Tanzania
Dodoma Region
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites
UNESCO-listed 2,000-year-old ochre + white rock paintings — 150 documented sites.
Country
Tanzania
Region
Dodoma Region
Best time
June–October
About Kondoa Rock-Art Sites
The Kondoa Rock-Art Sites were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2006. Over 150 shallow-cave and overhang sites across the Masai steppe carry 1,500+ paintings in red ochre, black, white and yellow — dated from around 2,000 BCE to within recent centuries. Subjects include elongated human figures, geometric patterns, and wildlife — predominantly by ancestral Sandawe and Hadzabe hunter-gatherers.
Highlights
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
- 150+ painted rock shelters
- 1,500+ individual paintings
- Up to 4,000 years old
- Sandawe + Hadzabe ancestry
Best time to visit
June–October
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