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Welcome to South Sudan – Explore Africa's Last Untouched Frontier

Experience one of Africa's most extraordinary and least-explored destinations with Ultimate Wild Safaris. Our expertly crafted South Sudan Holidays, South Sudan Tours, Cultural Safaris, Tribal Expeditions, Wildlife Safaris, and Adventure Tours take you beyond the ordinary into a land where ancient traditions, untouched wilderness, and authentic cultural encounters remain remarkably preserved.

From the legendary Mundari cattle camps and the proud Dinka communities to the remote wilderness of Boma National Park, South Sudan offers one of the most unique travel experiences on the African continent. Whether you are a photographer, filmmaker, anthropologist, cultural explorer, or adventure traveler, South Sudan promises unforgettable memories unlike anywhere else in the world.

Why Visit South Sudan?

South Sudan, the world's newest independent nation since 2011, remains one of Africa's final frontiers for authentic exploration. Unlike traditional safari destinations, South Sudan offers visitors an opportunity to experience cultures that have preserved their traditions for centuries.

Travel beyond the tourist trail and discover vibrant communities where cattle symbolize wealth, identity, family, and social status. Meet local elders, witness age-old ceremonies, explore traditional villages, and gain genuine insight into one of Africa's richest cultural landscapes.

Ultimate Wild Safaris specializes in responsible and immersive cultural expeditions that connect travelers with South Sudan's remarkable people while supporting sustainable tourism.

Discover South Sudan's Famous Tribal Communities

South Sudan is home to more than 60 ethnic groups, each with unique customs, languages, ceremonies, music, architecture, and traditional dress.

Our South Sudan Cultural Tours offer unforgettable encounters with some of the country's most fascinating communities, including:

Mundari Tribe
Dinka Tribe
Toposa Tribe
Jiye Tribe
Boya Tribe
Lotuko Tribe
Larim Tribe
Lopit Tribe
Didinga Tribe
Nuer Communities

Each cultural experience is guided respectfully, allowing visitors to learn about traditional lifestyles, cattle culture, ceremonies, dances, scarification traditions, and community leadership.

Experience the Iconic Mundari & Dinka Cattle Camps

One of the greatest highlights of our South Sudan Tours is visiting the spectacular Mundari and Dinka cattle camps, considered among Africa's most iconic cultural experiences.

Wake before sunrise to witness thousands of magnificent long-horned Ankole cattle gathering beneath dramatic African skies. Observe traditional cattle keepers caring for their herds, learn about the importance of cattle in daily life, witness wrestling competitions, evening fires, traditional songs, and authentic community life.

These remarkable camps offer some of the world's finest opportunities for cultural and documentary photography.

Explore South Sudan's Tribal Heartland

Travel across South Sudan's diverse landscapes from the bustling capital of Juba to the remote regions of Torit, Kapoeta, and the beautiful Boya Hills.

Along the journey you'll experience:

Traditional tribal villages
Remote cattle camps
Local markets
Cultural festivals
Ancient customs
Traditional music and dance
Indigenous architecture
Extraordinary photography opportunities

Every journey is carefully designed to provide meaningful cultural interaction while respecting local customs and traditions.

Wildlife Safaris in South Sudan

While South Sudan is internationally renowned for its rich cultural heritage, it also protects some of Africa's most spectacular and least-visited wilderness areas.

Boma National Park

Boma National Park is one of Africa's hidden wildlife treasures and hosts one of the largest terrestrial mammal migrations on Earth.

Visitors may encounter:

White-eared Kob
Tiang Antelope
Mongalla Gazelle
Buffalo
Elephant
Giraffe
Leopard
Hyena
Numerous bird species

Its vast savannahs, wetlands, rivers, and open plains create extraordinary opportunities for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers seeking truly wild Africa.

Top Attractions in South Sudan

Ultimate Wild Safaris takes you to South Sudan's most remarkable destinations, including:

Mundari Cattle Camps
Dinka Villages
Boma National Park
Juba City
Torit
Kapoeta
Boya Hills
Nimule National Park
White Nile River
Traditional Tribal Markets

Every destination offers authentic experiences far removed from mass tourism.

South Sudan Culture & Heritage

Culture lies at the heart of every South Sudan safari.

Communities such as the Mundari, Dinka, and Nuer maintain centuries-old traditions centered around cattle herding, family, music, storytelling, ceremonies, and community leadership.

Visitors can experience:

Traditional cattle camps
Cultural dances
Wrestling competitions
Local music
Tribal ceremonies
Indigenous crafts
Traditional cooking
Community storytelling
Local markets

These authentic encounters provide rare insight into one of Africa's richest cultural landscapes.

