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The route in Sudan and Ethiopian visa
can somebody help with the following:

Which way is better from Wadi Halfa to Karima - through Dongola or the east road?
If we enter in Ethiopia and the visa expires in Gondar/Lalibela, what we should do?
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Hi Sashkow,

I think the answer is pretty easy: Go along the Nile via Dongola and take time! There is a lot to be seen on the way, the villages along the river (though the new road passes outside the palm areas), the temple of Soleb, the mud-brick temple in Kerma, Old Dongola. There is a ferry passing from the Western side of the Nile to Old Dongola on the Eastern side (leave the main highway at km 374 to the left). From Old Dongola a new tarmac road passes all the way to Karima on the Northern bank of the Nile (you might want to stop to visit the two tombs at Kurru (turn right at km 15 before Karima).

If your question meant whether to go from Dongola straight via the short cut to Karima or follow the Nile via Old Dongola, I would still opt for the latter.

Greetings from Sudan
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Thx, Achim!

It could be that we are in hurry due to Ethiopian visa expiration, so besides the pyramids in Meroe we my need to skip the rest.
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Sudan is an amazing country - I wished I hadnt hurried through it.

There is a brand new road in the north, it just gets a tiny bit bad towards Ethiopia. With this in mind and you are in a hurry you can do the whole country in three long days.

Im sorry I dont entirely understand why your visa is expiring... you can get one for Ethiopia in Khartoum for $20 it takes one day (if you go in the morning - you can pick it up in the afternoon)
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The issue is that if we follow our normal schedule, we'll be in Khratum Friday.
So we'll try arrive in Wednsday night in order to apply for visa.
And we'll leave Wadi Halfa probably Thursday or Wednsday morning.
That's tricky one.
The other option is enter Etiopia, our visas expires 1 day after and to hope we can extend it relatively fast and easily in Adis Ababa.
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The issue is that if we follow our normal schedule, we'll be in Khratum Friday.
So we'll try arrive in Wednsday night in order to apply for visa.
And we'll leave Wadi Halfa probably Thursday or Wednsday morning.
That's tricky one.
The other option is enter Etiopia, our visas expires 1 day after and to hope we can extend it relatively fast and easily in Adis Ababa.
i think your visa is valid for 30 days from the date of entry ,so i believe that you have the right to enter Ethiopia any day if its not expired and then you have the right to stay as long it is written on your visa (duration of stay )
so please check the visa details well, and correct me if I'm wrong
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Hi Sashkow,

I think the answer is pretty easy: Go along the Nile via Dongola and take time! There is a lot to be seen on the way, the villages along the river (though the new road passes outside the palm areas), the temple of Soleb, the mud-brick temple in Kerma, Old Dongola. There is a ferry passing from the Western side of the Nile to Old Dongola on the Eastern side (leave the main highway at km 374 to the left). From Old Dongola a new tarmac road passes all the way to Karima on the Northern bank of the Nile (you might want to stop to visit the two tombs at Kurru (turn right at km 15 before Karima).

If your question meant whether to go from Dongola straight via the short cut to Karima or follow the Nile via Old Dongola, I would still opt for the latter.

Greetings from Sudan
Achim
Dear Achim
thanks for the good info ,
please try to make a post with all details ,and post it as a topic like Northern Sudan ,so every one can have good info as so many travelers just ride or drive to escape Sudan although there is lots to see and visit
drive safe my friend
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