Kolo Rock Art Sites, also known as Kondoa Rock Art Sites, in central Tanzania, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring a vast collection of ancient rock paintings and carvings dating back over 1,500 years, with the oldest paintings potentially as old as 30,000 years. The art provides a visual narrative of human history in the region, depicting hunter-gatherer life, the transition to agro-pastoralism, and spiritual beliefs. The paintings, primarily in red, white, and black, showcase people, animals such as elephants and giraffes, and geometric patterns, offering a unique glimpse into the changing lifestyles and environments of ancient societies.
First, we stopped and parked next to the office on the main road, where we paid the entrance ticket (🎟️40,675 TZS / person) by card. They arranged for us a motorbike (20,000 TZS) and a local volunteer guide, Sia (30,000 TZS). The road was really rocky, so we prayed for half an hour, one way, that the motorbike would not slide out; it would be better and safer to travel by a 4×4 car. Then we climbed a steep hill at the end of the road to see the three different locations of rock paintings. The whole visit took us around 2,5 hours.
