Our 15-day South Sudan Tribal wonders brings you close to discover the untamed Safari trails across East Africa as we visit the rural indigenous tribes of South Sudan. We also a full time with the Mundari cattle camps as we explore and learn more about their way of life. this gives you a great opportunity to catch great moments and adventurous photos and experiences of lifetime.
Now its time to begin the adventure with us Nyumbu Beyond Journeys as we go to explore the undiscovered trails.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrive in Juba in time for dinner by the side of the White Nile and an overnight stay
Our South Sudan photography tour starts in the early evening in our Juba hotel where we will enjoy dinner on the side of the pulsing White Nile, one of the most iconic rivers in Africa.
Day 2: Fly to Kapoeta and Transfer to Boma Plateau
After breakfast and finalizing our permits to travel we will fly to Kapoeta in Eastern Equatorial where we will meet our drivers who will take us north to the Boma Plateau, home of the spectacular Jiye people, with their intricately beaded crown jewelry and bodily scarification.
Day 3: Full day with Jiye Communities
Today we will enjoy a full day of visiting Jiye communities for photography.
Day 4: Transfer to Toposa Region
As we pack up our camp, we will drive south to the Toposa region, arriving in time to visit our first Toposa villages doing photography of these beautiful people and their wonderful vernacular architecture, including their ‘Ekore’ stilted granaries. We may also see traditional dances including the feminine Meriya and hopefully Nyakwamoa, or the tribal dance of Toposa warriors.
Day 5: Full day photography with Toposa People
Today we will enjoy another full day with the Toposa people, wandering through their villages and taking photos.
Day 6: Transfer to Kimotong Mountains
After a final morning of Toposa photography we will leave for the rugged and incredibly spectacular Kimotong mountains that are home to many villages of Laarim people. These soaring granitic peaks also feature huge stands of desert rose plants, whimsical Laarim huts, animal enclosures and traditional grinding pits at the foothills of these mountains. For centuries Laarim women have used these pits to grind grain and with luck we will watch them grinding grains while sometimes cradling their children in the warm stone.
Day 7: Full day exploring Laarim Villages
Today we will spend a full day exploring Laarim villages on foot, photographing their intricate and highly decorative bodily scarification and jewellery. With luck we may see traditional dances like Nakeku, or the coming of age dance for young Laarim girls.
Day 8:Visiting the Lopit people in their communities
The next day we will travel out to the remote region of the Lopit people, who live close to the border of South Sudan and Uganda. We will arrive in time to explore the beautiful villages of the Lopit people on foot taking photos.
Day 9: Full day exploring Lopit Villages
Today we will spend a full day exploring Lopit villages for photography. We will also witness a simulated ceremonial dance for a Lopit funeral. This highly decorated dance involves Lopit men dressed in leopard skins, colobus skins and headdresses fashioned out of cowrie shells and ostrich feathers. As the most spectacular ceremony of our tour, this will be an absolute memorable highlight of our visit with these remote people.
Day 10: Transfer to the Peri communities
After a final sunrise photography session, we will drive to the even more remote Peri people, arriving in time for a ceremony.
Day 11: Transfer to Mundari Cattle via Juba
After a final morning of photography in the villages of the Peri people we will drive through three spectacular mountain ranges back to Juba. We will also make a brief stop to view a prolific nesting site of Ruppell’s Vultures in one of the mountain ranges before we arrive in Juba for a much-needed rest, shower, battery charge and dinner by the White Nile.
Days 12-13: Full time In the Mundari Cattle camp
Today we will embark on the final leg of our expedition to travel out to a remote cattle camp of the stunning Mundari people. We will establish our expedition base right alongside our camp where we will spend four magical nights learning about Mundari ways, attending a traditional dance and witnessing a wrestling match. As we enjoy numerous photography sessions with these amazing people, we will immerse ourselves in the Mundari world of worshipping their beautiful Ankole Watusi cows, watching children drink directly from their cows, young Mundari men sleep alongside them and we will enjoy the daily rituals of fire building, cattle caring and life amongst some of the most visually stunning people in all of Africa.
Day 14: Sunrise Photography with Mundari & transfer to Juba
After a final sunrise photography session with the Mundari we will pack up our expedition, say our final farewells and drive back to Juba where we will once again enjoy a wonderful, final dinner on the banks of the White Nile.
Day 15: Juba City tour and transfer to the Airport
Our photographic journey ends today after breakfast and if time allows we may take a short visit into Juba to wander the alleyways of the city’s bustling street market before we are taken to the airport for our flight home. End of 15 Days South Sudan Tribal Wonders Of The White Nile Photography Safari