Enjoy a private tour in this overlooked but historically important country in Africa. Northern Sudan is the ancient kindoms of Nubia, and the older Egyptian civilizations of the Upper Nile. Safe and unexpectedly hospitable, this area is one of our insider favorites. Start your tour in the capital city of Khartoum where your private guide will explain the importance of the junction of the Blue Nile and White Nile, and the history of this ancient crossroads. Visit the National Museum, Khalifa's house, Mehdi's Tomb, the old Souk. Then depart north to the enigmatic Pyramids of Meroe. Smaller than the pyramids of Giza, they are still impressive. Stay overnight under the desert stars in your private expedition encampment, with the company of your guide and driver. Continue to the 6th Cataract of the Nile, before returning to Khartoum.

Sudan is a vast country and the northern area of this tour is a vast distance away from the troubled southern provinces. The desert culture places very high importance on treating visitors with open hospitality, and the Sudanese values of respect and honesty make theft a rare occurrence. As with many parts of the world, remote places often hold the best rewards. Credit cards, ATM cards and traveller checks are not accepted in Sudan - so visitors must bring sufficient USD cash.

Travel in confidence knowing our in-country staff are available 24/7, and able to anticipate and adjust to your travel needs. Enjoy this tour as a stand-alone vacation, or expand and customize with some of our other itineraries.

Day 1
Khartoum
After landing in Khartoum you are transferred to your hotel in a private air conditioned four wheel drive vehicle with a English speaking driver. After a brief freshen up, you start your tour with a city tour of Khartoum that includes a visit to the National Museum, the Ethnographic Museum, Continue with a drive to Omdurman to visit Khalifa's House, Mehdi Tomb and a visit to old Souk. Return to your hotel. Dinner at leisure. Your package includes: Passport registration, tour permit, visa invitation letter, and bottled water. The hotel Provide 64 luxurious rooms with a private bathroom, a fridge, Satellite TV. Located just 10 minutes from Khartoum airport . The hotel is just minutes from the White and Blue Nile rivers as well as shopping, banking facilities. Khartoum is the capital of Sudan, and is located at the confluence point of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran". The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. Divided by the Niles, Khartoum is a tripartite metropolis with an estimated overall population of over a million people consisting of Khartoum proper, and linked by bridges Khartoum North called (al-Khart?m Bahr?) and Omdurman (Umm Durm?n) to the west. The largest museum in Khartoum, and indeed all of Sudan, is the National Museum of Sudan. Founded in 1971, it contains works from different epochs of Sudanese history. Among the exhibits are two Egyptian temples of Buhen and Semna which were originally built by Queen Hatshepsut and Pharaoh Tuthmosis III respectively but relocated to Khartoum upon the flooding of Lake Nasser.

Day 2
Khartoum - Meroe
Awake early for a drive to the 6th Cataract in your private air conditioned 4 wheel drive vehicle with Eglish speaking driver/guide. Continue on with visits to The Lion Temple of Naqa, Mussawarat and end with a visit to the Pyramids of Meroe. Enjoy a local cusine cooked at your camp. Enjoy a night under the stars in your tented camp. Don't worry your guide will set it up for you and enjoy a dinner cooked at the camp with local cusine. All supplies provided. Just take time to enjoy the star gazing. Meroë is the name of an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. The area often is referred to as Nubia. This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries. The city of Meroë was on the edge of Butana and there were two other Meroitic cities in Butana, Musawwarat es-Sufra, and Naqa. The site of the city of Meroë is marked by more than two hundred pyramids in three groups, of which many are in ruins. They are identified as Nubian pyramids because of their distinctive size and proportions.

Day 3
Meroe - Khartoum
Awake after a restful sleep in your tent under the stars in the dessert and visit the Royal City of Meroe, an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Ezana, or Aezianas, was the 4th century C.E. king of Axum in whose region Christianity was introduced to Ethiopia. He conquered the Nile valley realm of Kush (Meroe), and extended the frontiers of his kingdom to include, not only what is now Ethiopia, but also parts of Sudan and Somalia. Once you are done your city tour, enjoy a final drive back to Khartoum enjoy dinner at leisure. Overnight at Alferdos Hotel.

Day 4
Khartoum
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and a private air conditioned transfer to the airport for your international flight home. Depart from International Airport. End of itinerary.