Africa - Sudan (PDF Chapter)

This is the Sudan chapter from Lonely Planet’s Africa guidebook.

Among Sudan’s sweeping hills of sand lie treasures the rest of the world are only just beginning to discover, and visitors invariably agree that the Sudanese are among the friendliest and most hospitable people on earth.

• discover the superb Meroe Pyramids at Sudan’s most striking archaeological site
• maps
• dive into Kassala’s exotic markets and scramble around the photogenic Taka Mountains
• transport
• sweep away the sandy layers of time and discovering a wealth of Pharaonic ruins, tombs and pyramids in Karima
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Khartoum & around, Begrawiya (Meroe), Naqa & Musawarat es-Suffra, Wadi Halfa, Wawa, Kerma, Dongola, Karima, Kassala, Port Sudan, Suakin, South of Khartoum, Gedaref, Understand Sudan and Survival Guide.