Photography Tours in South Sudan

South Sudan has become one of the world's most sought-after destinations for travel photographers and documentary filmmakers.

Ultimate Wild Safaris offers specialized photography expeditions featuring:

Sunrise cattle camp photography
Tribal portraits
Cultural ceremonies
Traditional villages
Wildlife photography
Landscape photography
Documentary expeditions
Photo workshops

Our experienced guides understand the needs of photographers while ensuring respectful interaction with local communities.

Best Time to Visit South Sudan

The ideal time for South Sudan holidays is during the dry season between November and April.

Benefits include:

Excellent road conditions
Easier access to remote villages
Comfortable travel
Outstanding photography light
Cultural festivals
Better wildlife viewing
Pleasant weather

Why Travel with Ultimate Wild Safaris?

Ultimate Wild Safaris is one of East Africa's leading specialists in cultural and expedition travel.

We provide:

Tailor-made South Sudan Tours
Cultural Safaris
Tribal Expeditions
Photography Tours
Wildlife Safaris
Private Guided Tours
Small Group Adventures
Luxury Expeditions
Adventure Holidays
Experienced Local Guides
Comfortable Expedition Vehicles
Responsible Cultural Tourism
Personalized Itineraries

Every journey is carefully planned to deliver authentic experiences while prioritizing traveler safety, comfort, cultural respect, and sustainability.

Who Should Visit South Sudan?

Our South Sudan tours are ideal for:

Adventure Travelers
Cultural Explorers
Professional Photographers
Documentary Filmmakers
Anthropologists
Wildlife Enthusiasts
Expedition Travelers
Journalists
Researchers
Travelers seeking authentic African experiences

Book Your South Sudan Holiday Today

Step beyond the ordinary and discover one of Africa's last untouched frontiers with Ultimate Wild Safaris.

Whether you dream of photographing the legendary Mundari cattle camps, exploring the tribal heartlands of Eastern Equatoria, experiencing the spectacular wildlife migration of Boma National Park, or immersing yourself in one of Africa's most authentic cultures, our expert team will design an unforgettable journey tailored to your interests.

Ultimate Wild Safaris – Discover the Undiscovered, Touch the Unknown, and Explore the Unique Before It Disappears.

One-Day South Sudan Holiday and Tour ( Juba City Tour)

This South Sudan Safari tour takes you to top South Sudan tourist sites in the south Sudan capital, Visit major points of interest in Juba City - Presidential residence Tour, Tomb of John Garang de Mabior Tour, Ministry of Tourism, River Nile, Nile River Port Tour, Colonial monument Tour, a market place for purchases of textiles and jewelry Tour, Nile Special Beer bottling plant Tour, Read more:

4 Day 3 Nights South Sudan Fishing Holidays and Tour

4 Days 3 Nights South Sudan Wildlife Holiday and Safari Tour | Nimule National Park Tour

5 Days 4 Nights Mundari Tour - Mundari Cattle Camp Safari Tour | Mundari People Of South Sudan

5 Days 4 Nights Mundari Safari Tour | Mundari Cattle Camp Safari Tour | Safari Tour To Mundari People of South Sudan | Journey To Mundari Cattle Camp

MUNDARI TRIBE & THEIR CATTLE CAMPS, SOUTH SUDAN | WHO ARE THE MUNDARI PEOPLE OF SOUTH SUDAN?
The Mundari People are a small ethnic group of Nilotic people of South Sudan. The group, which is part of the Karo people, is composed mostly of cattle herders and agriculturalists. The traditional Mundari tribal lands are located roughly 75 km north of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, and are centered in the town of Terekeka in the state of Central Equatoria.

In common with other Nilotic tribes in Sudan, the Mundari people practice ritual scarification as a rite of passage into adulthood for young men. The typical Mundari people's scar pattern consists of two sets of three parallel lines, each on either side of the forehead, extending in a downward slope and unconnected in the middle.

The land, like much of South Sudan, is predominantly flat and marked by occasional isolated large hills. The low-lying land contains many rivers and lakes and is prone to flooding during the rainy season. The soil is predominantly clay-based, causing drainage and water retention problems, and provides a very fertile basis in support of cattle grazing.

The Mundari people, like other Nilotic tribes, are very cattle-oriented: cattle serve as food, a form of currency, and a mark of status. Marriages are arranged by the prospective groom offering cattle to the bride's family and husbands may take as many wives as they can support. The Mundari engage in perennial cattle-raiding wars with the Bor Dinka during the dry season.

