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Route - Sudan
| Highlights |
| The Red Sea - Home to excellent diving wrecks and coral reef. |
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| Khartoum - The main attraction of the capital is its location at the confluence of the blue and white Nile. |
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| Useful Information |
| Visa - Everyone needs a visa. The length of the application process depends largely on your nationality. If granted usual valid for one month and cost US$35-US$80 |
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| Vaccinations - Yellow fever, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Malaria, Polio |
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| Driving Regulations - Carnet de passage, roadworthiness certificate (from the Embassy) Adequate finance. |
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| Embassies - 3 Cleveland Row, St James, London, (020) 7839 8080 or PO Box 801, off Sharia Al Baladiya, Khartoum East. (183) 776 457 |
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| Country Code - 249 |
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| Introduction |
| Situated in northeast Africa, the Sudan is the largest country on the continent. It is bordered with Egypt to the north, Ethiopia and Eritrea to the southeast, Kenya, Uganda and Zaire to the south, the Central Africa Republic and Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. Sudan is also the largest country in Africa making up roughly 8% of the continent. The size of the country is also demonstrated in its diversity from desert in the north to tropical forest in the south, only divided by the one of the greatest rivers in the world, the Nile. |
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| The size of the country is reflected in the climate the further north that you are the drier the landscape becomes and the harsher the winds. Sudan is a tropical country with both rainy and dry season, the temperature and amount of rainfall is dependent on the location. The weather conditions are governed by two prevailing winds, the wet south-westerly winds from the Congo Basin and the dry north-easterly from the Arabian Peninsula. |
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| People |
| There are more than 300 tribes in Sudan, including Danagla, Gaalien, and Shaigia in the north; Bija in the east; Kababish, Humar, Nuba, Baggara, and Fur in the west; and Dinka, Newir, and Skeluk in the south. The people come from numerous different ethnic backgrounds, mainly Arab in the north, and African in the south. About 60 per cent of the population are Muslim, 25 per cent are animist, and 15 per cent Christian. Arabic is the official language, but there are more than 100 tribal languages, many of which are spoken by large numbers of people. |
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| Food |
| Local staples are ful mudamis- stewed brown beans, fasooliyya- strewed white beans; dura- cooked maize; which is often served with kidda-liverThe strong Sudanese coffee is served from a special tin ‘jug’ with a long spout, known as a jebena. The coffee is sweet and often spiced with ginger or cinnamon, and is drunk from tiny cups or glasses. Fruit teas and herbal teas such as kakaday (hibiscus tea) are also popular. |
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