Dear travelers,

our friends
Carsten + Tina
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are at the moment in Sudan and need YOUR help.
They wanted to travel north to Egypt and take a ferry from Alexandria to Venice.
Now they are not sure to travel to Egypt.

Information from the ferry agency:
In this very moment, the ferry is waiting in Syria that situation improve.
Actually is not possible to enter Alexandria port, but it is our intention to run the service continiously. As soon as situation will be quite"

Is it difficult to get a Visa for Saudi Arabia???
They think about taking a ferry from Port Sudan to Jeddah in Saudi Arabai, or even Aqaba in Jordan.

Here are 2 alternative routes.
Do you have any futher informaion?
Or more alternative ways?

1. Ferry Port Sudan to Aqaba in Jordan? Then to Syria and catch the ferry to Venice.
2. Ferry Port Sudan to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia? Then to Syria and catch the ferry to Venice.

best wishes Ralf

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ferry from Port Sudan to Jeddah saudi arabia?

some visa info:

Embassies and Consulates of Saudi Arabia in The World. - Offshorewave.com

Visa Requirements


in worst case scenario just back up you route and wait, gues what the overland travel is all about?...or go into egypt and wait and see...according the news 30/1/2011 the police is holding back and military has not been taking any actions, than celbrating with protestors, so it might be safe???? from the news, the tourist areas have been completely quiet and safe...so it can just an another

Have posted your request and a link to this thread on the ADVrider Africa & mid-East regional forum.

Best of luck,
Mike

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Hey Ralf,

I would suggest to wait it out until things become more certain. Firming up a backup plan is also a good idea, the Aqaba ferry to Jordan is straightforward and then the ride around Syria to Turkey is usually straighforward. From Turkey there are ferries over to Italy, although this may be more common in the summer. If not, they can just ride east. Cold but doable.

In regards to documentation, they already have their carnet since they are going to Egypt so the next item is visas. In normal times, you can get the Jordan visa at the border, the Syrian visa at the border (at least when coming from the north, someone here can comment whether you get it at the border when coming from the south to whether you have to pick it up in Amman).

Keep in mind though that I have seen on the news that there are protests in other countries such as Jordan and there is some fear that the protests may spread the same way they spread from Tunisia to Egypt. So there is some risk the normal visa/border process may be somewhat interupted.

The situation reminds me of the troubles in Kenya about 3 years back. There was a bunch of overlanders piled up in Ethiopia trying to figure out if it was safe to travel by watching the news and watching for any traffic to come through. Some organized people looking into the possibility of flying over the country, and some just sat around drinking coffee and waiting. In the end, the protests quieted down somewhat, some traffic started to trickle through and with first hand news then we felt the safety conditions were adequate to continue. It was a bit interesting in spots, but by far and away the most relevant infomation was from locals directly on the ground. We took a couple of detours, avoided the worst trouble areas and it all worked out. Best wishes that the situation clarifies itself shortly for all involved.

In regards to specific experience, a friend of mine is coming back from Cairo in the next few days. (Ironically she spent the first part of January in Sudan but left for Egypt to be safe and avoid any potential unrest resulting from the referendum in Sudan.) Once I hear any updates, I'll post. Cheers.

I dont think you can get in and out of Port Sudan !!! So they say on the grapevine !

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Hi all,

We are a bit worried about the Egypt situation too, as we are leaving for our overland trip in a few weeks (from London to Cape Town).

I've put a post in the regional forum as well.

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...troubled-55228

Any info from the ground, any alternative routes, tips on whether to get visas in advance etc would be greatly appreciated!!

Ted, that is concerning about Port Sudan, is that because of the referendum?

Cheers
ness

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