Helping set a new world record from Cape Town to London

Midhat and the Mashansharti Tours was proud to assist in the setting of a new world record for fastest drive from Cape Town on the southern tip of Africa, to London. The old record stood for some 30 years, set by the British Army in a Land Rover. Midhat met them at the Ethiopian border…

About Sudan

Formal Name: Republic of the Sudan (Jumhuriyat as-Sudan). Term for Citizen(s): Sudanese. Capital: Khartoum. Other Major Cities: Omdurman, Khartoum North, Port Sudan, Kassala, Al Ubayyid, and Nyala (according to decreasing size, 1993 census). Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom and Egypt on January 1, 1956. Climate: The climate varies from tropical wet and dry…

How to get a Sudanese Visa

Sudanese travel visas can be expensive and difficult to obtain on your own. It is best to try and get your visa in your home country, though it can sometimes be obtained in Egypt, or we can obtain them from the government here. If you are in Egypt and a little lucky you can obtain…

Wadi Halfa

Wadi Halfa is a small town on a hill with one main street and a lot of traffic once a week when the ferry comes in.  The processing for entering Sudan is usually painless but plodding.  Though it has many steps and you will probably have to ask directions a few times along the way….