12 Days South Sudan Photography Tour
South Sudan
Duration
12 Days
Group Size
Max 12
Season
All Year
Difficulty
Flexible
About the trip
Welcome to South Sudan, a destination rich in living traditions, dramatic landscapes, and warm community hospitality. Over the course of 12 days, you’ll travel from Juba into some of the country’s most culturally distinct regions—meeting communities known for their heritage, storytelling, dance, and pastoral lifestyles. This itinerary is designed for travelers who want more than sightseeing: you’ll experience culture through shared moments, guided interactions, and community-led activities.
Included
All airport transfers
Accommodation in tents and hotels in twin rooms basis as per the itinerary or similar
Ground transportation using vans and tourist standard 4by4 with AC for the entire trip with 3 pax per vehicle
All Meals outside of Juba
Guide services by our English-speaking driver guides and a guide based on the number of participants
All fees to village elders and entrance fees
Photography and entry permits
All government taxes
Excluded
All international flights
Alien registration fees( 40$)
Visa fee 100$
Travel insurance
Tips and items of personal nature like laundry, souvenirs, etc
All what is not included in the included list above
Itinerary
Arrival to Juba
Arrive in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax or explore. Accommodation: Rainbow Hotel or similar Meals: Lunch and dinner Accommodation: tents
Juba- Mundari Tribal Village
Drive through the city of Juba. Lunch in Juba and drive to the Mundari village settlements. The Mundari are nomads and settle in an area called Tarekeka and around Juba following availability of grazing lands. Setup a camp few meters away from the Mundari campsite and mingle with the tribe when they return with their cattle usually around 5:00 pm. Overnight camping Meals (B, L and D)
Mundari Village - Bor Town (Dinka Tribal Land)
6:00 am wake up with the Mundari and visit the cattle camp and the villagers morning activities. The morning will grant visitors for a photo opportunities. Usually it is around 8:00 am the Mundari men depart from their camp with their cattle in search of grazing. We take breakfast and farewell to the Mundari tribe then drive back to Juba for lunch. PM we take the tarred road to Nimule (Uganda border) and turn left to the Dinka tribal settlement. Arrive around 10:00 pm and setup our camp around Dinka settlement. Spend the rest of the time mingling with the Dinka shepherds. Overnight camping with the Dinka Meals (B, L and D)
Dinka - Torit Town - Lotuku Mountains
6:00 am visit the Dinka cattle camp and around 8:00 take breakfast and farewell to the Dinka continue to Torit for lunch. After lunch drive to Illeu village. PM around 4:00 hike up to the Lotuku mountain for the visit to the village called Illeu. Hike down for overnight under Lotuku mountains by the nearby school compound. Meals (B, L and D)
Lotuku Mountain to Larim/ the Boya People
Drive (60 KMS)from Lotuku Mountain to Larim/ the Boya people via the road taking towards Kiddepo. Pass through Lobira road and continue the drive to Larim via a village called camp 15. Coffee, arrange permits with local officials at Camp 15 and drive to Imatong hills for overnight. Picnic lunch on the way. PM around 5:00 meet the Larim returning from their surroundings. Overnight Camping Meals (B, L and D)
Larim/Boya tribe - Kapoeta Town Topposa people
Wake up at 6:00 am and further visit the villages of the Larim/Boya tribe. Photo opportunity of morning village activities and continue driving to Kapoeta. Checking to the local hotel in Kapoeta and around 5:30 pm drive to one of the near by village and visit the Topossa . Drive back to the hotel for overnight Meals (B, L and D)
Kapoeta - Koteen Village
Early morning drive to a place called Pariyang for the gold mining activity and the villages. Return back to Kapoeta for the daily market. Lunch in Kapoeta And drive two hours to a Topposa village who settled around mountain koteene mountain. Meet the Toppsa returning from their nearby and mingle with them. Camping by the village. Meals (B, L and D)
Koteen mountains - Mogos Villages
Drive Koteen mountains-Mogos Early morning visit village activities and drive 45 KMS to an other Toppsa village called Mogos. This village is a spring board to one of the remote tribes of South Sudan called Jiye. Spend overnight in Mogos Meals (B, L and D)
Mogos - Jiye people
Drive 45 KMS to the tribal land of the Jiye people. Drive on one of the hardest road to the land of Jiye. The weather here is very hostile. Sometimes temperature rises to 45 degrees. Here we spend our time with the Jiye. Meals (B, L and D)
Full day drive back to Kapoeta
Full day drive back to Kapoeta Overnight in Kapoeta.
Fly Kapoeta - Juba
Morning we visit one of the Topposa village around Kapoeta. Fly back to Juba. Transfer to the hotel
Departure
Juba city tour and departure