Rumbek

Rumbek is in Bahr el Ghazal.

Get in

The small Rumbek Airport is served mostly by charter flights. Golden Wings Aviation offers flights from Khartoum and Juba several times a week.

The A43 road between Juba and Wau passes by here, most of it is unpaved.

See

• 1 Holy Family Cathedral. A modest cathedral built in 1955. (updated May 2021)

Do

• 1 Rumbek Freedom Square. in central town is a large outdoor venue often used for public gatherings. (updated Mar 2019)

Drink

• 1 Hillview Bar. (updated Mar 2019)

Sleep

• 1 Safari Style Hotel (Near the airport, on the left side), ☏ +211 955 356 901, reservations@safaristylesudan.com. By many accounts the best hotel in town, has 24 rooms of which ten have air-conditioning. Swimming pool and restaurant on site. 

Stay safe

See the warning on the South Sudan article for information on the security situation.