Twyfelfontein · Kunene
Damara Living Museum
A community-run open-air museum presents Damara cultural knowledge near Twyfelfontein. Demonstrations and visitor programmes support the people who run it.
Museum & heritage
Twyfelfontein /Ui-//aes World Heritage Site
Kunene
Rock engravings turn sandstone into an archive of human expression. This UNESCO World Heritage site preserves animal figures, tracks and traces of hunter-gatherer ritual life.
Plan your visitWhat makes it special
Twyfelfontein · /Ui-//aes
UNESCO records this site’s exceptional concentration of petroglyphs and six painted rock shelters, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2007.
- Responsible organisation
- National Heritage Council of Namibia
Plan your visit
Access & arrangements
Supervised visits protect the engraved surfaces. Confirm the available guided circuit and entry arrangements with the site; do not touch or climb on the rock art.
Opening hours
Confirm opening hours with the site before travelling.
Admission & permits
Request the current admission and permit conditions from the manager.
Information checked on 31 October 2026
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Sources & image credits
Information checked on 31 October 2026
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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A national memorial inaugurated on 26 August 2002. This is a place of remembrance connected to Namibia’s independence history.