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DG Tourism Hon. Simon Chudier Michael is in Arusha, Tanzania representing South Sudan 🇸🇸 at the EAC Sectoral Meeting on Tourism and Wildlife Management.
Strengthening regional cooperation for sustainable tourism and wildlife conservation.
#SouthSudan #EAC #Tourism #Wildlife 🇸🇸
Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
The sun has set on my time in #SouthSudan 🇸🇸!
A few favourite photos to say a final thanks to all of you who’ve followed me over the last two years and to my wonderful @ukinsouthsudan 🇬🇧🇸🇸colleagues for all their hard work. 👋
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It is the Great Nile Migratory Landscape; South Sudan’s wildest story, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
~6 million antelope.
White-eared kob. Tiang. Mongalla gazelle. Reedbuck.
A migration bigger than the Serengeti, hidden for decades, still fighting to stay free.
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The Mundari Tribe has long been one of South Sudan's greatest tourism treasures—a culture that leaves visitors with unforgettable memories.
From the iconic cattle camps to breathtaking sunsets and the warmth of the people, every moment is an experience worth witnessing.
Visit South Sudan. Explore Mundari Culture. 🇸🇸✨
Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
Always exciting to spot a new bird in Juba. This striking Scarlet-crested Sunbird is my #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 Bird of the Week. #BirdsSeenin2026 #SSOX
The Director General of Tourism on an official visit to the Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape, boarding a helicopter for an aerial journey over the Great Nile Migration.
Follow our PR page for more exclusive stories, breathtaking visuals, and updates from the Great Nile Migration and the Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape. 🚁🌍
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Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
This melodic Spotted Palm Thrush in Juba this afternoon is my #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 Bird of the Week. #BirdsSeenin2026 #SSOX
The Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism proudly announces the formation of the South Sudan Tourism Board under the Directorate of Tourism.
The elected leadership is as follows:
1. Chairperson: Hon. Simon Chudier Michael, Director General of Tourism
2. Deputy Chairperson: Hon. Christine Atwon Mark Odano, Dean of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Juba.
3. Secretary General: Mr. Ajak Samuel Garang
The Board will play a vital role in guiding tourism policy, promoting South Sudan’s cultural and natural heritage, and working hand in hand with the Ministry to ensure sustainable growth of the sector. Their micro‑roles include advising on tourism development, coordinating with institutions, and supporting initiatives that uplift hospitality and tourism education.
The formation was graced by the presence of Gen. Khamis, Director General of Wildlife, and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, reflecting the Ministry’s united commitment to strengthening tourism governance.
This positive step signals a new era for tourism in South Sudan, where collaboration between the Ministry, academia, and professionals will drive progress and inspire national pride.
Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
The World’s Largest Land Mammal Migration happens in South Sudan every year. However, War means No One Knows about it.
Researchers have released new maps documenting the “Great Nile Migration,” the Earth’s largest-known land mammal migration across South Sudan and Ethiopia.
The extensive aerial survey in South Sudan revealed an enormous migration of 6 million antelope – the largest migration of land mammals anywhere on Earth. It is more than double the size of the celebrated annual “great migration” between Tanzania and Kenya, which involves about 2 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle.
The animals across the region have endured despite decades of civil war and instability in South Sudan.
The maps chart the seasonal movements of four antelope species, the white-eared kob (Kobus kob leucotis) and the tiang (Damaliscus lunatus tiang).
Every year, around 5 million white-eared kob and 400,000 tiang including 350,000 Mongalla gazelle and 160,000 Bohor reedbuck migrate across 100,000 square kilometers (38,612 square miles) of South Sudan’s wetlands and Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park.
South Sudan has a varied landscape, from rainforests to lush savannas and swamplands fed by the Nile River. It is home to an array of wildlife, but the country’s long history of unrest has made it hard to carry out scientific research.
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Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
The Great Nile Migration in South Sudan 🇸🇸 is the largest recorded animal migration on the planet 🌍
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Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
Did you know?
