Leaving Karima at dawn, we headed for Dongola, about 400km short of Wadi Halfa – where we would then ship our bikes across Lake Nasser to Egypt. We had originally planned to take the long route from Karima to Dongola,…

Leaving Karima at dawn, we headed for Dongola, about 400km short of Wadi Halfa – where we would then ship our bikes across Lake Nasser to Egypt. We had originally planned to take the long route from Karima to Dongola,…
We had arrived at the Ethiopian-Sudanese border very early – before 11am – and were also lucky with the speed of the proceedings: Even though the Ethiopian customs officer actually made us unpack several bags (a first! I know, we…
After watching Germany playing France in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, we went ahead and did another touristy thing: white water rafting on the Nile. Our stopover Jinja is famous for its rapids and several companies offer rafting trips.…