Maguga Rock Paintings

Maguga Rock Paintings

discovering an amazing set of rock paintings - far away of any bigger road

Location: 

Maguga Dam, סוואזילנד‏, Maguga Dam, Swaziland

Duration: 

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Personal highlights

  1. Maguga: small place in the northern part of Swazilandinfo-icon
  2. Rock Paintings: some of the best-kept paintings in all of Africainfo-icon
  3. Navigation: far away from the road and pretty hard to find
  4. Guide: hiking an hour with a local guy to and back the caves
  5. Dam: gazing down the river that was dammed to gain power

Image sources

  1. The caves
  2. Family, guiding the way
  3. View onto the river
  4. Examining the rocks
  5. Amazing rock paintings

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