Travel in South Sudan*** and the country

Visa

Chinese traveling to South Sudan should apply for a South Sudan visa or entry permit (Entry Permit). South Sudan does not accept visa on arrival.

Visas can be obtained at South Sudanese embassies and consulates abroad; in countries and regions without South Sudanese embassies and consulates, friends and colleagues can apply for entry permits in South Sudan. Without a visa and entry permit, you will be denied boarding or deported upon arrival at Juba International Airport in South Sudan.

For example: Since South Sudan has an embassy in China, travelers who come to South Sudan from China must go to the South Sudan embassy in China to apply for a visa, and they must not and cannot apply for an entry permit.

For another example, since South Sudan does not have an embassy in the United Arab Emirates, if a traveler comes to South Sudan from Dubai, he or she can ask a friend or colleague to apply for an entry permit in South Sudan; With permission, you can apply for an entry visa after arriving at the airport.

Most of the types of visas processed by South Sudanese embassies abroad are one-time visas, which cost 50 US dollars and are valid for 3 months; some embassies can also apply for multiple-entry visas of 3 months for a fee. About $100.

Wildlife reserves

7, with a total area of ??1.75 million hectares. The climate is tropical, with local rainforest climate.

There are 121 forest resources with a total area of ??1.205 million hectares. According to data, the forest coverage rate exceeds 50%. South Sudan is rich in tropical hardwoods, among which teak artificial planting area ranks first in Africa.

Flights

Juba is the aviation hub of South Sudan. Traveling to various states generally requires a transfer via Juba. Juba only has round-trip international flights to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Kampala, the capital of Uganda, Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

1. Juba-Nairobi route

There are currently three airlines, namely Jetlink (two flights a day on weekdays and one flight a day on weekends), East African (one flight a day) and ALS (one flight per day).

2. Juba-Addis Ababa route

Ethiopian Airlines, twice a week. (Egyptian Airlines has direct flights from Beijing to Addis Ababa)

3. Juba-Khartoum route

There are currently three airlines, namely Sudan Airlines, Sun Air and Marsland both have one flight per day.

4. Juba-Kampala route

There is currently one airline, Uganda Airlines, with one flight per day. Inland navigation mileage: 1,000 kilometers from the White Nile River in southern Sudan from Khartoum to Juba.

Accommodation

The hotel facilities in Juba are relatively simple, and most of them are prefabricated houses or tent hotels. The conditions are not much different, but the prices are higher.

There are many Christians in South Sudan and there are few dietary taboos. You can drink alcohol and eat pork. Saturday and Sunday are weekends.

Habits

Juba’s municipal power supply is in short supply. Each unit generally provides its own generator, the local voltage is 220V, and the electrical plug standard is a British three-phase plug. Chinese-funded hotels are equipped with domestic standard power sockets and can directly use domestic electrical appliances.