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Kondoa Rock Art Sites

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    December 3, 2017

    Around Kolo is the world heritage site of the Kondoa petroglyphs. In various, distributed places in the hills well-preserved paintings from different epochs are to be visited. The oldest drawings are probably older than 1500 years.

    At the Visitor Center in Kolo you can get information, pay admission to the sites, and book guides and transportation close to the drawings. Then on foot in the hills to the paintings. Because of the variety of paintings, it is worth visiting several sites. The best thing to ask in the visitor center or the guides for worthwhile points.

    More info and a map:
    whc.unesco.org/en/list/1183
    whc.unesco.org/document/101913
    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felsenmalereien_von_Kondoa

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      December 28, 2017

      In the vicinity of Kolo you will find UNESCO's world heritage of Kondoa Rock-Art. At several, scattered sites in the hills well preserved paintings can be visited, some of them probably older than 1,500 years.

      Get yourself informed at Kolo's visitor center, where you also purchase your permit and book a guide and transport close to the paintings. In the hills you walk by foot to reach the paintings. Due to the diversity of paintings it's recommended to visit several sites. Ask at the visitor center or the guides for rewarding spots.

      Read more and see the map:
      whc.unesco.org/en/list/1183
      whc.unesco.org/document/101913
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kondoa_Irangi_Rock_Paintings

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