Historic sites

Damaraland and Twyfelfontein

Namibia Kunene

Damaraland and Twyfelfontein
Photo: Joaquín Romero Redondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A rugged region with desert-adapted elephants and rhinos, and Twyfelfontein, with over 2,000 rock engravings, a UNESCO site. Spitzkoppe, a granite peak, is great for camping under the stars.


Guided tracking of desert elephants is best from lodges.

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