Khartoum, Sudan

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Rank : 9.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : 15.520503, 32.558315 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Local population, archeological sites, museums, the White Nile and Blue Nile rivers, the Omdurman district and on Friday afternoons the Dervish dances at sunset. Be careful to always ask permission, never photograph law enforcement, barracks, military installations, government buildings. Always ask your guide.

Recommended equipment : Definitely a wide angle, a standard zoom and even a medium telephoto for interesting portraits. There is no problem to photograph the local population always very well available and curious. I would also recommend a tripod for landscape photos or for shots at sunset or sunrise.

Best months : Absolutely in our winter where you will find daytime temperatures that skim the 38 degrees. Fortunately the weather is very dry, but it is impossible to tackle this trip from May to September where the temperatures on site are really prohibitive.

How to get there : Plane flight to Khartoum. From Italy with Turkish via Istanbul or EgyptAir via Cairo. In 2018-2019 this flight costs about 600-700 euros depending on the operator and where it matches. The airport is practically in the city and in the area where the hotels for Western tourists reside.

Visits : The National Archaeological Museum, the ethnographic museum, the Madhi tomb, the Omdurman market, the confluence of the White Nile that meets the Blue Nile, the king Farouq Mosque and the Parliament Palace are not to be missed. Attention in the market/Souq of Omdurman is not possible to photograph.

Notes : Watch out for the visa release. If you want to make yourself aware that the visa is valid for one month from when it is released (so within a month you have to enter Sudan) and you need prior authorisation from the Embassy of Sudan and a letter of invitation from the Sudanese tourist agency. Attention, in accordance with current provisions (07/03/2019) if you are planning a trip to the U.S.A. after travelling to Sudan, you need to apply for a tourist visa. ESTA is not accepted. For the U.S. secretariat of State, Sudan, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Iraq are considered high-risk. The undersigned did not however have any problem in requesting tourist visa U.S. regularly issued (in my case) from the consulate in Milan despite my recent trips to Sudan and Syria. For more information contact me as well.

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