Nyero Rock Paintings Travel Guide: Top Sights in Uganda, Tours &

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Nyero Rock Paintings- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Uganda; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 2 hours

Located in Ngora District, Nyero Rock Paintings are an ancient cultural site featuring three rock shelters adorned with vivid Stone Age artwork. These paintings, depicting animals, people, boats, and concentric circles, offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives of early humans in Uganda. Nyero 2 is the most renowned shelter, showcasing well-preserved paintings, while Nyero 1 offers more subtle designs. The site is historically significant, believed to have been created by the Batwa people long before the settlement of the Iteso. Accessible by road, Nyero Rock Paintings provide travelers with a unique cultural experience and can be visited year-round, though the dry season is ideal for hiking and exploration.

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Reviews of Nyero Rock Paintings

Anaïs D

4
Reviewed: 2024-05-16

The paintings are interesting. It's always good to learn about heritage. However, the guide, even if he was very friendly, is not professional enough. It is also quite expensive for what it is. But it's still something to see once!
Ismail Hassan

5
Reviewed: 2023-07-24

Nyero Rock Paintings holds vast ancient paintings of over 4000 years in their 6 different sites with the first three rocks having detailed cave paintings. I would recommend it anytime for anyone who would love to bask into the sacred knowledge of ancient time.
B

3
Reviewed: 2022-06-17

When visiting the rock paintings you're allowed to camp in the premises with your own tent. It's not a formal campsite though. There are no showers and toilets were quite dirty but the setting if nice. They charge 10,000 UGX per person for camping.
Yilo

5
Reviewed: 2019-08-31

it is a very old place. there are paintings dated 5000 years ago. Not easy to believe but carbon tested gave that result. there are sun, cano, man, rain and giraffe drawings. they are engraved, they used a kind of paint. i dont know how they have been presevered that long. It is also nice hiking and climbing. Not a good place for toddlers.
Muhammet Baki

5
Reviewed: 2019-07-21

It is good place to see. I recommend you to go to the top of the rock for a nice view. It has three different rock paintings. Two of them are five thousand and one of them is three thousand years old. Two of them close to each other. And the third one is about eight hundred meters from these ones.