Mundari lives in symbiosis with their cattle and nothing is more important to them than their cows. In their cattle camps, kids are doing most of the daily work. Kids collect the fresh cow dung and put it into piles which are then set on fire. Those fires are useful as they repel the numerous and voracious flies and mosquitoes of the South Sudanese countryside. The cows are among the world’s most pampered, Mundari massage their animals twice a day. The ash from dung fires, as fine as talcum powder, is smeared on the cattle and used as bedding.

To largely keep themselves clean, Mundari washes their hair with going urine for its antibacterial properties. They squat under streams of cow urine, which they see as a natural antiseptic to fight infections. Furthermore, the ammonia in the urine makes their hair red and that red hair is a sign of purity in their society.

Mundari men have to go through a rite of initiation where all the initiates live together and spend three months with a village elder, away from the community. During that time, they must live in nature and stay naked. Once their initiation is finished, they can kill a cow and call themselves men.

South Sudan is the world's youngest country, and it has witnessed immense change since gaining independence in 2011. The promise of peace has given way to civil war, and tribal rifts continue to run deep, permeating political affairs. Over two million people have been displaced according to the UN, and tens of thousands killed.

Here is one of the proposed Mundari Cattle camp safari tours by our safari planners;
OR you can make your customized tour based on your interests here is how to talk to our safari planner to advise you

5 Days 4 Nights Toposa and Jie villages Safari Tour | South Sudan Cultural Tour To Jie and Toposa People

6 Days 5 Nights Dinka Cattle Camp photo Safari tour| Dinka Tribe Photo Trip

8 Days 7 Nights Mundari and Dinka cattle camps Safari Tour | Photo Holiday To The Cattle Camps Of Mundari and Dinka.

9 Days 8 Nights Hiking Mountain Kenyeti- Kinyeti in Imatong Forest Reserve | South Sudan Hiking Trip

10 Days 9 Nights Mundari Cattle Camp and Nimule National Park Safari Tour | South Sudan wildlife Holiday Tour

This 10-day 9 Nights south Sudan Safari tour takes you to the Mundari cattle camp community; one of South Sudan’s interesting tribes does not miss out on Nimule national park for South Sudan wildlife.

Visit Nimule National Park:
Nimule National Park is South Sudan’s smallest and most popular South Sudan national park, located on the border with Uganda, it was established in 1954 mainly for the protection of now extinct white rhino, and elephant and for it is a scenic beauty.

Nimule National park is the most accessible of South Sudan’s National parks. A three-hour drive from Juba (190 kilometers/118 miles), on a newly reconstructed paved road (the only paved road in South Sudan), makes visiting the park, all year, possible.

A herd of elephants has made the Nimule National park their home, realizing they are safe in the park. Most often they are found on an island in the Nile called Opekoloe. This herd of about 70 animals wanders back and forth across the border with Uganda.

Visit The Mundari Cattle Camp

The Mundari are a small ethnic group of Nilotic origin, consisting mainly of cattle herders and farmers. The Mundari are known locally for their tribal body and facial markings (scarification), as well as for their interest in traditional fighting. They are also known, especially internationally, for their nomadic cattle camps, widely captured by renowned travel photographers.

The tribal lands of the Mundari people are traditionally located east of the White Nile, about a hundred kilometers north of Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan, and are concentrated in the city of Terekeka in Central Equatoria State.

Until recently, this short distance meant a hard journey of several hours. Today, it is possible to reach Mundari territory in just over an hour, see more

10 Days 9 Nights South Sudan Wildlife Safari Tour To Southern National Park

Visit Southern National Park In South Sudan

The Southern National Park is a national park in Rumbek, South Sudan. It was established in 1939.

South Sudan’s wildlife areas have been decimated by decades of civil war. Political instability resulted in the breakdown of law enforcement and the proliferation of automatic firearms. As the country gradually returns to peace, there is now the opportunity to re-establish effective management in the country’s iconic national parks. Southern is South Sudan’s largest National Park and is an area with massive potential for lion recovery, though the current status of the species in the area is unknown.

The Southern National Park is enormous being roughly 7,800 square miles (4,992,000 acres) or 20,194 square kilometers (2,019,400 hectares). The Southern National Park was created in 1939 when the area was part of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. The River Sue creates the western boundary of the Southern National Park, which eventually turns into the Bahr el Ghazel as it passes through Wau. The River Ibba flows through the center of the park and the River Gel flows through the eastern part of the Southern National Park.

