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From Chad to Sudan
Some weeks ago I contributed to a thread on this forum started by Schenkel. Now it is gone. I heard something went wroing when one of the moderators tried to estabish a link. So now I propose to start it again, because I would like to make this trip. First question: Schenkel how can I best contact you? Are you in Sudan the coming months?
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Some weeks ago I contributed to a thread on this forum started by Schenkel. Now it is gone. I heard something went wroing when one of the moderators tried to estabish a link. So now I propose to start it again, because I would like to make this trip. First question: Schenkel how can I best contact you? Are you in Sudan the coming months?
Hello gvdaa
I will be in Sudan in the next few months.You can send me a pm if you require any assistance .
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I hear gvdaa is on his way from Al Junaynah to Nyala.
Will be the first non-local to do that in a while.

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Let's wish him a good journey. Darfur may be opening up a little, but it is far from safe
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Hi all, I am interested to the reverse route from Kenia to Chad, to drive back to Europe, so if you get any good info please post it.
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I made it from Chad to Sudan. In Geneina I took armed convoy to Nyala, together with about 300 trucks. Trucks pay about 100 US. I paid 300 US (after haggling). Especially the area abetween Zalingei and Nyala is dangerous, they say. Kidnappings by janjaweed, normal bandits.

From Nyala I went alone to Nahud, through Eddaien. Was stopped by security many times, but in the end they always let me go. No payments along this part of the trip. The route through Fasher to Khartoum is better (mostly tarred), but more dangerous.

Life goes on rather normal in the cities and villages along the route. I did not feel danger, never heard gunshots. Farmers are harvesting, kids go to school, buses are transporting people. Big refugee camps around the bigger places slowly change in normal neighbourhoods.

Now in Medani, along the Nile.

If you can get a permit I do not see a problem why not doing the route the other way. But I suppose you don't get a permit! If you get in from Chad they do not have a real choice but to give you a permit. Nobody at the border was thinking about sending me back. Most in Darfur, even authorities, were rather happy to have a tourist visiting.
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Hi Gerbert,

Good to hear you made it!

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Thank you Chris Scott for deleting the original post!!!
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I made it from Chad to Sudan. In Geneina I took armed convoy to Nyala, together with about 300 trucks. Trucks pay about 100 US. I paid 300 US (after haggling). Especially the area abetween Zalingei and Nyala is dangerous, they say. Kidnappings by janjaweed, normal bandits.

From Nyala I went alone to Nahud, through Eddaien. Was stopped by security many times, but in the end they always let me go. No payments along this part of the trip. The route through Fasher to Khartoum is better (mostly tarred), but more dangerous.

Life goes on rather normal in the cities and villages along the route. I did not feel danger, never heard gunshots. Farmers are harvesting, kids go to school, buses are transporting people. Big refugee camps around the bigger places slowly change in normal neighbourhoods.

Now in Medani, along the Nile.

If you can get a permit I do not see a problem why not doing the route the other way. But I suppose you don't get a permit! If you get in from Chad they do not have a real choice but to give you a permit. Nobody at the border was thinking about sending me back. Most in Darfur, even authorities, were rather happy to have a tourist visiting.
Hi gvdaa,

Great to hear someone successfully entered Sudan from Chad (schenkel, I see that you have also made this trip). Did you have the impression that the border was generally open? Did you enter with a regular Sudanese visa from your home country? Where did you stay along the way?
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I mostly camped at policestations. But in the bigger places you can also stay in a hotel. Visa not easy. As you may know. I got mine in Egypt. Lots of traffic across the border. Many shops in the east of Chad sell goods from Khartoum, like soft drinks. Also refugees travel between the camps in Chad and Darfur.
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Hi gvdaa,

Thanks for your reply. Do you think there is any way to travel in the region without your own transport?
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