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Along the river Nile by lorry - Dunqulah
Along the river Nile by lorry
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Bruised and battered on the desert bus
  • Updated By maykal on May 28, 2003
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  • If you miss the bus, take a cow instead! - Dunqulah
    If you miss the bus, take a
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    You have to options from Khartoum. Either you can take the luxury SafSaf Express bus which bumps its way across the desert direct to Dongola, or you can take an ordinary bus which also bumps its way across the desert but takes a much longer route. SafSaf Express is quite a strange beast, a sort of converted lorry, but the seats are cushioned, so at least you have a softish landing whenever you are thrown into the air. It takes nine hours to get to Dongola, six of them crossing the desert on a rough track during which it does not stop in case it gets stuck in the sand...make sure you empty your bladder at the rest stop after 3 hours!! The second type of bus takes all day, and can be comfortable if you can get a seat at the front...if you are late booking and can only get a seat at the back, seriously think about booking a different seat on the next day's bus. We didn't, and suffered bruises, grazes and insomnia from being thrown two feet in the air everytime the bus hit so much as a pebble!

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    Heading north from Dongolah
  • Updated By ChanchitoDK on March 12, 2004
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    Heading north for Wadi Halfa and Egypt?
    As always, you'll have the three options; bus, lorry and boksi. There's a bus at least once a week to Halfa from Kermah (3 hours north of Dongolah by boksi), but it is TOTALLY crammed, and VERY rough! Usually 24 hrs from Halfa to Kermah. By some dubbed the worst busride in Africa, but then again - who trusts a travellers tale...?
    With boksi, you'll probably have to break up the journey in bits, for instance: Dongolah-Kermah-Abri-Halfa.
    The most attractive option in my opinion is the lorry option; sitting on the roof as the lorry snails its way along the Nile and through breathtaking Saharan landcape and primitive villages, this journey is best made in three days (travelling 8-16 hours a day).

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