Thesolowanderer

In Khartoum, you will need to register as a tourist at the airport police station. You only need to register if you spend more than 3 days in Sudan. If you are sure you will spend more than 3 days, you may also pay upon entry at the border. Registration will cost you $50. Yes, that is $50 over and above the fee you paid to get the visa.  When you arrive at the Sudanese border, please be aware nobody speaks English but this can actually work to your advantage. When I arrived, the officials were outside in the heat drinking coffee under a tree, that meant sitting for what felt like forever waiting for assistance. Eventually I ran out of patience,if you speak English they will help you faster because they actually want to get rid of you. What you really need to be aware of is that Sudan national language is Arabic, so none of the officials that try to help you do not speak English. If you smile, it goes pretty fast. From Khartoum you can take a bus to Wadi Halfa. Thi...

Traveling from South Africa to Kenya has been easy, the transport infrastructure is set and its simple to go from one country to the next on only one bus. I had to fly into Addis Ababa from Nairobi due to visa issue but I honestly would not recommend road travel North of Kenya to anyone, it is really not safe. From Addis to Khartoum you will need to take a 12 hour bus to Gondar, long distance traveling is prohibited in Ethiopia after dark so your bus will leave Addis Ababa at 5am. You will arrive in Gondar just before sunset. This bus will set you back 485 Birr. Be aware that all the bathroom stops are in the bushes, and only lunch is at a restaurant that is not really appealing so I suggest you have a packed lunch. Find a hotel in Gondar, there is one right next to the bus station, about a 50 metre walk. Stay the night and in the morning you will take a mini bus taxi to Matema which is the neighbouring village to Sudan. This is a 4 hour drive because you keep stopping f...