trip details for the nile & deserts of egypt and sudan (NEE)

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Map of The Nile & Deserts of Egypt and Sudan (NEE)

is this trip for me?

Route: Cairo to Khartoum or v.v.

Length of Section: 27 Nights

Profile: Exploratory style trip with constantly changing itinerary due to the nature of the area travelled through. May well not follow brochured itinerary. Roads often just tracks crossing deserts. Staying in small villages, visiting remote archaeological sites way off beaten track. Unique journey ideal for adventurous travellers but also visits all Egypt's main highlights. Trip is highly recommended by our leaders who would bite their own hand off to lead it.

Adventure Rating: Challenging

Crew: 2 crew, local guides as necessary.

Vehicle: Classic Dragoman truck.

Accommodation: Many wildcamps, some campsites and hotels. (60% camping, 40% hotels)

what's included?

Nights 1-2: Egypt & Cairo:

2 night stay and guided tour of Islamic Cairo
Guided tour of the Egyptian Museum
Guided visit to the Giza & Saqqara Pyramids

Nights 3-7: Western Desert Route:

4 or 5 day exploration overland journey along the Western Desert oasis route
Visits to Bahariya oasis, Crystal Mountain, the Black Desert and wildcamp in the White Desert

Nights 8-10: Luxor & Surrounds:

3 night stay in Luxor with guided tour of Karnak Temple
Guided donkey trek into the Valley of Kings and to other West Bank ruins

Nights 11-15: Aswan & Lake Nasser:

3 nights in Aswan to explore the town, the Nile, local ruins and the surrounding area
Boat crossing of Lake Nasser to Sudan

Nights 16-21: Sudan & the Nubian Desert:

6 day Nubian Desert crossing and exploration of the Nile Valley
Nile Valley camping and small village stays, visit to remote temples like Temple of Sulb
Overland via Dongola to the Kushite temples & pyramids at Jebel Barkal
Khartoum & the confluence of the Niles

Nights 22-27: Nile Valley & return to Khartoum:

3 day expedition to the southern Kush Pyramids at Meroe and the temples at Naqa and Musawwarat
Witness the spectacular and totally bizarre Omdurman Whirling Dervishes
Explore Omdurman market in Khartoum

what can I do on the way?

(Activities available at extra costs)

Camel safari in Western Desert from Dakla Oasis
Check out the Golden Mummies at Bahariya Oasis or the Bogawaat Necropolis in Kharga Museum
Day trip to the temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel
Felucca Sailing at Aswan

notes:

General notes: Rough roads, remote deserts and few western amenities, a true expedition. In the Sudan the itinerary will be flexible and is likely to vary from that published. There is little or no tourist infrastructure in Sudan.

If you want to see the Whirling Dervishes on northbound trips you must arrive in Khartoum a day early. This event occurs in Omdurman on Friday afternoons.

Kitty does not cover food while staying in hotels and hostels.

This short overland adventure trip is NOT an adventure holiday. Holiday is not a word you would used to describe any form of Sudan travel. Adventure experience is closer to the term, but actually 'amazing experience' or 'unreal hospitality' would capture the essence of a trip down the Nile through the northern Sudanese Desert. We travel overland down the Nile through Egypt to the town of Aswan. Our Egypt travel takes us to all the sites that any standard adventure tour will visit, but in true overland travel style we will head off into the Western Desert for six days. From Aswan, we then cross Lake Nasser by boat and enter the ancient realms of the Kushite kingdoms that are found along the Nile in Sudan.

Sudan and Egypt are inextricably linked by history and by the Nile. Both countries have a shared history dating back to Ancient Egyptian times. Initially, the Egyptians used the Nubians as slaves, but latterly the Nubians, or Kushites as they were known, became the rulers of all Egypt and Sudan.The Kushites based their kingdom on the Nile in the Sudan, where they have left superb relics.There is no tourist infrastructure and many of the ruins such as Meroe, Jebel Barkul, Naqa and Musawwarat, lie hidden in the desert with very poor access. Unlike their Egyptian counterparts, these sites get very few visitors and that's part of their attraction. Our overland expedition will travel through very remote areas along the length of the Nile from Cairo to Khartoum. We will explore the very best of Ancient Egypt and the Sudan.