Suakin
Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to March for cooler coastal weather
- Budget
- $
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
For centuries the Red Sea's great coral-built port, Suakin's island old town is now a haunting field of crumbling white ruins linked to the mainland by a causeway. Once the departure point for pilgrims sailing to Mecca, it remains one of the most evocative sites on the African Red Sea coast.