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Twyfelfontein


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
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Proclaimed a national monument in 1952, this is one of the most famous rock art concentrations in Africa featuring more than 5,000 petroglyphs and 200...... more » Proclaimed a national monument in 1952, this is one of the most famous rock art concentrations in Africa featuring more than 5,000 petroglyphs and 200 rock paintings. « less
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Attraction type: Historic site, Monument
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Namibia

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5 of 5 stars
windhoek
5 Jan 2010

Bring your own camela so that you can watch/see this heritage every time you fell like, just because it something that you can remember every day and night. more

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3 of 5 stars
London
25 Oct 2009

The history of the bushman cave art is impressive and the site could be quite moving. Unfortunately it feels like a tourist zoo, and the guide we had was disinterested and poorly trained. A shame. Why can you not self-guide? more

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5 of 5 stars
Cork, Ireland
23 Oct 2009

It's a long way to Twyfelfontein but well worth the visit. The remoteness of the area has probably helped to preserve the huge number of rock engravings from the bygone era of the San people. The guided tour takes over an hour and it is advisable to wear good walking shoes as the terrain is quite rough in parts. There... more

22 Apr 2009
1
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We stayed as a stopover on the way to Okakeujo. Thank goodness it was only for one night. The staff were very good but it was a horror of a room. It was 41 degrees at7pm in the bar area. Our room had no way of being cooled. There was a stand up fan that did nothing but move around... more

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4 of 5 stars
Pescara
29 Oct 2009

Molto interessante per avvicinarsi alla cultura boscimana. Consiglio di fermarsi per il pernottamento al Twifelfontain Lodge, veramente bello. Comodo come... more

24 Oct 2009

Sito organizzato e ben tenuto, permette su paserrelle e sentieri di vedere le pitture fatte con sangue di animali ed... more

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3 of 5 stars
Parma, Italy
19 Dec 2008

Escursione adatta agli amanti dell'archeologia ma interessante per tutti, a mio parere necessita di una guida e va fatta al... more

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Namibia