3-Day South Sudan – Juba & Mundari Cattle Camp Experience
Description
The Mundari, like other Nilotic tribes, are so cattle-oriented: cattle serves as a form of currency and a mark of status. Marriages are arranged by the prospective groom offering cattle to the bride’s family and husbands may take as many wives as they can support. The Mundari engage in perennial cattle raiding wars with the Bor Dinka during the dry season.
Mundari men sometimes bathe their hair in cow urine; the uric acid gives the hair a red, yellow, or orange color, which they regard as beautiful.
The Mundari also cultivate sorghum and catch fish using nets and spears.
In common with other Nilotic tribes in South Sudan, the Mundari practice ritual scarification as a rite of passage into adulthood for young men. The typical Mundari scar pattern consists of two sets of three parallel lines, each on either side of the forehead, extending in a downward slope and unconnected in the middle.
Duration
4 Days
Group Size
10
Language
Swahili, Arabic and English
Travel Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival in Juba
- Arrive at Juba International Airport.
- Meet your local guide for a warm welcome and assistance.
- Transfer and drop-off at your accommodation in Juba.
- Overnight stay in Juba.
Day 2 - Juba City Tour & Transfer to Mundari Cattle Camp
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Morning city tour of Juba, visiting:
- The Nile River
- John Garang Mausoleum
- Kator Cathedral
- Konyo Konyo Market (local experience)
- At 2:00 PM, depart Juba for Terekeka to join the Mundari cattle camp.
- Witness the return of cattle from the grazing fields.
- Engage in the Mundari evening rituals:
- Preparing the cattle for rest
- Storytelling and cultural exchanges
- Traditional massage and cattle care
- Lighting smoke fires to protect cattle from insects
- Capture breathtaking sunset photography over the camp.
- Dinner and overnight at the Mundari tented camp or a hotel in Terekeka.
Day 3 - Morning with the Mundari & Return to Juba
- Early wake-up to join the Mundari morning rituals:
• Milking cattle
• Massaging them with ash
• Hair-washing with cow urine (traditional custom)
- Cultural immersion and photography opportunities.
- Return drive to Juba.
- Breakfast/lunch in Juba.
- Drop-off at your accommodation or Juba International Airport for evening departures.
[Optional] Day 4 - Airport Transfer
If accommodated in Juba, you will be transferred to the airport 2 hours before departure.
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