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Originally Posted by gvdaa
Great trip Schenkel. Where did you get your Sudan visa? You were not allowed to continue from Geneina?
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Hi gvdaa,
I got the Sudan visa in London, it was easy to obtain.
I knew well in advance that the security situation in western Darfur is very bad and was allowed to continue but was strongly advised by everyone in Al junaynah (army and civilians) not to go any further on the road because of the great risk of getting kidnapped or killed.
The road is safe from Al Junaynah to Zalingei and very dangerous from there to Nyala.
The other route from Al Junaynah to Al Fashir is a no go zone). There was an option of going in a convoy under army protection (free of charge), but you have to wait until they arrange it (don't know how frequent) and you have to stop when they stop and go at the speed they are going which I didn't fancy especially being on a bike in the middle of huge vehicles, So I decided to ship the bike and myself by air to Khartoum (£50 for the bike & £100 for me).
Will discover the rest of Sudan (safe parts) in the next few months.
Last edited by schenkel; 20 Feb 2014 at 16:22.
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