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When to go
Winter is the most suitable time, if not the only one! In December, it is commonly 30 ° to Khartoum and in April the thermometer around 40 degrees. The heat did not break until November! In the south, winter is the dry season, so the better too.
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Security
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Single Woman
UA dress is essential, without it falling in disguise. Women must wear clothes that cover arms and legs, and they would feel more comfortable if they hid their hair with a hijab, but not required, especially in Khartoum. Tourist hotels and 5 star international hotels in the Sudan do not usually protest against a revealing dress.
Population
The Sudanese population is charming, considerate and lovable. A people incredibly hospitable and generous, the north is predominantly Muslim and 80% south, 3% Catholic character. According to the testimony of passengers, the Sudanese are extraordinary, except in the conflict zones of course. One can forget his hurluberlu ray ban on a bistro table, returning 15 minutes later and find them on the table occupied by others. Travelers who have crossed Africa warn you: Sudan is the country they have chosen...
Languages Spoken
Arabic is the official language in Sudan. There are many dialects. English is used by a minority of the population and about 100 local dialects are also spoken.
The Arab world
Other
Visas for tourists are quite difficult to obtain. For a visa quickly and without questions, go to the Embassy of Sudan in Cairo or at the consulate in Aswan, the easiest way to get a visa from Sudan. The period may not exceed 30 minutes. Price $ 100 for the visa. In Europe, it takes three weeks, one month, six weeks ... but in Cairo, you can get Dan on the same day. The passport must be valid 6 months after the date back. Visa is required to enter Sudan. The visa is obtained from the Consulates. Allow ten days for the period and approximately € 50 visa fee, payable in cash or postal order.
The exempt from visa
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Entrance to the Sudan and the transit through the country are forbidden to people of Israeli citizenship, and anyone whose passport contains a visa for Israel, whether valid or expired!
The maximum length of stay in the Sudan is one month.
The validity of visa is two months with a single entry.
Letter of invitation (if possible) or Certification of a travel agency.
The reference is sometimes requested confirmation of the booking of hotel, for example, or a letter from the person you are going to visit who stand as guarantors for you.
Rahhala Estimation
Khartoum: 550/700 € air, Daily Budget: 10 to 15 U.S. $ / day. You can live with 50 € per week. Public transport facilities are not expensive but it takes quite a budget for this country. The price of alien registration is $ 50 per ex. Should pay the permit to go to Kassala and Port Sudan (No more than ten dollars) Finally, each site asks $ 10.
Opportunity to eat for maximum U.S. $ 2 in markets and local institutions. For transport, allow about 8 to 15 U.S. $ / day per person.
Lodgings & Costs
The Sudan is not easy for tourists. Outside Khartoum and Port Sudan, the accommodations are very rustic, traditional restaurants, transport tiring. Do not come if you do not like the adventure. It should be noted that the hospitality and kindness of people is such that it is also often invited to eat and even sleep with the locals.
You can find a double room for 3 U.S. $ a night and even less in general or under the stars in the courtyard or terrace, all with basic facilities for accordingly. However, there are also some (few) institutions more "high end" to the capital and some other cities for 10 to 20 U.S. $ / night Min.
Cheap and very convenient
Khartoum: The Salli Hotel, well located but not terrible, is the cheapest hotel in Khartoum.
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Change
1 € = . 100 SDD = 0,35 €.
1 Dollar = . 100 SDD = 0,51 Dollar.
Flights to Sudan
Sudan Airways provides transportation between Khartoum and some major cities (including Port Sudan and Nyala). There is a connection twice a week, between Khartoum and Nyala.
Most people who visit the Sudan arrive by plane in Khartoum. This city consists of 3 cities (Khartoum, Omdurman and Khartoum North or Bahri). The airport is located 4 km south-east of Khartoum.
There are many taxis to reach downtown. It will cost around 10 000 Sudanese pounds. Remember to negotiate the price before boarding! Leave Sudan will cost 20 USD for airport taxes.
