Suakin Island Things to Do

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Inside the gated city there is not as much to see as out front in the working part but it is well worth the couple of bucks to get in and see. I will include multiple parts to this tip to post as many pics as possible

The obvious attraction is the island itself...palace ruins where once a king lived with his 360 wives, Kitchener's old house, and some old buildings from Osman Digna's time (Osman Digna, for those not in the know, is one of the Sudanese heroes, having fought and died for the Mahdi against the British). Unfortunately, to visit, you'll have to pay 10,000 each, which works out as $4....now, I realise this is cheap by European standards, but nothing in Sudan costs this much, and I could not afford it as I earn a Sudanese teacher's wage. The man at the gate was not willing to bargain, even though I tried to reason that a contribution was better than nothing...I mean, the last visitor was three weeks ago apparently, so he can't make that much every day...but he was having none of it. Back on the mainland, you can sit in a cafe by the shore and watch the boats lazily float past with coral hoses in ruins as a backdrop.