Plan a trip to South Sudan

Places to see in South Sudan

12 of the 15 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

• Boma National ParkUNESCO

  Park & nature · Jonglei

  Boma National Park is a protected area in eastern South Sudan near the Ethiopian border. It was established in 1977 and covers 22,800 km2 (8,800 sq mi) of grasslands and floodplains.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

• Bandingilo National ParkUNESCO

  Badingilo National Park

  Park & nature · Eastern Equatoria

  The Boma-Bandingilo National Park, sometimes spelled Badingilo, is a national park located in South Sudan's Equatoria region. The park covered the erstwhile states of Central Equatoria and Eastern Equatoria. It was established in 1992.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Juba

  City · Central Equatoria

  Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a population of 525,953 in 2017.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rigan123 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Sudd

  Park & nature

  The Sudd is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile's Baḥr al-Jabal section. The Arabic word sudd is derived from sadd, meaning "barrier" or "obstruction". The term "the sudd" has come to refer to any large solid floating vegetation island or mat.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  Wau

  City · Western Bahr el Ghazal

  Wau is a town, locally referred to as a city, in northwestern South Sudan on the western bank of the Jur River. It is the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal region in South Sudan. It lies approximately 650 kilometres (400 mi) northwest of the capital, Juba.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bertramz (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Rumbek

  City · Lakes

  Rumbek is the capital of Lakes State in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. For a period from 2005, it also served as the administrative capital of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: JennaCB123 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Bor

  City · Jonglei

  Bor is a historic city in the Bor region of Jonglei State, located in the central region of South Sudan. It has also served as the headquarters of Jonglei state. The city is situated on the east side of the White Nile at the southern extent of the sudd, South Sudan's vast central wetlands.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Mr leroy playpus (Tuttle) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Kinyeti

  Mountain · Eastern Equatoria

  Mount Kinyeti is the highest peak in South Sudan. It is located in the Imatong Mountains in Ikotos County of Eastern Equatoria, near the Ugandan border. Kinyeti has an elevation of 3,187 metres (10,456 ft) above sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Sudan Kinyeti.jpg (Public domain). Map

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  St. Theresa Cathedral

  Religious · Central Equatoria

  St Theresa’s Cathedral is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church and the cathedral of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan. The cathedral church is located on Unity Avenue in Bahr al Jabal in the district of Kator in the city of Juba.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lomoraronald (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Holy Family Cathedral

  Religious · Lakes

  The Holy Family Cathedral or Cathedral of Rumbek, is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church is located in the town of Rumbek, capital of Lakes State, in the African country of South Sudan, and that serves as the seat of the bishop of Rumbek.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ernst Ulz (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

• Lake No

  Lake · Unity

  Lake No is the largest lake in South Sudan, which is locally known as Dhoo Lake by Ruweng Panaruu community.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

• Shambe National Park

  Park & nature · Lakes

  The Shambe National Park is a national park in South Sudan, located on the west bank of the White Nile. It was established in 1985 and extends over an area of 620 km2 (240 sq mi).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map