The rock engravings of Twyfelfontein
In the Kunene Region, this site inhabited for 6,000 years holds at least 2,500 rock engravings, one of Africa’s largest concentrations. In 2007 it became Namibia’s first World Heritage Site.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Kunene Region, north-western NamibiaTwyfelfontein (Wikipedia)
- GPS coordinates
- -20.59056, 14.37222Twyfelfontein (Wikivoyage)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
The engravings can only be visited with a guide, included in the entrance fee.
Twyfelfontein (Wikivoyage)Plan to tip your guide.
Twyfelfontein (Wikivoyage)The site is set around a spring, in a valley below a sandstone table mountain.
Twyfelfontein (Wikipedia)
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- Twyfelfontein (Wikipedia)
Twyfelfontein […] is a site of ancient rock engravings in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. It consists of a spring in a valley flanked by the slopes of a sandstone table mountain […] The site has been inhabited for 6,000 years […] at least 2,500 items of rock carvings have been created […] Displaying one of the largest concentrations of rock petroglyphs in Africa, UNESCO approved Twyfelfontein as Namibia's first World Heritage Site in 2007.
- Twyfelfontein (Wikivoyage)
You can only visit the engravings with a guide. Fortunately, this is included in the entrance fee. You'll need to tip your guide, however. (coordinates -20.59056, 14.37222)
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