A country · 49 places · 5 regions
Sudan, all of it.
49 curated places across 5 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Northern State, Khartoum, Red Sea and Kassala — read below as chapters, with 1 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Northern State · 11 places
Northern State
The abandoned capital of the medieval Christian kingdom of Makuria spreads along a desert bluff above the Nile, with churches, a two-story throne hall later converted to a mosque, and fields of Islamic-era qubba tombs. Ongoing excavations keep revealing frescoes and monastic complexes.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Khartoum · 10 places
Khartoum
Sudan's capital sits at the meeting of the Blue and White Niles, a confluence visible from the tip of Tuti Island. The National Museum's rescued Nubian temples and colonial-era avenues anchor a sprawling tri-city with Omdurman and Bahri across the rivers.
✦ November to February for the coolest months; check travel advisories · $
Chapter III · Red Sea · 4 places
Red Sea
Sudan's main seaport is the jumping-off point for some of the Red Sea's least crowded diving, with pristine offshore reefs and the wreck of the Umbria lying nearby. The town itself is a workaday port, but liveaboards departing here reach sites that see a fraction of Egypt's traffic.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Kassala · 3 places
Kassala
A colourful market town in eastern Sudan set beneath the sheer granite domes of the Taka Mountains. It is known for its fruit gardens, Sufi shrines and rock-climbing peaks.
✦ November to February · $
Regions of Sudan
Every place in Sudan
