Tourism in Sudan is a minor contributor to the country's economy. As of 2019, travel and tourism contributed about 2.4% of Sudan’s

gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is oft ...

(GDP). Sudan is infrequently visited compared to other African countries, and long-running internal conflict has damaged the country's tourism industry. International tourists numbered approximately 591,000 in 2013, an increase from 29,000 as of 1995. As of 2013, approximately 1.3% of the Sudanese labor force was employed in tourism. Popular activities include rafting, kayaking, trekking, and Nile cruises. Popular attractions include Dinder National Park, the

Marrah Mountains The Marrah Mountains or Marra Mountains ( Fur, Fugo Marra; ar, جبل مرة, Jebel Marra are a range of volcanic peaks in a massif that rises up to . They are the highest mountains in Sudan. Geography The mountains are located in the center of ...

, the National Museum, and the Red Sea coast. Archaeological sites are also of tourist interest and include the

Pyramids of Meroë The Pyramids of Meroë are part of the larger group of Nubian pyramids, built at the time of the Kushite Kingdom over a period close to a millennium. Near Meroë, three royal cemeteries were constructed: * South Cemetery features nine royal pyr ...

, tombs at

Kerma Kerma was the capital city of the Kerma culture, which was located in present-day Sudan at least 5,500 years ago. Kerma is one of the largest archaeological sites in ancient Nubia. It has produced decades of extensive excavations and research, i ...

, and the temple at

Soleb Soleb is an ancient town in Nubia, in present-day Sudan. The site is located north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the western side of the Nile. It was discovered and described by Karl Richard Lepsius in 1844. Necropolis Soleb is also t ...

. There has been recent investment in tourism, but Sudan's tourist infrastructure is underdeveloped. The Sudanese government's tourism strategy focuses on

ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide fund ...

. Since 2010, the private

Sudan International University Sudan International University (SIU), is a private university founded in 1990, and located in Khartoum, Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, ...

has offered education in tourism through its Faculty of Tourism and Hotels.

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