Bradt Sudan

by Paul Clammer

Sudan is an emerging destination for adventurous travelers, and this new Bradt guide illustrates why it is such a compelling country to visit in its own right. Africa's largest nation, its varied land features include the Nubian desert, Nile plains, and several mountain ranges, while the fascinating city of Khartoum is a cultural melting pot that reflects its Egyptian, Islamic, and black African heritage.

The wide appeal of this first dedicated guide to Sudan will satisfy the needs of aid workers, ecotravelers, and those with diverse interests in topics such as archaeology, travel photography, hiking, and diving.

This guide
>Archaeological sites along the Nile, including the pyramid dynasties of Meroe
>Up-to-date information on security, visas, and border crossings
>Sudan's civil war in context and information for charity workers

Genres: Africa

262 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Paul Clammer is the author of 'Black Crown: Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's Forgotten Kingdom.' He wrote Bradt Travel Guides’ Haiti, the only English-language guidebook to the country, while his work for Lonely Planet includes writing more than forty guidebooks, including 2007's pioneering stand-alone guide to Afghanistan.

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not just for aid workers, the updated edition of Bradt's Sudan guide is about as good as it gets for this country. It's not terribly helpful for those needing to go to areas of the south under their own power, and really focuses on the aid workers hot spots in terms of coverage, but for the north and Khartoum, it's indispensable. It's aimed mostly at those who are travelling overland when it looks at tourist sites, and there is very little real information about transport for the independent traveller without independent wheels. Nevertheless, it provide a useful starting point, and there is plenty of information about the various sites etc you might want to see. There's a selection of variable-priced hotels, information on places to eat and the general topics that you'd expect to find in any guide book. It has its flaws - but for a difficult country, where the situation changes almost daily, it's pretty indispensable, and definitely a good place to start.

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This appears to be the first (and only) attempt at writing a guidebook for Sudan, and while it could use an update in light of the country's frequently evolving political and security situation, it is a solid enough work to help you land on your feet in Sudan.

[Miker · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's very out of date. So many things have changed since it was published. Even the newer version is now old since it was prior to the separation between the North and the South. I found more recent guidebooks on Sudan, even post July 2011.

[Redender · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was not the most updated guidebook about Sudan even when the second edition was published in 2009. In the market you can find another more useful guide published in November 2011 (the first after the split of the country)