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From Khartoum, take a bus heading to Atbara, and ask to be let off at Bajrawiya or Al-Ahram. If they don't stop the bus, then you should be able to spot them through the windows...I mean, thirty black pyramids and orange sand dunes do tend to bbe hard to miss, especially with the dull scenery for the rest of the trip...when you see them, start clicking! The fare to Atbara on a hafla (cheapish bus) is 10,000 pounds. Bajrawiya is about halfway between Khartoum and Atbara, but they may insist on making you pay full fare...argue! Leaving the pyramids, basically you have no option but to hitch...most vehicles will stop, especially if they see a khawaja...we caught a lift on a police water truck to Shendi, from where we took a bus back to Khartoum.
Written Sep 3, 2003
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From Khartoum, take a bus heading to Atbara, and ask to be let off at Bajrawiya or Al-Ahram. If they don't stop the bus, then you should be able to spot them...
Q: Is it an obligation to get there through Khartoum? Is it possible to organise its trip in Sudan when we are in Khartoum city...
A: Hi! If you are coming from the north to "Meroe - Royal City" then you can show up at the gate and get your entry ticket there. From Khartoum you can take any bus going...
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In 1992 I dscovered an article about the pyramids at Meroe and my interest was immediately roused. Since then, Sudan has been ravaged by civil war and famine, and has not been the ideal holiday...
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Bejrawiya or Begrawiya or Bijrawiya
The word Meroe has several different meanings according to one archaeologist, name now forgotten. It refers to a period in Sudan's history dating from about 900 BC -35 AD: The Kingdom of Meroe, which...
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The Pyramids of Meroe, at Bajrawiya
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About 200 km north-east of Khartoum, near Bagrawiya, you can find a hill where a few dozen pyramids spread over a small area. The pyramids, much smaller than their well-known counterparts in Egypt,......
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A couple hours N. of Khartoum is where you will find pryamids that predate most found in Egypt (if you want the skinny on the site check out VT memeber Uglyscot's page. Long and skinny from me was...
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