Tsodilo Hills
Over 4,000 rock paintings on four quartzite hills rising from the Kalahari sand
North-West District, Botswana
About Tsodilo Hills
The Tsodilo Hills are four quartzite hills rising from the Kalahari sand in north-western Botswana, with more than 4,500 rock paintings on their faces, some thousands of years old, and evidence of human presence going back 100,000 years, which is why they were inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2001. The San and Hambukushu communities who live at the hills guide visitors along the painting trails. There is a small museum and a campsite at the base, and the hills are reached by a long gravel road from Shakawe near the Okavango panhandle. Winter is the comfortable season.
Things to do: Rock art walks · Guided hikes · Cultural visits
Stay in & near Tsodilo Hills
Inside-park stays and nearby lodges, sorted by distance.
No stays are linked to Tsodilo Hills yet. These are the closest ones we have, by straight-line distance from the park, so check the drive before you book.
