South Sudan · Badingilo & Boma National Parks
About six million antelope cross the Boma–Badingilo landscape each year — the largest land-mammal migration on Earth. From the wet-season plains of Badingilo towards Boma and the Sudd, this is a living wilderness still seen by few international travellers.
The Migration
Each year, vast herds of white-eared kob, tiang and Mongalla gazelle move across the savannas of eastern South Sudan — between Badingilo and Boma national parks and the floodplains of the Nile. It is one of the largest land-mammal migrations on Earth, yet it remains almost unknown to the outside world.
To travel here is to step into a wilderness that still runs on its own ancient rhythms — no crowds, no queues of vehicles, only horizon after horizon of wild country.
Local operation
The Great Nile Migration Safaris is operated on the ground by Tiang Safaris, a South Sudanese-owned travel specialist with local guides and an established travel network.
The Experience
South Sudan is not a polished safari circuit. It is something rarer: genuine frontier wilderness, experienced with the people who call it home.
Vast antelope herds, elephant, giraffe, lion and some of the richest wetland birdlife on the continent — including the shoebill.
Badingilo, Boma and the Sudd form one of the largest intact savanna-and-wetland systems left in Africa. Almost no one comes here.
Meet the pastoralist communities whose lives are woven into this landscape — always by invitation, always on their terms.
Travel with South Sudanese guides who grew up in this country and read its land, wildlife and seasons like a first language.
Safari planning
Seven days from Juba to Boma, with two dedicated aerial wildlife-sighting days over one of Africa's most remarkable migration landscapes.
7 daysA seven-day aerial wildlife expedition from Juba to Bor and Boma, with two dedicated days observing the Great Nile Migration from the air.
The Gallery
Wildlife, wilderness, camp life and culture — photographed on safari in South Sudan.
Responsible Tourism
The Great Nile Migration survives because this land is still intact and its people still steward it. Our responsibility is to keep it that way.
We travel in small groups, keep a respectful distance from wildlife, and operate so that tourism gives this wilderness a reason to remain wild.
Our guides and camp crews are South Sudanese, and community visits happen only by invitation — with fair contribution and full respect for local wishes.
We brief every guest on cultural etiquette, ask before photographing people, and leave every camp and community exactly as we found it.
Begin Your Journey
Tell us when you want to travel, and our team will help you plan a safari you will carry with you for the rest of your life.
