KRT · Layover Guide
Khartoum
Stop in Khartoum.
Best layover: 4–12hhistoryculture
Visa on arrival · US passport
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Why Khartoum scores 28
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30- 01National Museum of Sudan – one of Africa's largest collections of Nubian antiquities
- 02Omdurman Souq – vast traditional market across the Nile with spices and crafts
- 03Confluence of the Blue and White Nile at Mogran Family Park
- 04Mahdi's Tomb in Omdurman – striking silver-domed mausoleum of the Sudanese revolutionary leader
- 05Republican Palace Museum – colonial-era palace on the Nile with Sudanese history exhibits
Experiences in Khartoum
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