Wednesday 22 October 2014

Namibia: Twyfelfontein - World Heritage Site

In the heat, dust and stunning landscapes of Damaraland,  Mowani Mountain Camp and Camp Kipwe are dwarfed by massive ochre boulders, and absorbed into the landscape.  Every soft curve or ragged edge frames the landscape in a different way, as if you are seeing for the first time, every time.

Game drives along ancient dry riverbeds reveal life that in its sparseness reminds us just how special it is.  Rare, desert dwelling elephants, springbok, gemsbok and jackal roam these plains, while their images are found etched in the rocks at Twyfelfontein, Namibia’s first World Heritage Site.

Visits to Twyfelfontein, with its wealth of ancient rock engravings, and the wonders of the Organ Pipes and Burnt Mountain are within easy driving distance of Mowani Mountain Camp and Camp Kipwe. (+/- 2 hours in the afternoon).

Twyfelfontein is known for its rock engravings and paintings and associated Late Stone Age material culture dating between 6000 and 2000 years. The site has one of the known largest concentrations of engravings in Africa executed on flat and upright slabs. Over five thousand individual figures have been recorded to date.

Twyfelfontein rock engravings Namibia - www.namibweb.com

Twyfelfontein rock engravings Namibia - www.namibweb.com

Twyfelfontein rock engravings Namibia - www.namibweb.com

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