A country · 16 places · 5 regions
South Sudan, all of it.
16 curated places across 5 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei and Gbudwe State — read below as chapters, with 1 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Central Equatoria · 4 places
Central Equatoria
Bandingilo protects seasonal swamps and open savanna crossed by immense antelope migrations. Its wetlands teem with birdlife including the elusive shoebill stork.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Eastern Equatoria · 4 places
Eastern Equatoria
A park on the Ugandan border where the White Nile rushes over rapids past wooded hills. It protects a population of elephants and hippos along the riverbanks.
✦ December to March
Chapter III · Jonglei · 2 places
Jonglei
This vast park hosts one of Africa's greatest wildlife migrations of white-eared kob and tiang. Its remote floodplains and grasslands remain among the least explored on the continent.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Gbudwe State · 1 place
Gbudwe State
A large protected area of woodland and savanna in southern South Sudan, historically home to elephants, giraffes, and antelope. It is among the country's oldest reserves.
Regions of South Sudan
Every place in South Sudan
16 places, one country.
Boma National Park
Jonglei, South Sudan
✦ December to March · $
Bandingilo National Park
Central Equatoria, South Sudan
✦ December to March · $
Juba
Central Equatoria, South Sudan
✦ December to March · $$
St. Theresa Cathedral, Juba
Central Equatoria, South Sudan
✦ December–February · $
Juba Bridge
Juba, South Sudan
✦ December–February · $
Jebel Kujur
Juba, South Sudan
✦ December–February · $
Sudd
Jonglei, South Sudan
✦ December to March
Nimule National Park
Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
✦ December to March
Imatong Mountains
Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
✦ December to March
Bahr el Ghazal River
Unity, South Sudan
✦ December to March
Nimule
Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
Wau
Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan
Southern National Park
Gbudwe State, South Sudan
Daasanach
Central Equatoria, South Sudan
Didinga Hills
Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan
St. Mary's Cathedral, Rumbek
Lakes, South Sudan