South Sudan Travel Journal

Prices in Juba, South Sudan

At the time I visited South Sudan, the exchange rate of the Sudanese Pound was at $ 1 dollar = 3.2 pounds. You can get up to 3.3 pounds. In Juba there are plenty of small shops and supermarkets to buy a little of everything. There are still some typical markets with lots of fruit. [...]

Photos of Juba, South Sudan

Pictures of Juba, South Sudan

Map of South Sudan

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About my travel in South Sudan

Photo of police on top of a pick-up truck on the way to Yei in South Sudan I had the opportunity to travel in South Sudan during the first days of independence. The reason I went to East Africa at this point was expressly to go see the celebrations in Juba. The borders closed so [...]

Hotel VIP, Hotel Juba South Sudan

This is one of the newest hotels in Juba and has just been finished and has better facilities than many other hotels in Juba. This hotel is in a busy Juba street, and has a restaurant, massage parlor and hairdresser. There is wireless internet in the hotel. The price of a room with breakfast is [...]

Commemorative Independence billboards in Juba streets, South Sudan

During the celebrations of the independence of South Sudan in Juba, the streets were full of panels and commemorative billboards. Many banners, panels, posters all about political messages in honor of war heroes and personalities.

Mausoleum of Dr. John Garang Mabior in Juba South Sudan

On the Avenue of Nations where the city gave the big celebration festival of independence you can visit the Mausoleum of former President of the Government of Southern Sudan Dr. John Garang of Mabior. You can visit and pay homage to this important figure for the policy of South Sudan. The entrance has a big [...]

Hotels in Juba South Sudan

On this page I have a few options of hotels in Juba. A quick list for accommodation options in the capital of South Sudan. ECS Guest House Hotel, Hotel in Juba South Sudan Prices for accommodation and where to sleep in Juba are very expensive, and it is actually difficult to find hotels in the [...]

The Independence of South Sudan

South Sudan has been internationally declared independent at midnight on the 9th of July 2011. At this time all South Sudanese partied and ended 20 years of struggle against the regime of the northern capital Khartoum in Sudan. Scattered throughout the city of Juba huge billboards, posters, banners and advertisements congratulated the new country, its [...]

Transportation around Juba, South Sudan

The best way to go from one place to another in Juba is undoubtedly the motorcycle taxis called Boda-boda. There are also taxis (vans) which cost one pound per trip. Boda-boda bikes cost between 3 pounds for a short trip up to 5 or 6 pounds for a long trip from one end of town [...]

Photos road Ganji to Yei, South Sudan

Photos of road from Lasu to border of DR Congo, South Sudan

Bus from Kampala to Juba, Uganda to South Sudan

The connection between the two capitals of these countries – Uganda and Juba, is very easy to do since there are several companies to travel in the evening and some in the morning. After some research I found that this route between Kampala and Juba is actually one of the most dangerous of all East [...]

Photos road from Juba to Ganji, South Sudan

Hotel ECS Guest House, Hotel in Juba South Sudan

Prices for accommodation in Juba are very expensive, and it is indeed difficult to find hotels in the city for less than $ 50 per night. While in Juba I also took the opportunity to explore other Juba hotel options. One of the hotels I visited is just aside the All Saints Cathedral. This is [...]

Road from Juba to border with Congo

In Juba, in the Hotel Nile Resort I met a gentleman of Estonia named Tarmo Tamming who was traveling with his Mazda van around Europe and Africa on a 2 years trip. He started his trip through several European countries to Turkey, then drove by Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Ethiopia again, Kenya, [...]

What to visit in Juba, South Sudan

Juba is a very strange city because it is very small and all major buildings and infrastructures you would imagine in a capital, still don’t exist. Much remains to be built in terms of government infrastructure. With time they will build it. The city of Juba is divided by the center called “town”, the area [...]

Hotel Nile Resort, Juba Hotel South Sudan

If you want to stay close to the River Nile with a beautiful landscape to see the river, you can stay at Nile Resort Hotel in Juba. This place is old, but another alternative to sleep in Juba. Beside the hotel there is also the Nile Resort Bar / Restaurant with free Wireless Internet. This [...]

Photos road from Yei to Lasu, South Sudan

South Sudan Visa

Photo of the queu to make the visa at South Sudanese border with Uganda While you can easily make your visa (travel permit) in the service of GOSS (Government of South Sudan) in Nairobi and Kampala, you can still try to do it at the border. The only drawback is that it takes a long [...]

What to eat in Juba, food in South Sudan

In Juba there are many places to eat. Most hotels have restaurants open late. There are also inexpensive options for eating on the streets. There are scattered around the city a series of restaurants where you can find the best food in Juba. Here in these places and with very little money you can eat [...]