Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Lake Nasser Ferry Aswan Wadi Halfa Nile Vista
The 1,276-kilometer border between Egypt and Sudan follows a line deep within the Nubian Desert, a region that has connected the two civilizations along the Nile for millennia. Your journey here is a passage through an ancient landscape, though one now profoundly impacted by the recent conflict in Sudan.
Argeen Desert Drive in 2023 Refugee Conflict Strain
You have two main options for crossing. The classic route is the weekly passenger ferry that travels the length of Lake Nasser, the vast reservoir created by the Aswan High Dam, between Aswan in Egypt and Wadi Halfa in Sudan. The alternative is the more modern, but extremely remote, land crossing at Argeen.