Nyero rock paintings

Eastern Region · Uganda

Nyero rock paintings, Uganda
Photo: Raymondasiimwe, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
December to February
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
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Geometric red-pigment paintings sheltered under granite overhangs near Kumi, attributed to hunter-gatherer communities centuries before Bantu settlement. Concentric circles and canoe-like motifs remain remarkably clear at the main shelter. A local guide walks visitors between the six painted sites among the boulders.

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