This splendid region of small mountains in Southern Darfur Province (western Sudan) is popular with trekkers.
In the center of Jebel Marra is an extinct volcanic crater with a lake called the "Eye of Jebel Marra." Most visitors pay for a truck ride to the area from
Nyala, 60 mi/100 km to the southeast. At the end of the western railway from Khartoum, Nyala is the nearest railway station to Jebel Marra, and pack animals for trekking can be purchased there.
570 mi/915 km southwest of Khartoum.