Summary
This expedition through the historically and culturally rich, and geographically diverse countries of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt takes you from the Ethiopian highlands (Africa's largest mountain range), to the deserts of Sudan and the coral reefs of the Red Sea. Ethiopia, itself has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other African country and Egypt needs very little introduction to its unique historical sites. This trip takes in major exotic-sounding cities, like Khartoum and gets well off the beaten track in between
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1-7
- Addis Ababa To Bahidar
- Day 8-16
- Bahidar To Sudan
- Day 17-23
- Khartoum To Wadi Halfa
- Day 24-30
- Wadi Halfa To Luxor
- Day 31-38
- Luxor To Cairo
Travel Countries (3): Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
Travel Cities (10): Abu Simbel, Addis Abeba, Aswan, Axum, Cairo, Gizeh, Gondar, Khartoum, Lalibela, Luxor
Details
This expedition through the historically and culturally rich, and geographically diverse countries of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt takes you from the Ethiopian highlands (Africa's largest mountain range), to the deserts of Sudan and the coral reefs of the Red Sea. Ethiopia, itself has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other African country and Egypt needs very little introduction to its unique historical sites. This trip takes in major exotic-sounding cities, like Khartoum and gets well off the beaten track in between.
Note: Due to the ongoing situation in Sudan we expect to adjust our time in Ethiopia somewhat, and then fly from Addis Ababa to Cairo (flight at your cost). We will then complete the Egypt section using public transport and local hotels. We ran our 2023 departure in this way and it worked very well.
Note: This is one of our Overland Adventures which are run on a participatory basis – you’ll be involved in the day to day running of the trip and have fun helping to cook for the group. Expect to sometimes get dusty and dishevelled and not to be able to have hot showers every night. Groups of up to 24 people are led by our crew of two.
Accommodation is predominantly camping, though there may be opportunities to upgrade this locally where rooms are available. Our Overland Adventures provide once in a life time experiences and whilst some safari activities may be included in the itinerary, or be available to book locally, this should not be considered a traditional safari holiday, though we consider that part of the fun!!