Three times the size of Texas Sudan is one of Africa’s least visited countries yet it promises a memorable experience like no other. Sudan’s sweeping hills of sand lie treasures the rest of the world are only just beginning to discover.

Khartoum is the largest city in Sudan and the country’s capital.

Come explore the golden pyramids of godlike kings of old, traverse a searing desert to the place where two Niles become one, and watch a million blood-red fish swarm through gardens of coral.

One such attraction is the Dinder National Reservation established in 1935 and located in the east of Sudan, connected to Ethiopia’s Alatash National Park.

Although various ongoing conflicts mean part of this vast nation remains off limits, the northeast is one of the safest places in the world.