Suakin Island Travel Guide

 flynboxes Says:  Ok....did not do this and regret it.....If you come by bus from Port Sudan you will get dropped off a couple hundred yards from the historic part that you have to pay a couple of bucks to enter. My driver took me right up to the front of the Kitchners gate where you pay the... 

 flynboxes Says:  Ok...don't remember the name of the place as it was just one of many coffee/tea vendors outisde the Suakin Island gate. The locals claim the whole city is haunted...I should have spent more time wandering around here but instead chose to have some tea with my driver.I don't... 

 uglyscot Says:  The cheapest way to get to suakin is by mini-bus from Port Sudan. It is then a fair distance to walk to the old town, and when we went it was free to walk around, though I believe that has changed.Finding a mini-bus back was more difficult. There were buses waiting, andthe... 

 uglyscot Says:  When we were in Suakin we were pestered by children and some men trying to sell us lumps of the coral limestone from which the buildings had been made. Some of the coral is tempting as there are different varieties - brain coral, feathery plant-like pieces.However, this is a... 

 flynboxes Says:  Don't pay for them. I am all for supporting the local economy but I can buy food to do that. English is not spoken well here and a good guide book will do ya just fine here. If you are going to pay...bargain the guy down. 

 maykal Says:  I'd never really thought of camels swimming...I'd always pictured them in the desert about as far from water as possible, but Suakin proved this to be wrong. Crossing the causeway from the island to the mainland, we took a walk along the beach past some ruined buildings and...