Originally Posted by wearthefoxhat

Hi Simon, I did a scrap of paper calculation that the costs for the 'regular' Iskenderun / Port Said ferry (if it was running!) then down to Khartoum via White Desert in Egypt and Wadi Haifa barge would cost about $4,500 (incl fuel, 'waiting' in hotels, fixers, etc).
As an estimate to also get to Khartoum, container estimates we have had so far include;
1) approx $2,600 from a company in Port Sudan (includes clearing the vehicle at Port Sudan, but I'm not sure yet what costs / proceedure is involved in loading it at Mersin, Turkey.
2) approx $3,500 from a company in Istanbul who will deal with all the loading / lashing etc, but seem to only want to ship to Mombassa. This would mean us back-tracking quite a bit as we're keen to see Sudan and particulary spend time in Northern Ethiopia.
Both costs exclude flights to follow the car and any hotel costs either end. They also assume we can get the roof-tent off and to get into a standard height 20ft container (and that tent will also fit in).
All in all, I think the costs are going to work out much the same. It's going to come down to whats possible / sensible.
One of the other advantages of the shipping however would be that we would avoid having Egypt added to the Carnet. This would save us about £3,000 (although we would get half of that back when returning the Carnet to the RAC).
Still not sure which option we're going to go with yet - am watching how VanGS gets on as he has gone via Israel and it will be interesting to see what happens when he gets to Sudan.
It would be so much easier if the bloody Iskenderun / Port Said ferry was still running.
Regards
Scott