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The Tsodilo Hills – The Mountains of the Gods.

The Tsodilo hills located in the northwest Botswana are a UNESCO world heritage site also sometimes referred to as the louvre of the desert for having one of the highest immersions of rock arts in the world with over 4,500 paintings. Tsodilo Hills are spirituals grounds for the San and Hambukushu communities that have inhabited the region for hundreds of years.

There are four main hills in the region, the highest reaching 1,400 metres, which is one of the highest points in Botswana. These hills are described as the “Male” (the highest), “Female”, “Child”, plus an unnamed knoll. During Safaris in Botswana, you can reach these hills on a graded road, about 40 km from Shakawe.

Although safaris here are less popular compared to the other top safari destinations in Botswana like Chobe National Park and Okavango Delta, these hills are an ideal destination for visitors interested in hiking and cultural experience. During safaris in Botswana’s Tsodilo Hills visitors can stay in different campsites, with one located between the two largest hills, with showers and toilets. From the campsite, the most famous of the San paintings at the site, the Laurens van der Post panel is just a few minutes away, with a small museum and an airstrip near the campsite.

Significant features at Tsodilo Hills

The archaeologists mention that there were activities that were carried out including tooling, shell beading, fish hooking as far as 90,000 to 100,000 years. With over 500 sites displayed with painting and engravings of animals and people credited to the San people, with some dating back to 800-1300 AD, while others are significantly older and some are potentially 10,000 to 20,000 years old. The paintings are largely located near the female hill portraying animals, humans and mathematical patterns often using red rust colored liquid. Tsodilo hills are known as the mountain of the gods and believe to be the resting place for spirits, the python cave is considered sacred and water from the area is believed to be blessed.

Rhino Cave

One of the most prominent feature at Tsodilo Hills is the Rhino Cave, located at the North end of the Female Hill. The Rhino Cave has two main walls that have the paintings and can be witnessed during safaris here. To the north of the cave is the White Rhino painting (for which the cave is named) which is split by another painting of a Giraffe. When archaeologists dug into the floor of the cave, they discovered a large number of stone tools. However, they did not find other common artifacts such as ostrich eggshell pieces, bone tools, pottery, or iron objects. The only additional remains were a few fragments of mongongo nut shells, which were found in layers dating back to the Later Stone Age.