Experience the life of the Toposa tribe and the Jiye/Jie tribal people on this 6-day, 5-night Toposa people and Jie/Jye tribe villages safari tour.
Explore the wilderness of South Sudan and witness the traditional tribal world of these ethnic groups that have been living in the region for thousands of years.
This itinerary allows you to photograph the Toposa tribe and the Jie/Jye tribal people, attracting photographers from all over the world.
Experience the unique and often moving cultural South Sudan Tour, where ancient cultural rituals clash with preconceived traveler expectations.
The Toposa tribe and the Jiye tribe belong to the so-called Karamojong Cluster, which includes the people of the Karamojong tribe in Uganda, the people of the Nyangatom tribe in southwest Ethiopia, and the people of the Turkana tribe in Kenya.
Toposa society and social life revolve around herding cattle and camels, as well as donkeys, goats, sheep, and other animals.
Boys are trained to take care of goats and sheep, and then to take care of cattle when they grow up.
The main measures of status and wealth are the possession of cattle and the loaded gun. Toposa people have always competed with their neighbors for water and pasture, and they have always been involved in cattle raiding.
Toposa people also hunt for gold and other valuable minerals in the stream bed. Both the Toposa tribe and the Jiye tribe dress in traditional clothes, and they pierce their lips and scar their arms, chest, and face.
Each scarification is a work of art.
4-Day Toposa & Jiye Village Cultural Tour Highlights
- Day 1: Arrival & Hotel Transfer
- Day 2: Flight to Kapoeta
- Day 3: Photography & Transfer to Jiye
- Day 4: Flight from Kapoeka to Juba & End of Trip
Detailed 4-Day Toposa & Jiye Village Cultural Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival & Hotel Transfer
Welcome to Juba, South Sudan’s capital. Your safari guide will pick you up from the airport and take you to your accommodation.
This is the perfect place to relax and get ready for your next day’s encounter in Kapoeta. Stay at the Royal Palace Hotel, or a similar one.
Day 2: Flight to Kapoeta
Domestic flight transfer from Juba capital city to Kapoeta, accommodation, lunch, and then evening photography in Toposa villages.
Day 3: Photography & Transfer to Jiye
After morning photography, we will move to the villages of Jie/Jiye, a distance of more than 70 km.
Day 4: Flight from Kapoeka to Juba & End of Trip
This day marks the end of your safari tour in South Sudan. Today, you will take a domestic flight from Kapoeta to Juba, where you will have a day use of your hotel at the Royal Palace Hotel, have lunch, and then transfer to the airport for your international flight home.
