TOUR NUBIA
Four Star Hotel in Khartoum, Nubian Houses, Italian operated "wild camps."

SUDAN TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Explore an undiscovered region, with temple ruins, pyramids, camel caravans, and desert tribal cultures
Visit Sudan’s pyramids and ancient city of Meroe
Connect with local people in desert markets and small, isolated villages
Enjoy fantastic diverse landscapes such as groves of dates, palms and guava, the Northern U-bend of the Nile and a vast desert of moving sands

Travel to Sudan on an adventurous journey visiting ancient historical sites, nomadic tribal cultures, the vast Nubian Desert, and the timeless Nile River. We will visit significant archaeological sites such as the temple of Amun, Kerma civilization, Nuri Prymids, royal city of Meroe and the important Meroetic site Nagaa.

Once we leave Khartoum, accommodations are mainly Italian operated "wild camps" (igloo tents, foam mattresses, gas lights, water basin for washing).

There may be 1 night at a Nubian house, built from mud, clean and well designed. They generally have three rooms with verandas, a bathroom with a local-style bucket shower, a toilet, and electricity. Staying in a local house offers a chance to shower, charge camera batteries, and most of all an opportunity to observe and interact with local people in an authentic setting.

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Desert Nomads

ITINERARY - SUDAN TOUR

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Day 1: Arrival in Khartoum
Transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Khartoum-Western Desert
Tour Khartoum and Omdurman, ancient capital of Sudan where we see Mahdi's tomb and explore the souk. We then travel north through the western desert and arrive at our wild camp.

Day 3: Old Dongola & Nubian Villages
We cross the Nile to Old Dongola where a Christian Coptic Temple and several churches are situated on the banks of the Nile. Then travel across the Nubian Desert visiting Nubian villages along the way.

Day 4: Kerma-Tombos Villages
We journey to the small Kerma village and visit the majestic Defuffa and nearby Tombos village.

Day 5: Soleb-Wawa
We reach the Temple of Soleb, the most beautiful Egyptian temple in all of Sudan, by small boat from Wawa village.

Day 6: Sai Island-Abri
We arrive on the beautiful island of Sai, host of ancient ruins from the Kerma culture, Egyptian temple, Christian settlements and a Turkish fort.

Day 7-8: Nubian Desert
We'll see Lake Nassar, the Umm Nabari Gold Mine at base of Umm Nabari Mountain and a Britsh style railway station.

Day 9: El Kab Village
We keep crossing the Nubian Desert and reach El Kab village in a beautiful spot where the sand dunes meet the Nile.

Day 10: Karima
Today we reach the small town of Karima located at the foor of Jebel Barkal (UNESCO), a landmark in Nubian Desert. We'll vsit the Amon Temple and El Kurru, ancient capital of Napata.

Day 11-12: Nuri-Atrun Crater-Bayuda Desert-Meroe
Crossing the Nile, we reach the Pyramids of Nuri. We cruise along the river and explore the smal islands and sandy beaches along the Nile. Then we enter the Bayuda Desert, characterized by black basalt mountains. mostly volcanic. It's likely we'll meet Bisharin nomads with their caravans and herds of camel and cattle. We viist Atrun Crater in the center of Bayuda Desert, where nomads gather salt from a gren colored pool. Overnight in camp near Meroe Pyramids.

Day 13: Meroe-Mussawarat-Naga
Visit the royal necropolis of Meroe and Mussawarat El Sufra settlement. We then go to beautiful Naga for our last camp.

Day 14: Return to Khartoum
Morning exploration of the ancient site of Naga. We reach Khartoum in the afternoon and visit the Archaeological Museum and the Omdurman souk. Transfer to hotel, available until 9 pm.

Day 15: Depart
Intl flight departs at midnight or very early am.