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Subjects :Local population, archaeological sites, Eastern Desert. The main attraction is the temple of Amun and the temple of Apedemak with the other small cloister-shaped temple, beautiful with obvious Hellenic contaminations. Other subjects are the local population mainly made up of shepherds, the nearby well where everyone goes to draw water and the beautiful natural scenery of the eastern desert.
Recommended equipment :A standard zoom and a medium tele for interesting portraits or to "steal shots" to the local population that is still always well available, especially children. It is not necessary the tripod is usually an intermediate stage, you hardly get there at sunrise or sunset and the light is certainly not lacking. There is also plenty of space for which you can approach and move away to your liking, which is why you don't need a wide angle.
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. Consider that you are in the wilderness.
How to get there :Plane flight to Khartoum. From Italy with Turkish via Istanbul or Egyptair via Cairo. From Khartum, you can arrange a day trip or as a stopover for a larger tour that will take you later to Meroe.
Visits :Certainly the three main temples, also about an hour away there is the other complex of temples, that of Mussawarat, also worth a visit. Apparently there is no guardian or ticket, but it is not a visit that you can do on your own, usually you will be accompanied by a guide/driver to take care of the photographic inputs/permits.
Notes :The camera pays a $50 per site fee, but I didn't see anyone checking in. 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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