiting for our departure date as there is not a great deal else to do in Wadi Halfa. The people in Sudan are most generous, friendly and welcoming. This in itself makes the harshness of the surroundings seem like just ...
Slow and steady wins the race
... Bush Camp at N19 57.056' E030 34.015', SUDAN. 08:30 End: Bush Camp at N21 45.997' E031 22.269', Wadi Halfa, SUDAN. 14:30 Distance Traveled: 318 km Road Conditions: sand, dirt, rough tracks, narrow alleyways in villages Average Speed: 45.5 km/hr Max ...
Stage 19
I rode the truck today and talked with the other riders who were also on the truck due to illness or injury. The truck got stuck again today this time crossing a dry river bed. It took 3 hours and several truckloads of Sudanese guys to dislodge it. I ...
Day 42 - The Journey into Sudan
... get a little chilly in the middle of the night but it was a fantastic evening. What a wonderful introduction to Sudan. I only realised very late that since crossing the border I had not seen a single woman. ...
Racing the visa
... so lucky. Because of the SARS outbreak in Toronto (Mike is from Vancouver - other side of the pretty big country) Sudan wasn't issuing tourist visas to Canadian citizens. Doctor's certificates and explanations that if Mike had SARS half of Ethiopia ...
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE REACHED THE REAL AFRICA
Today I reached a part of Sudan that was reminiscent of images of Ethiopia that I have seen on TV.As we approached Gedaref,a day's bus ride from the neighbouring country's border,we travelled for several hours through hills and ...
Life in my new city.....
... Shep who had already bought their tickets!), though the offer of my excellent hospitality is extended to anyone coming through Sudan, including friends of friends... I will endeavour to get some photos of the city and its surrounds soon, and show ...
Sudan
... car. We were very impressed by the amount of development work in terms of infrastucture and irrigated agriculture going on in Sudan after having very low expectations. Most people seem to attribute this to Chinese money pouring in for whatever reason, ...
Leaving Khartoum
Khartoum is large busy and dusty. The few large buildings are military and the only modern looking ones are cellphone companies. The mall seemed to be the highlight and we spent most of our rest day walking to it and checking out shops then hanging ...
No WiFi!
Sorry for the gap. We are well and having a great time. Internet access has been scarce to non-existent so our last week of blogs and pics will have to wait a few more days until we reach Khartoum. We leave Dongola tomorrow AM and have 4 cycling days til ...
Sudanese Prince
... boy; does my head hurt. At least the alcohol is gone and I will be speared the 40 lashes for getting caught with the stuff in Sudan. We drove for 3 hours, all of which I slept, to the border. Once there I have never waited so long to get out of a country ...
Traveling to South Sudan
... The second turned out to be more important - Writing a business plan for the creation of a microfinance institution in South Sudan. For the assessment, I traveled to four different towns within South Sudan and managed to check out Khartoum, where I spent ...