In 1949 a report about the park listed the following wildlife- (to read this interesting report on the park link to 1949) Nile Buffalo (the dominant mammal in 1949) and Giraffe (a 1981 aerial census located 2,095 Giraffes in the park and near the park - in 2007 an aerial census could not locate any Giraffe) Elephant, Giant Eland, Waterbuck, Oribi, Kob, Hartebeest, Colobus Monkey, Giant Forest Hog, Lions, Baboon, Bush-baby, Crocodile, Warthog, White Rhino (believed extinct, but a search is underway), Tilapia, Cat-fish (1 meter long), Lung Fish (Polypterus bichir), Eel Fish (Gymnarchus niloticus), Marabou stork, and Pelican.

In 1949 most of the park was covered by tall grass, often 15 feet high, in the wet season. There are also two types of islands of tropical forests within the grassland called:

- Anogeissus forest, where the bush baby is located.

- Granite koppie with gallery forest, where colobus and Giant Forest Hog are located.

Recently Wild dogs have been reported along the north edge of the park, see more

10 Days 9 Nights South Sudan Cultural Holidays and Safari Tour | Explore The tribes of South Sudan

10 Days 9 Nights South Sudan Kidepo Valley National Park | Kidepo Valley National Park Wildlife Safari Tour

12 Days 11 Nights South Sudan Bird watching Safari tour | South Sudan Birding Holiday and Tour

15 Days 14 Nights Exploring South Sudan Tribes | South Sudan Cultural Safari Tour

16 Days 15 Nights Boma National Park Migration Tour | South Sudan Wildlife safari Tour To Boma National Park

Visit Boma National Park, Boma, South Sudan
As water sources dry up after the seasonal rains, and then again when the seasonal rains return, enormous herds of animals migrate in Boma National Park, South Sudan.
It is estimated that the migration is far greater than the famous migration of the Serengeti, where nearly 2,000,000 animals search for grazing.

Every year the movement takes place at different times depending on the rain. Boma National Park is the largest National park or reserve in all of Africa. Many people say Kruger or Ruaha or Virunga are the largest, but no it is Boma at 22,800 square kilometers.
Boma National Park is 2,280,000 hectares (5,631,600 acres) in size. This vast Boma National park has virtually no roads or park ranger outposts. Mostly flat it is crossed by many small streams and swamps.

In South Sudan, as in the Serengeti, the migration takes place all year, it is a slow movement dependent on the grass and the rains. In March/April/May/June the animals are moving from North to South and West to East, from the Sudd flood plains and Bandigalo National Park, back into Boma National Park and Gambela Park in Ethiopia, because the rains will have started.

In November/December/January the animals are moving from South to North and East to West as the dry season is well underway and the animals are searching for grass. In November/December/January the white-eared kob will be calving as they migrate north into the Sudd flood plain and west into Bandigalo National Park. The major migrating species involved are white-eared Kob antelope, Tiang Antelope, and Mongalla Gazelle. Prior to the war with the north, there were huge herds of Zebra, these animals were considerably reduced in number.

A 2008 survey estimated that there were 6,850 Elephants in the Boma National park and the surrounding area adjacent to the Boma National park. The Elephants and Zebra also migrate with water and grass.

In 1982 it was estimated there were about 6000 Giraffes in the Boma Park area, by 2007 it was estimated there were only 404 Giraffes remaining. The armies used the animal to feed their soldiers during the 25 years of war with Khartoum.

People Living Boma National Park |Cultural Tour In Boma National Park South Sudan

The South Sudan tribal people in the area of Boma National Park are the Murle people, Anyuah people, Suri/Kachipo people, Jie people, and Toposa people. While on this trip there will be an opportunity to visit them and view how they have retained their traditional dress, housing, adornment, tools, and religious beliefs.

MAJOR SPECIES OF WILDLIFE IN SOUTH SUDAN'S BOMA NATIONAL PARK

In 22,800 square kilometers (2,280,000 Hectares or 5,631,600 acres) of Boma National Park, the major species are Elephant, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Nile Crocodile, White-eared Kob, Tiang, Mongalla Gazelle, Lion, Leopard, Caracal, Serval, Cheetah, Wild Dog, Jackal, Hyaena, Nile Buffalo, Zebra, Topi, Ostrich, Grant's Gazelle, Roan, Lesser Kudu, Lelwel Hartebeest, Beisa Oryx, Derby's Eland, Bohor Reedbuck, Warthog, Olive Baboon, Vervet Monkey, See more