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SudanAuthor: Paul Clammer2nd edition • OCTOBER 2009262 PAGES • 16 PAGES OF COLOUR PHOTOS • 29 MAPSISBN: 978 1 84162 206 4
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Much has changed in Sudan since the first edition of this guidebook was published in 2005. Following the peace agreement that ended the civil war of 1983–2005, southern Sudan is newly accessible to adventurous travellers. Bradt's Sudan continues to be the only guidebook dedicated to this emerging destination. This new edition offers full coverage of the southern towns of Juba, Malakal, Wau and Rumbek, and provides information on recently demined driving routes. It also details the increasing hotel and restaurant options in Khartoum, and Sudan's developing wildlife tourism.
• The Bradt guide continues to be the only guidebook that focuses solely on Sudan, a destination with growing tourist appeal • This second edition offers detailed coverage of southern Sudan, which is newly accessible to visitors • Coverage of recently demined overland routes, plus new information on the improved access to the Nuba Mountains • Full details of the many new guesthouses and restaurants in Khartoum • New information on Sudan’s emerging wildife tourism destinations 
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ISBN-13: 9781841622064
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Table of Contents
PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 The Land and its People
Chapter 2 History
Chapter 3 Practical Information
Chapter 4 Health and Safety
PART TWO THE GUIDE
Chapter 5 Khartoum History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Tour operators and booking agencies, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Safety, Shopping, Other practicalities, Media and communications, What to see and do
Chapter 6 Khartoum to Atbara Shendi, Meroe and the puramids, Naqa, Musawwarat es Sufra, Atbara, Ed Damer
Chapter 7 Karima and Dongola Karima, Nuri, El Kurru, Ghazali, Old Dongola Dongola, Kawa
Chapter 8 Dongola to Wadi Halfa Travel along the Nile, Kerma, West bank temples, Abri, Wadi Halfa
Chapter 9 Central Sudan Kosti, Aba Island, Sennar, Wad Medani
Chapter 10 East Sudan Kassala, Gedaref
Chapter 11 The Red Sea Port Sudan, Excursions from Port Sudan, Scuba diving from Port Sudan, Suakin
Chapter 12 Kardofan El Obeid, The Nuba Mountains, Babanusa
Chapter 13 Darfur Background, Travel in Darfur, Nyala, El Fasher, El Geneina
Chapter 14 Southern Sudan History, Safety in the south, Juba, Malakal, Wau, Yei
Appendix 1 Language
Appendix 2 Glossary
Appendix 3 Further Information
Index 
About the AuthorPaul Clammer is a freelance travel writer and has worked as a tour and trekking guide in countries from Morocco to Pakistan. Ever someone to get off the beaten track, he also runs Kabul Caravan, a website dedicated to independent travel in Afghanistan. Paul first crossed Sudan in 2002 as part of an overland trip following the Nile from its source in Ethiopia to the sea, and immediately fell in love with the country and the hospitality of its people. UPDATERS Financial analyst turned travel writer, Mohamed El Hebeishy periodically writes for several newspapers and magazines. He is also author and photographer of the widely acclaimed photographic guide Egypt Rediscovered. Melissa Phillips has lived and worked for more than three years in Southern Sudan, during which time she developed a keen eye for the quirky aspects of African living that bring joy and delight in visiting a new locale or returning to a favourite haunt. She is also the author of the Juba Guide, an online resource for aid workers and visitors to one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. Search InsideA limited preview of this book is shown below (if you can't see the pages, click here to open the preview in a new page).
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