Have you learnt Sudan has additional pyramids than Egypt? No? I didn’t know each. Nonetheless, all through my latest journey I discovered Sudan has many unbelievable treasures to produce. From historic monuments and infinite deserts to unsurpassed hospitality. All through a quick overland journey, I backpacked by way of Sudan for about 18 days. Although Egypt and Ethiopia had been pretty heavy on the pockets, my journey costs in Sudan remained low. So, how quite a bit does it worth to backpack in Sudan? Try my detailed spendings overview to go looking out out!
Updated December 2018
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COSTS 18-DAY SUDAN BACKPACKING TRIP: 8650 SDG (267 EURO or 332 USD)
DAILY TRAVEL EXPENSES SUDAN*: 480 SDG (14,86 EURO or 18,44 USD)
*These daily journey payments are per one particular person per day. Along with all excursions, house flights, souvenirs, lodging, meals, drinks, entrance fees, concepts and lots of others. Excluding worldwide flights and visa costs.
** On the time of my journey, the black market cost was about 26 SDG for 1 USD. The official cost was quite a bit lower.
EXAMPLES OF PRICES IN SUDAN:
These prices are per particular person besides mentioned in some other case.
Commonplace Sudan payments
One night in a private room in a ‘lokanda’: 70 SDG (2.7 USD)
One night in a lodge with private bathroom: 200-300 SDG (7.7 – 11.5 USD)
A quick 10-minute taxi journey: 40 SDG (1.5 USD)
A 1L bottle of water: 5 SDG (0,2 USD)
A bottle of coke: 6 SDG (0.2 USD)
A falafel sandwich: 5 SDG (0.2 USD)
A plate of foul: 15 SDG (0.57 USD)
A plate of fried fish: 40 SDG (1.5 USD)
An space bus journey: 2 SDG (0.08 USD)
Western mannequin meals: 100 SDG (2.70 USD)
Notable Sudan payments
Registration in Wadi Halfa: 532 SDG (20.5 USD)
Simcard: 40 SDG (1,5 USD)
Costs of lodging in Sudan
Private room Resort Cangan in Wadi Halfa: 70 SDG (2.7 USD)
Private room Nubian Guesthouse in Abri: 200 SDG (7.7 USD)
Private room Al-Nassr lodge in Karima: 120 SDG (4.6 USD)
Private room Al-Bashra lodge in Atbara: 280 SDG (10.8 USD)
Female dormitory Khartoum Youth Hostel: 70 SDG (2.7 USD)
Private room KH2 lodge in Khartoum: 250 SDG (9,6 USD)
Private room Hipton Resort in Kassala: 300 SDG (11.9 USD)
Private room Elmotwakil Resort in Gadaref: 350 SDG (13.5 USD)
Costs of transportation in Sudan
Bus Wadi Halfa to Abri: 70 SDG (2.7 USD)
Bus Abri to Dongola: 100 SDG (3.9 USD)
Dongola to Karima bus: 70 SDG (2.7 USD)
Bus Karima to Atbara: 130 SDG (5 USD)
Bus Atbara to Shendi (drop-off at Meroe): 50 SDG (1.9 USD)
Bus Meroe to Khartoum: 200 SDG (7.7 USD)
Bus Khartoum to Kassala: 260 SDG (10 USD)
Bus Kassala to Gadaref: 70 SDG (2.7 USD)
Bus Gadaref to Gadalat 45 SDG (1.7 USD)
Costs of sights
Entrance worth Nuri pyramids: 100 SDG (3.9 USD)
Entrance worth Meroe pyramids: 150 SDG (5.8 USD)
Entrance worth Nationwide Museum in Khartoum: 10 SDG (0.4 USD)
SOME DETAILS ON THIS SUDAN BACKPACKING TRIP:
Regarding the backpacker: Me (Manouk), 31 years
Trip spot and journey interval: Sudan in December 2017 for 18 days
Visited places: Wadi Halfa, Abri, Dongola, Karima, Atbara, Meroe, Khartoum, Kassala, Gadaref
Type of journey: Solo, independently (e.g. nothing booked beforehand)
Lodging*: Elementary/worth vary (primarily hostels / guesthouses / worth vary resorts)
Transportation*: Funds (native busses)
Meals*: Elementary/worth vary (meals in native consuming locations/street stalls).
Foreign exchange cost: 1 USD = 26 SDG (black market cost)
Change November 2018: From what I heard the black market cost is now nearly the an identical as a result of the official cost (1 USD – 47 SDG).
Change December 2018: In accordance with Package deal the black market cost is now 1 USD = 50 SDG
*4 selections: major, worth vary, commonplace and opulent
SUDAN MONEY TIPS
- It’s NOT potential to get money in Sudan (no ATM’s / no banks that may help you)
- Because of this reality, it’s best to convey a great deal of ‘new’ US {{dollars}} with out creases into the nation. You can merely change your USD’s everywhere in Sudan. They like extreme denomination notes.
- Ask spherical to get the latest black market cost, as a result of it modifications daily. Even after I used to be there, the SDG dropped considerably. Clearly, this implies a declining financial system, which is horrible for the Sudanese of us.
- Euro’s won’t be very modern (and get pretty harmful fees)
- Scamming is uncommon in Sudan. Prices are on a regular basis truthful. No should haggle (probably with exception of taxi’s). No should be suspicious. For many who journey from each Egypt or Ethiopia, that is important to understand!
- Remarkably, the doorway worth’s (for example the Meroe) pyramids did seem like negotiable. Me and fellow vacationers paid completely totally different entrance prices.
- Please discover: because of altering financial system in Sudan, prices generally tend to change fast. As on a regular basis, that’s merely an abstract of what I spent all through a certain time interval in Sudan. These are not any fixed prices.
SUDAN BACKPACKING GENERAL TIPS
- Please check out my 2-week Sudan journey itinerary
- It’s easy and cheap to utilize public transportation in Sudan. Minibuses go away when full. It pays off to go early to the bus stations, because of for those who occur to go away inside the afternoon, it’d take a extremely very very long time for a bus to get full.
- Funds lodging in Sudan is major. Some guesthouses don’t current (clear) sheets, so convey a sleeping bag or a liner!
- Not included on this text are the visa costs. I purchased my Sudanese visa in Aswan, Egypt for lower than 50 USD and never utilizing a an invitation. From what I understand, these costs are quite a bit lower than getting a Sudanese visa in a European nation, so likelihood is you may ponder to journey to Sudan by the use of Egypt.
- The Sudanese hospitality is overwhelming. Put collectively to be invited for loads of chai, meals and in my case even to stay at someones dwelling 🙂
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Let me know if in case you could have any questions on backpacking in Sudan.
Sudan backpacking knowledge:
My Ultimate Sudan Journey data
The correct technique to get an Ethiopian visa in Khartoum, Sudan
What to do in Khartoum?
Buying your Sudanese visa in Aswan, Egypt