NH 8282
We used Real Sudan Tours for a 4 day trip to Northern Sudan. We went in a large family group of 14 people, including small children. Samir, from Real Sudan was fantastic from start to finish. He created a bespoke itinerary for our group, based on our interests, answered all our questions and organised the trip flawlessly. We started and finished in Khartoum, visiting old Nubia, including: Musawarat, Naga, the Meroe Pyramids, the Merowe Dam, El Kuru, Jebel El Barkel, Old Dongola. The sights, history, pyramids and temples were amazing, stunning and beautiful. The people are the kindest and most welcoming in the world. Our guide, Habab, was an experienced archaeologist and fluent English speaker who enhanced our understanding of the sights enormously. The cars were well maintained 4WD, the drivers were friendly, safe and extremely professional, and our cook, Mahmoud, prepared a feast every day. We could not have chosen a better company to travel with, and were delighted to learn more about Sudanese ancient history. We would not hesitate to recommend Real Sudan, and would encourage everyone to visit this really incredibly interesting part of the world, that is relatively untouched by tourism. I would also add that we were there in late December 2018, so during the protests and popular uprising in Sudan. We had wondered if this would affect our trip, either in terms of organisation or safety, and if we should reconsider going. I can say that it was perfectly safe for us to be there, our drivers planned carefully ahead to ensure that petrol would be available in the current shortages, we avoided protest areas (which was quite straightforward to do) and we found no reason at all to be put off or to delay a visit. In fact, it is all the more important to go at this time, to support the local economy and people, and a local tour operator.
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