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Day 1: Arrival in Khartoum Transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Khartoum-Meroe Tour Khartoum and Omdurman, ancient capital of Sudan where we see Mahdi's tomb and explore the souk. We then travel north along good roads to the desert and Meroe. The pyramids of the necropolis of Meroe become visible among yellow sand dunes. There are more than 40 pyramids along the Nile in Sudan. Arrive at the permanent tented camp of Meroe, your base for the next three nights.
Day 3-4: Meroe-Royal City Tour the pyramids of Meroe; visit Naga, east of the Nile and the ancient settlement of Musawwarat.
Day 5: Karima Follow the road along the Nile to the city of Atbara, located on the confluence between the Nile and the Atbara rivers. Cross the Nile by ferryboat. While waiting for the boat and during the crossing you will have ample opportunity to observe and interact with the local people.
Head to the Bayuda Desert. The landscape is characterized by sharp black basalt mountains, most of them volcanic and cone-shaped, alternating with pebble stretches and large valleys with dry wadis.
You may encounter isolated groups and camel and donkey caravans. These are the Bisharin nomads who live in small huts close to the rare water wells in areas where surviving seems almost impossible.
Day 6: Jebel Barkal & El Kurru Jebel Barkal stands as a landmark in the Nubian Desert. At the foot of this isolated red sandstone mountain are the ruins of a temple dedicated to the pharaohs of the New Reign and to their patron Amon. Explore the Royal necropolis of the ancient city of Napata, the Nubian capital from 800 to 400 B.C., before the Meroitic period. Scattered in three different locations are a large number of pyramids. Visit two tombs excavated from the rock under the pyramids in the village of El Kurru.
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Day 7: Nubian Desert Take a cruise on the Nile stopping to explore the small sandy island; visit Nuri Pyramids. Overnight Karima.
Day 8: Return to Khartoum Today we drive south along the tarmac road acoss the western desert. We reach Khartoum in the afternoon and visit the Archaeological Museum and the Omdurman souk. Transfer to hotel for wash/change, available until 9 pm.
Day 9: Depart International flight departs at midnight or early am.
OR Continue to Soleb & Old Dongola
Day 8: Karima-Kerma-Tombos-Sesibi Drive north west through the Nubian Desert to Kerma village and visit the majestic Defuffa and Tomboa village. Cross the Nile to Sesibi Hotel.
Day 9: Sesibi-Soleb-Sesibi Drive north to the Temple of Soleb, then visit nearby Jebel Dosha and Temple of Sesibi.
Day 10: Nubian Villages-Old Dongola-Karima Drive south following the Nile, visiting Nubian villages along the way to Old Dongola where a Christian Coptic Temple and several churches are situated on the banks of the Nile. Overnight in Nubian guesthouse in Karima.
Day 11 Return to Khartoum Today we drive south along the tarmac road acoss the western desert. We reach Khartoum in the afternoon and visit the Archaeological Museum and the Omdurman souk. Transfer to hotel for wash/change, available until 9 pm.
Day 12: Depart Intl flight departs at midnight or very early am.
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