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Transports
Taxis are yellow in Khartoum. Rates are reasonable (to agree on the price in advance).
Train: The rail network covers the country, but the train is quite slow and uncomfortable. Trains have three levels of class (including the luxury class) and sleeping for large distances. Tickets are often cheaper. Count roughly U.S. $ 0.5 per hour in 1st class.
Bus: Buses and minibuses are sometimes more comfortable for many routes. In all cases, the common transport remain very economical (0.5 to U.S. $ 2 per hour max).
Car: Car rental is available in major cities. Vehicle (4x4) with driver for the day, in which case about 30 to U.S. $ 50 all inclusive.
On the Nile: River transport is not organized for tourism (to try if you are a fighter!).
Events & most important Festivals
January, Independence Day (1st January), Coptic Celebration (January 7).
February 12, ras as Sana (Islamic New Year).
April 6, the day of the uprising.
May 25, the anniversary of the revolution of May.
June 30, days of the revolution.
September 11, Coptic New Year.
Sudan Activities: Diving, Shopping...
The adventure: travel, the Nubian Desert, the villages of the Nile.
Diving: in the Red Sea.
National Parks: Southern National Park, Nimule National Park, Dinder.
Nubian temples, the necropolis of Meroe, the pyramids of Nuri.
Shopping, the souks of stalls offer food, spices, crafts, jewelry. The work of weavers and cabinetmakers is often appreciated by visitors, such as gold and silver.
Warning: It is recommended not to buy products based on skin of monkeys. This endangered species is protected by the World Wildlife Act which prohibits all hunting!
Music, books, movies, and more
Music: Compiling Eclipse (Music From Sudan), Sudan compilation (Gumuz Tribe, Tribe Ingessana), Voice Of Sudan (of Muhamed El Amin), Sounds Of Sudan (d 'Abdel Aziz El Mubarak, Abdel Gadir Salim and Mohammed Gubar), music of the Sudan (for Hasson Bangaladish).
Movies:
Books: To read the Bradt (slightly old but adequate) is the only guide dedicated to the country, the primer Sudan - Kingdoms on the Nile, Collectif. Ed Flammarion, the track of the forty days, by Michael Asher. Ed Payot, Sudan scenes of a forgotten war, Zygmunt l. Ostrowski. Ed L'Harmattan., Archeology in Sudan, Jacques Reinold. Errance Ed. Sai 1 - Kerma necropolis, Brigitte Gratien. Ed CNRS. Contes under the Southern Cross, Giselle de Goustine. Ed Maisonneuve & Larose.
History of Sudan
Neolithic Period: Presence of a rich civilization born of contact with a Sahara in the process of desertification.
Middle of the fourth millennium BC: Emergence of principalities.
Around 2500-1500 BC: Born in the kingdom of Kerma. The latter maintains close contacts with Egypt, which refers to as Coush and sometimes launches expeditions against him. Monuments and archaeological remains (deffutas kerma), located in the area between the desert and the Nile Nubian witness today an original civilization.
From about 1500 A 1075: Egypt's new Empire has a great influence on the country. The region then resumed his independence and founded a Nubian dynasty principality around Napata.
Eighth century BC: The king of Annex Coush Egypt and proclaimed himself pharaoh.
671 BC: Reversed by the Assyrians, the Koushites dynasty folds to Napata then Meroe, further north and less subject to the exacerbation of desertification.
Around 350 BC: The kingdom of Axum Ethiopian conquers Nubia.
From the sixth century AD: The ancient kingdom of Meroe another small Christian kingdoms that remain until the early sixteenth century. Isolated after the Muslim conquest of Egypt to 640, they disappear one after the other when Foundjis, Black Islam, to establish a Sennar sultanate in 1504.
Sixteenth Century: The Sultanate of Foundji becomes a powerful state whose capital is proving to be one of the cultural centers of the most important Islam.
Late eighteenth century: The divisions between the major tribes foundji weakened the kingdom.
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