Sudan Visa
 

Hi everyone
I am having a nightmare with the Sudan embassy, I want to ride from London to Cape Town through the Middle East, the Sudan embassy takes 2 - 3 months to give a visa but this then only lasts for 2 months after issue date. This obviously plays havoc with me handing notices in at work etc.
What I want to know is it possible to go round Sudan, boat from Egypt or Saudi Arabia I have heard that Saudi do not allocate transit visas to motorbikes, I know there is a boat.
Any help greatly received.

There is a very busy ferry between Duba in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. I saw numerous Egyptian ex-pats queuing for it when I went through on my bike, 2 years ago.

There is also a German HU regular, currently in Abu Dhabi with his bike, who got a Saudi transit visa in Damascus and he's waiting for a new one to re-enter and head for Sudan. I'm sure he can add more 1st-hand detail.

So, it is possible to get transit visas for a bike. You might have to be persistent though.
Best of luck.
Stephan

Cairo
 

Hi, you can get your visa in Cairo, takes between 2 days & a week depending on whether they like the cut of your jib. They didn't like ours, but we took advantage of the delay to do some snorkelling in Ras Mohammed National Park on the Sinai.

Historically Cairo has been the easiest place to get a Sudanese visa. Rather than going around Sudan, which most overlanders (myself included) rate as one of their favourite parts of Africa, I would be inclined to try for the visa in Cairo, rather than getting it before you leave.

It may help if you arrange a letter of invitation before, just in case this is demanded by the embassy. Midhat Mihir and his brothers should be able to sort you out with an invitation letter - their details are posted separately on the HUBB.

Thanks for the answers wold love to do the Egypt - Sudan - Ethiopia route, I was told no visas in Egypt, but I will now try this. And I will get the letter of inviation from Midhat Mihir as well, thank you