Ägypten - Sudan - Äthiopien:

zuletzt bearbeitet 7.10. 2000

EGYPT: 
Expensive to take the bike in, you need a carnet, and it takes some time. - tickets for the ferry across lake nasser: for the persons you get them at the wadi el nile authority, next to the tourist police on the second street behind the nile. costs 88.50 EP. the ticket for the bike you get in the harbour, costs 144EPs, buy it the morning you arrive there for leaving. the ticket includes 1 dinner and two drinks, bring soething for breakfast.

SUDAN:
In wadi halfa there's a helpful guy who will approach you on the ferry already. he's from the tourist authority or something. US$ 15 for customs and another US$15 for the registration and travel perit was what I paid. noone ever asked me for a photo permit. the sites permit for visiting is compulsory as they won't let you see the pyramids without it. (US$10 per site, Stefan got in in Khartoum). In Halfa you can get fuel for 650SD per gallon. go downhill from the market to find the place. there's supposed to be a bank in wadi halfa.
Khartoum: for the ethiopian visa you need a return ticket and a letter of recommendation from your embassy. you can cancel the ticket afterwards. some travel agencies hesitate to do it, so you may have to ask several ones. here's what i paid: 5% of $355 cancelling fee ($20), $10 for the travel agency service, $63 for the visa, 2600SD for the letter. You CAN change traveller cheques at the National bank of Abu Dabi in Khartoum, but they charge you 5 to 10% fee. So, this is only for emergency. You can also transfer money to one of their accounts and get the cash-$ if you show an airticket out of sudan. This is better that TCs. So, you better take cash-$ with you. I was not asked for a money declaration! You can get the travel permit in Khartoum also quickly at the tourist police (20minutes) instead of walking around for days asking at other offices. If you enter Sudan at Karabutum, check that they stamp your carnet correctly, they did not do it with Stefan's. The street Gedaref-Gallabat is no problem when dry, maybe difficult when wet, we did it in 4.5 hours. Check www.klaus.daerr.de for some GPS coordinates. In Gallabat emigration is easy. Change excess Dinars into Birr on the Sudanese side, the rate is better there.

Ethiopia:
In Metemma only customs and police check, you must do the immigration work in Shehedi, about 42kms into Ethiopia. You can sleep at the Sakbesak Hotel. The immigration and customs cost US$1 (one). YOU DON'T NEED A CARNET!! The street to Azezo is no problem, if it rains you may have to cross 2 to 3 creeks. Also, you can change TCs in Ethiopia at every Commercial Bank with good rates.