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5 Days Tribes of South Sudan

  • Tour Summary
  • Itinerary Details
Tour Summary

This tour will cover (2Tribes only) the Mundari and Dinka Tribes.

Itinerary Details

Day 1: Arrival to Juba City and Transfer to Hotel.

Arrive in Juba City, where our team will pick you up at Juba International Airport and transfer you to your hotel. The rest of the afternoon will be spent at the riverside or tour of Juba.

Night: Night in Juba Hotel.

Activities

  • Check in to your hotel.
  • Rest.
  • Evening dinner at the riverside (River Nile).

Drive: 0 Hours.

Day 2: Mundari Cattle camp and Village.

In the morning after breakfast, we shall drive to Juba City where we will have lunch and then proceed to the Mundari Tribe.
The Mundari are a small ethnic group who are part of the Karo people, the group is compose of cattle headers and agriculturalists. The Mundari culture is cattle oriented like the other Nilotic tribes. The cattle serve as a form of currency and status. Their marriages are settled by the groom offering cattle to the bride family and can marry many wives as they can support.

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The Mundari men sometimes bathe their hair in cow urine where the uric acid gives the hair the red, yellow or orange color and they regard that as beautiful.
They are also known for their dances and wrestling.
On arrival we shall set up our camp not far from the cattle camp and then have the rest of the afternoon interacting with them while having sunset photography.

Night: In Mundari cattle camp in tents.

Activities

  • Get introduced to our host.
  • Meet the Mundari people.
  • Have evening photos session in the cattle camp.

Drive: 2 Hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 3: Dinka tribe.

After breakfast, we start our drive to Dinka tribe. We drive north of Juba city and shall arrive in the afternoon.

The Dinka/ Jieng are the largest ethnic group in South Sudan, they are of a Nilotic group.
The Dinka people normally live along the Nile River from Mangalla to Renk in the North and the Bahr el Ghazal region that include the Abyei area. Their culture is normally centered around cattle, which form the basis of livelihood and economy. Farming also plays a great role in the lives, where they share their time between cattle herding and farming. Traditionally, labor has been divided along gender with men looking after cattle and women holding the responsibilities of cultivating crops, cooking and fetching water.

The Dinka are also known for various colorful dances and wrestling.

Night: Camp in Dinka cattle camp in tents.

  • Activities
  • Meet the Dinka people.
  • Set up our camp.
  • Get introduced to Dinka culture and people before sleeping.

Drive: 3 Hours.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 4: Return back to Juba for pre-departure arrangements.

Drive back to Juba in the morning (8 am) to follow up on pre-departure arrangements and then tour Juba city in the afternoon if you want or rest at your hotel.

Night: Night in One of Juba Hotels.

Activities

  • Tour the Juba City.
  • Visit markets and Art gallery.
  • Rest at the River Nile.
  • Visit local restaurant and bars (if you want).

Drive: 3 Hours.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.

Day 5: Depart home

Activities

1. Transfer to the airport.

Please Note:
Wrestling and tribe rituals are not a must for this itinerary; all will depend on luck because they are not done often. There is a season for them depending on each tribe and season. However, some will require small persuasion (which often requires some fees) for them to be performed.Also expect some changes while on the trip due to nomadic lifestyle of some tribes, tribal conflict or insecurity matters.

Included in Cost

  • Accommodation in hotels will be based on SINGLE and TWIN/ DBL appon request.
  • Accommodation in tents is based on SINGLE and DBL for couples.
  • Meals and drinking water along the whole route.
  • All permits, check points payments and security guards if needed.
  • All Transportation by 4WD vehicles with experienced drivers and working air conditioners.
  • All transfers from and to the airports.
  • Camping gears (Tents, Mattresses, 2 bed sheets and pillow).
  • All tribes payments and entre fees.
  • Experienced English-speaking Tour guide.

Excluded in Cost

  • Visa fees
  • International flight
  • Meals and drinks at the hotel and restaurants when in Juba City.
  • Tips for guides, drivers, hotel staff and cooks.
  • Extra or additional activities that is not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Travel/medical insurance.
  • Trip cancellation and travel delays.
  • Other charges incurred from delays we have no control.
  • Alien certificate done within 72 hours of arrival in South Sudan (65 USD).

Important to Note:Important to Note:

All your photographic equipment’s that includes (DSLR Cameras, Lenses, GoPro’s and other small cameras) must be declared to us 2 weeks before the trip to obtain a photographic permit with the South Sudan Government through Media Authority.

Drones are strictly prohibited.
20% down payment must be paid as prove of agreement and confirmation of the tour. The rest of the money must be paid in cash on day of arrival or transferred to our account 3 weeks before the tour commences. All bank notes in USD must be from 2013 to date and must be clean.
The banks notes in US dollars should never have any writings, stamps, ink or torn and should be higher denomination of 50 and 100.
South Sudan Visa can only be obtained through the government website by using the following link https://www.onlinevisa.com/south-sudan-visa/

  • Invitation letter from the host is required for visa application. We shall send that to you when we agree on terms and condition and 20% is received.
  • We shall send you all necessary E-visa information to help you apply online.
  • We use 4x4 Toyota Land Cruisers with functioning A/C and experienced drivers.
  • When visiting Tribes, we provide individual water prove Canvas Tents that will be set up each day by our team.
  • 3 People per car with window seats.
  • Continental meals and South Sudanese cuisines (Only on request)
  • Make sure you have with you your yellow fever card and Covid-19 Vaccination card plus printed copy of your E-visa on arrival.
  • Make sure your passport has more than 6 unused pages.
  • Please note that no one will open the car or hotel doors for you.
  • If you are to use sanitizers after touching or shaking someone’s hand, please do not do it in front of people. Do that when back in the car or your hotel room.
  • Note that South Sudanese and even some of the tribesmen are well informed about the world current affairs, if someone brings up a topic that is sensitive to you then let us know. It can be politics in your country, religion or sports like soccer/football.
  • Our Itineraries should never be shared with any tour company or Tour operator in South Sudan, you give us a competitive disadvantage over them when you do so and it also consumes time to develop these products.
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