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Sudan is trying to shed its image as a conflict-ridden place in order to take advantage of its tourism potential. Endowed with unique attractions, such as the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers, ancient temples and pyramids, exquisite scenic beauty, etc., the country is trying to showcase its natural bounties to attract more tourists
Sudan is trying to shed its image as a conflict-ridden place in order to take advantage of its tourism potential. Endowed with unique attractions, such as the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers, ancient temples and pyramids, exquisite scenic beauty, etc., the country is trying to showcase its natural bounties to attract more tourists.
Dr. Babiker Mohammed, Sudan’s Minister of Tourism said that the country has drawn up a strategic plan spanning five years in which it would try to develop all the tourist destinations to a higher standard with really good facilities. Sudan has a higher number of pyramids than Egypt: Yet Pyramids are always attached to Egypt, the minister pointed out. The negative image of the country has eclipsed all these attributes.
However, Dr Mohammed said that the country was trying hard to promote Sudan at the international fairs. He added that areas of conflict were thousands of miles away from the tourist spots and, therefore, safe for tourists to visit. It is less known to people that the country has more than one million square km of area and most of these regions are free from conflicts.
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Among other attractions in Sudan is the site of Meroë, the ancient capital of the Kushite Kingdom. There are hundreds of Nubian pyramids in this region, which has the potential to attract several thousand tourists because of their uniqueness and beauty. Excavations have revealed evidence of important, high-ranking Kushite burials, from the Napatan Period between 800 and 280 BCE. The Archaeological Sites of Meroë have been listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites since June 2011.
