WHAT YOU NEED ON A CAMPING TOUR IN SOUTH SUDAN
There is something magical about a camping tour in South Sudan. Setting up a tent at picturesque locations, surrounded with dignified hills, craggy desert landscapes and wooded forests is a whole rewarding experience that no traveler ever wishes to miss on any South Sudan tour.
You could be wondering what African countries are best for camping. One of the most beautiful things about visiting South Sudan, is how the country is still less developed, with limited hotels, leaving you with no option but to set up a tent at either a well-organized campsite or some safe random place found along the way.
Outdoor camping in South Sudan is a gem for adventurers and nature lovers. Spending time in the wooded forests or besides the White Nile can offer a whole lot of opportunities to feed your soul. The nature is so intrinsic that it keeps exploring more with your eyes.
With all the enthusiasm, travelers visit South Sudan expecting to have those once in a lifetime camping experiences and it’s definitely what they get.
However, of all the outdoor adventures you will ever enjoy, camping requires a robust packing checklist since you are temporarily creating a small home from scratch in the great outdoors. This requires you to literary have all the essential items for cooking, exploring, sleeping and setting up. Here is a simple camping checklist for a South Sudan tour
Sturdy Tent. You certainly need somewhere to sleep, and this being a camping trip, a tent should be the first thing to pack. The fact that it’s an outdoor adventure, you need to protect yourself from the wind, bugs rain and much more. The tent also moves along with stakes that hold it firmly in the ground so that it’s not carried away by wind. There are different tent sizes, you get the best choice for you and the people you are travelling with.
Sleeping bags and pillows. Remember you have packed a tent but you won’t sleep on the ground, so a sleeping back is equally important to pack. Though it might not be as comfortable as a bed, but it’s better than none. Some travelers even purchase thin foam pads to place underneath the sleeping back so as not to feel the ground. On your south Sudan tour, a sleeping bag, pillow and blanket is important, however, these we provide on all South Sudan trips booked with us.
First aid kit. Though most companies like the African Encounters carry this for their clients, it’s also safe for clients to have one for themselves. The difference in the body types, what could work on one might not work for the other. The bare minimum that you can have in your first aid kit are the large and small bandages, gauze, plasters, painkillers, emergency blankets and others.
Durable clothes and shoes. You need to carry along with you a few pairs of clothes since you wouldn’t want to put on dirty and smelly clothes all the time. For a camping trip in South Sudan, you will need to pack strong and durable shirts, pants, socks, undergarments, jackets and many more. Not to forget, you will need a hefty pair of shoes, if possible even waterproof shoes.
Electronics. Simple electronic accessories like portable chargers, power banks, extra batteries, blue tooth speaker and more depending on the activities that you will be engaging in. In case of lanterns, headlamps and flashlights, you will definitely need extra batteries on hand. Remember most of the campsites don’t have power, so you will need something sustainable for the whole period of stay.
Food and water. When packing for a South Sudan tour, regardless of where you are going to camp. Whether in Juba city, close to the town or far in the Mundari cattle camp, you need to move along with food and multiple parks of water. Being a new country, South Sudan is not so developed that you will find random restaurants every now and then, chances are 100% that you will cook for yourself food on a camping safari in South Sudan.
The camping list for a South Sudan Tour can be endless depending on individual needs. However, if the above mentioned requirements are in place, the trip is good to go.
The good news is, The African Encounters organizes almost everything for you, the tents, food, first aid kit, sleeping bags, water, tour guide and anything as regards to your needs. All you need to carry on a camping trip that we have organized are your clothes and simple electronics and most likely your personal needs.
Do you yearn to explore South Sudan? Have you always wanted to have that maiden camping experience in a place so wild, delimited in woody forests, extensive grasslands and cultures still o virgin? Well, we organize just that perfect encounter.
