Must-see attractions in Damaraland

  • Twyfelfontein petroglyphs/ rock engravings.Namibia

    Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings

    Damaraland

    Twyfelfontein (Doubtful Spring), at the head of the grassy Aba Huab Valley, is one of the most extensive rock-art galleries on the continent. In the…

  • Spitzkoppe rock formation. Namib Desert. Namibia

    Spitzkoppe

    Damaraland

    One of Namibia’s most recognisable landmarks, the 1728m-high Spitzkoppe rises mirage-like above the dusty plains of southern Damaraland. Its dramatic…

  • Mandatory Credit: Photo by Fabian Von Poser/imageBROKER/Shutterstock (9362313a)..White Lady, famous rock rock painting in the Tsisab Gorge, Brandberg, Erongo region, Namibia..VARIOUS

    Tsisab Ravine

    Damaraland

    Tsisab Ravine is the epicentre of the Brandberg's rock-art magic. The most famous figure in the ravine is the White Lady of the Brandberg, in Maack’s…

  • Phillips Cave

    Damaraland

    This cave, 3km off the road, contains the famous humpbacked white elephant painting. Superimposed on the elephant is a large humpbacked antelope (perhaps…

  • Messum Crater

    Damaraland

    One of Damaraland’s most remote natural attractions is the highly mysterious-looking Messum Crater, which comprises two concentric circles of hills…

  • Petrified Forest

    Damaraland

    The petrified forest is an area of open veld scattered with petrified tree trunks up to 34m long and 6m in circumference, which are estimated to be around…

  • Numas Ravine

    Damaraland

    Numas Ravine, slicing through the western face of the Brandberg, is a little-known treasure house of ancient paintings. Most people ask their guide to…

  • Kristall Kellerei Winery

    Damaraland

    One of the very few wineries in Namibia, this is a lovely spot to come for lunch. In the afternoon you can enjoy light meals – cheese and cold-meat…

  • Burnt Mountain

    Damaraland

    Southeast of Twyfelfontein rises a barren 12km-long volcanic ridge, at the foot of which lies the hill known as Burnt Mountain, an expanse of volcanic…

  • Dinosaur Footprints

    Damaraland

    The 170-million-year-old dinosaur footprints were made in what was then soft clay by a three-toed dinosaur that walked on its hind legs – probably a…

  • Franke Tower

    Damaraland

    In January 1904 Omaruru was attacked by Herero forces under chief Manassa. German captain Victor Franke, who had been engaged in suppressing an uprising…

  • Organ Pipes

    Damaraland

    Over the road from Burnt Mountain, you can follow an obvious path into a small gorge that contains a 100m stretch of unusual 4m-high dolerite (coarse…

  • Wondergat

    Damaraland

    Wondergat is an enormous sinkhole with daunting views into the subterranean world. Turn west off the D3254, 4km north of the D2612 junction. It’s about…

  • Outjo Museum

    Damaraland

    Originally called the Kliphuis or stone house, Franke House is one of Outjo’s earliest buildings and now houses the town’s museum. It was constructed in…

  • Naulila Monument

    Damaraland

    This monument commemorates the 19 October 1914 massacre of German soldiers and officials by the Portuguese near Fort Naulila on the Kunene River in Angola…

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