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Our first Ethiopia impressions are mixed. Gallabat consists only of a few mud huts, and the customs officials sitting in a mud hut as well. We have heard a lot about Ethiopia from other travelers. Apparently a lot of people…

Gedaref is the last town before the border. From Khartoum we head towards Ethiopia. Soon after Khartoum Africa is changing and there appear the first round thatched huts as they are so typical for black Africa. Since there are no…

We plan to see the whirling dervish. But before I once again want to know it and decide to have my hair cut. Hassan brings us to the hairdresser. A few minutes later, I regret my decision, but now there…

With Hassan, we visit Khartoum sights and first drive to Omdurman to the Tomb of the Mahdi. Just five months after his victory over Khartoum, the Mahdi died after a brief illness in 1885. The tomb with a silver dome…

In the afternoon the next day we are already in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. There are quite a lot of interesting sights in the City. Khartoum was founded on the confluence of the White and Blue Nile, and actually…

The Merowe Pyramids are on the agenda. From Karima we head towards Atbara. We need to cross Bayuda desert. This is not a big challenge, because it is tarmac up to Atbara. However, it is very hot, even the wind…

Camel herds are a daily appearance in the Sudan. A herd crosses road, we must wait. Camels have right of way. One is well advised to let pass animals, no matter which, because they are not used to traffic and…

Next morning we continue along the Nile in rural Sudan. We want to the Pyramids of Karima. We do not take, however, the route through the desert from Dongola, but travel on along the Nile. Although the villages along the…

In the early hours of the morning we set off towards Dongola. We again take the gravel road that runs along the Nile to see the pretty villages. The track is pretty good, quite soft, because the ground is sandy.…

The port of Wadi Halfa, we have imagined really differently. It is only a strip of sand, in front an old body of a vessel is anchored there, our passenger ferry is fixed to it. Welcome to the Sudan. The…