geoff
from my own experience, i strongly suggest you get your visa extended at the big monolithic building near the hilton hotel. the bike papers can be extended at car customs, near to the airport (as mentioned by susan). you will also need a paper from the traffic police saying you have no traffic fines outstanding. the traffic police 'office' is on the way to the airport on the left.
the visa thing should take a few hours, the bike papers extention (including exchanging the licence plates you got at the border for cairo plates) will take at least a day, most likely 2!! get yourself a runner who knows the system, bring lots of drinking water and biscuits!
the bike will need to have a chassis number and engine number 'tracing' (the chappie at car customs who does this is called shukri. give him a kick from me). the whole experience is absolutely horrid, but better than having your bike impounded! i do not joke here.
pls see these 2 links for a more humourous/sarcastic description of my stunts in cairo and egypt. i won't be going there again.
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/chr...ht/1999_12.php
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/chr...ht/2000_01.php
enjoy sudan and south from there,
ChrisB
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