South Sudan is home to the largest land mammal migration on Earth, known as the Great Nile Migration. An aerial wildlife survey conducted between April and May 2023 across the Boma–Badingilo–Jonglei landscape counted nearly 6 million antelope, including:
•~5 million white‑eared kob
•~350,000 Mongalla gazelle
•~300,000 tiang
•~160,000 Bohor reedbuck
These animals annually traverse this region—spanning 120,000 km²—moving from South Sudan into Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park and then looping back .
To give context, this migration dwarfs the famed Serengeti–Maasai Mara migration in Tanzania and Kenya, which involves around 1–1.5 million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles—making South Sudan’s migration nearly four times larger by vehicle count .
It’s important to clarify that whales or bats may migrate over longer distances or in larger numbers in total, but when limited to land mammals, South Sudan currently holds the record for largest quantity involved in a migration — a milestone confirmed in 2024 by African Parks, the United Nations, and researchers.
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Great shot here.
In this one shot is probably over 600,000 kobs I captured in one location about 15 miles from Maruwa Hills Tourist Camp.
Flying Over Boma you get to see a lot of migratory species and its breathtaking.
This afternoon will do another chopper flight to track more Gazelles and Nubian giraffe 🦒
@AfricanParks doing an amazing job protecting the Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape.
Visit South Sudan to see the Great Nile Migration, the largest land mammal migration on Earth 🌎
Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
Behold the Great Nile Migration in South Sudan . The World’s largest land mammals migration. 4times larger than the Mara- Serengeti Migration @AfricanParks @SouthSudanGov #Africa #NatureIsAmazing
Adventure of a lifetime.
South Sudan is home to one of the planet's greatest wildlife spectacles ; the Great Nile Migration.
Across the vast Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape, more than 6 million migratory antelopes, including white-eared kob, tiang, and Mongalla gazelle, move across endless savanna, wetlands, and floodplains in a breathtaking natural phenomenon. Beyond the migrating herds, millions of other animals thrive throughout this extraordinary ecosystem, creating one of Africa's richest and most intact wildlife landscapes.
To put its scale into perspective, the Great Nile Migration is estimated to be several times larger than the famous Serengeti migration, making it the largest remaining land mammal migrations on Earth. From horizon to horizon, the landscape comes alive with moving wildlife, offering a spectacle so immense that it can only truly be understood when witnessed from the ground or the air.
The recent inscription of the Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape on the UNESCO World Heritage List has placed South Sudan firmly on the global tourism and conservation map. It is a powerful reminder that South Sudan is not only a nation of resilient people and diverse cultures, but also a custodian of the world's most remarkable natural treasures.
As the world searches for authentic wilderness experiences, South Sudan stands ready to welcome conservationists, researchers, filmmakers, photographers, and adventurous travelers eager to witness a migration unlike any other.
The Great Nile Migration is not just South Sudan's pride; it is a global conservation treasure and one of Africa's greatest natural wonders.
#GreatNileMigration #SouthSudan #VisitSouthSudan #BomaBadingilo #UNESCO #WorldHeritage #Conservation #Wildlife #AfricanTourism #Nature
📷 Marcus Wesberg | National Geographic photographer
Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
🚨 Just launched: new @migratinghooves maps of the Great Nile Migration, the biggest land-animal trek on Earth!
Over 5 million white-eared kob + 400K tiang roam 100,000 km² between South Sudan & Ethiopia. 🐾
View the maps and discover how they can steer wildlife-friendly development: cms.int/en/news/new-maps-doc…
Directorate of Tourism South Sudan retweeted
THE GREAT NILE MIGRATION- Largest land mammal migration on earth happens each year in South Sudan 🇸🇸 🤯
#VisitSouthSudan #GreatNileMigration
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Mandate of of the Directorate of Tourism is to develop and promote Tourism as a major socio- economic activity to generate foreign currency, job creation to host communities to distribute equal benefit of what is generated from Tourism activities convergent enjoyable stay and travel of both local and internationa tourists.
Following the recent announcement confirming that the Great Nile Migration in South Sudan is the largest land mammal migration on Earth, Geographical online magazine reported on what this means to the people of South Sudan: bit.ly/4cGekGu
