Do not travel to Sudan due to civil unrest. Reconsider travel due to crime, terrorism, kidnapping, and armed conflict. On October 27, the Department authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency U. Before planning any international travel, please review the CDC's specific recommendations for vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers. Country Summary : Crime, such as kidnapping, armed robbery, home invasion, and carjacking can occur. This type of crime is more frequent outside of Khartoum.
Members of known terrorist groups and individuals sympathetic to these groups in Sudan could attack with little or no warning, targeting foreign and local government facilities, and areas frequented by Westerners. Demonstrations can occur with no warning. The majority of recent demonstrations in Khartoum have been planned and peaceful.
Violence continues along the border between Chad and Sudan and areas that border South Sudan including the disputed Abyei area. Intercommunal clashes can occur throughout the country and can result in the declaration of localized States of Emergency. The U. Embassy requires U. Read the country information page.
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Thank you for your feedback. Report a problem with this page. What were you doing? What went wrong? Email address. Once you get past Abu Hamad, however, like if you would like to go to Bir Tawil , then it is a different story, as roads end and the desert starts. A good 4WD will be necessary there. While the roads are good, there is an impediment we need to note, and that brings us to our next point!
While Sudan used to be one of the biggest exporter of oil around the world, things have taken a drastic turn after the separation with South Sudan. With most of the oil reserves found in the South and the embargo imposed on Sudan, gas is a very scarce commodity. Oil is tightly rationed and distributed to petrol stations very sparingly, with many stations empty for days. When gas is available, people rush unto it and it leads to long queue at the station.
This means that downtime should be planned as any part of a trip to Sudan will necessarily include some chasing or waiting for petrol. As such, it is important to have someone experience who can navigate through this situation and make sure that your car will have the combustible it needs to take you on your adventure. There is also a black market for oil, but the oil sold there is often 4 time the price and of very poor quality. You might have heard bad things from either Darfur or the recent revolution and be afraid that Sudanese are either rough or that the country is dangerous.
Far from it! During our time in Sudan, we keep being amazed by how good the Sudanese have been to us and here are some examples. And the country is very safe! One guest forgot a bag full of money, along with his passport and credit card in an hotel lobby. The bag was found, kept at the reception and we had a call asking us to pick it up.
When shopping for Sudanese traditional clothes, we quickly found out that shopkeepers were charging us LESS than they charged the locals. Only place in the world I have seen that. A road was blocked in Khartoum, so instead of having us make a detour, Sudanese soldiers arranged for us to jump in their pickup truck and drive across the blockade.
This is only some of the many examples of hospitality, kindness and friendliness found in Sudan. But cool people is not the only thing found in Sudan. Giza pyramids, thousands of tourists queueing to be harassed for overpriced camel rides, queueing to enter empty pyramids… It could be much better! Sudan has a lot of common history with Egypt but it is very seldom mentioned!
Some of the granite used in Egypt was taken from mines in Sudan and pharaohs from Egypt and Sudan constantly invaded each other, leading to a vibrant exchange of culture. As such, Sudan is filled with temples, pyramids and ruins to fulfill your wildest Indiana Jones fantasy.
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