General Info

Police, Custom and Health Formalities

To enter in Sudan it is necessary to get en entry visa, but the passport must not contain the Israeli visa. Within three days from the entrance it is necessary to register the passport at the police station (our organization will provide this service to our clients). At the departure is requested an airport tax of USD 20.

No vaccinations are required, but it is advisable the malaria profilaxis during the hottest months. During the winter months (November to March) there are very few mosquitoes and the risk is very low. To travel in Sudan it is necessary to get a “travel permit” specifying the itinerary. To visit the archaeological sites it is necessary to get special permit. Our organisation will provide this permits.

A first aid kit is available in the cars, but it is advisable to carry own personal medicines in the hand baggage.

At departure is requested an airport tax of 35 SP  

Currency    

The currency in Sudan is the Sudanese Pound. The present value (March 2008) is 1 Euro = 3 SP - 1 USD = 2 SP It is possible to change in the banks both Euro or USD.  

Language

The language spoken by the people is Arabic; in the Nubian region it is also used a local dialect different from Arabic. Very few people speaks English out of Khartoum.  

Time Zone

In Sudan the difference is +2 hour with central European time.  

Climate

The northern Sudan regions have a desert climate, with high thermal range between day and night. For a travel the best period are winter months, from October to the end of April, with a climate dry and sunny.

The range of  temperatures are:

- October/November and March/April:  30°-35° degrees

  during the day, 12°-18° in the night

- December/January/February:  25°-30° degrees during

  the day, 5°-10° in the night

The humidity fluctuations are between 20% and 40%. No clouds or rains in these months.  

Photographs

It is necessary to get a photographic permit that will be provided by the organisation.  We remember you that it is not allowed to take photographs of military items, airports, bridges, official buildings. In Khartoum also there are sometimes problems to take pictures of the town and of the mosques. We suggest, in case of any doubt, to ask to the tour leader.

IMPORTANT:

Please note that it is not allowed to bring into the country alcoholic beverages because of the Islamic law.