Damaraland Triple
Guided Tour Through the History of Damaraland – Twyfelfontein, Organ Pipes, and Burnt Mountain
Twyfelfontein is one of the most significant sites for prehistoric rock art in Africa. More than 2,000 engravings are scattered across the rock faces, depicting giraffes, elephants, rhinos, ostriches, as well as human and animal tracks. They offer a glimpse into the life and spiritual world of early hunter-gatherer communities. In 2007, Twyfelfontein became Namibia’s first site to be included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Just a few miles away, the rocks tell a much older story. At the Organ Pipes, closely aligned basalt columns emerge from a gorge. Their angular, almost uniform shapes look like a geological anomaly within the otherwise irregularly shaped landscape.
Burnt Mountain stands out even more distinctly from its surroundings. Between the predominant shades of sand, ochre, and brown, the almost black, vegetation-free ridge appears like a foreign body. The dark discoloration makes its surface look charred, giving the mountain its name.
Damaraland Triple – Twyfelfontein, Organ Pipes & Burnt Mountain Tour
Damaraland Triple – Twyfelfontein, Organ Pipes & Burnt Mountain Tour
The guided tour starts directly at Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp. The first leg leads to Twyfelfontein in one of the lodge’s vehicles. During a walking tour, individual engravings are viewed up close, and their motifs, tracks, and contexts are explained – details that easily go unnoticed among the rock faces.
Next, the tour heads to the Organ Pipes. A short walk leads down into the gorge, where the tall basalt columns emerge directly from the rock walls. Only from up close does it become clear how regularly the individual rock formations are lined up.
The tour concludes at Burnt Mountain. Its dark, almost black ridge stands out abruptly from the lighter colors of the surroundings and looks as if the surface has been scarred by fire.
With many new impressions and stories in your luggage, you’ll then head back to the camp, where there’s time again for rest and relaxation.
Prices and Info
Start: Morning, alternatively after lunch (exact info at reception)
Duration: approx. 3 – 4 hours
Price: N$ 1,200
Registration: at reception
Information material
Information on all Ondili activities at Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp can be found in the following PDF document.
Activities Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp – Flyer 2026
* Note: Staying at one of our Ondili lodges or guesthouses is a prerequisite for booking Ondili activities. The minimum age for participation in activities is 12 years.
Ondili Lodges, Regions, and Experiences
Every Ondili lodge is inseparably linked to its surroundings – and that is exactly where the local experiences come from. What guests can do here is not determined by a fixed program, but by the landscape itself.
In each region, different facets of Namibia reveal themselves: sometimes the wildlife is in the foreground, sometimes the vastness of the landscape or exploring on foot. The lodges pick up on these special features and make them accessible – quiet, close to nature, and always in direct relation to the environment.
This creates an interplay of place, accommodation, and activity that makes each region experienceable in its own way – and invites you to discover Namibia from different perspectives.
Oberland
Oberland
Red Dunes
Red dunes, camel thorn tree savanna, open vast grasslands. Where the typical Kalahari landscape begins in the west, the lodge lies nestled in dunes by a dry lake.
Red Dunes
Teufelskralle
Teufelskralle
Desert Homestead
A place to arrive and feel at home. Not far from the world-famous Sossusvlei, Desert Homestead Lodge is situated in the open desert landscape of the Namib.
Desert Homestead
Namib Outpost
Located in the Namib Tsaris Nature Reserve, which directly borders the UNESCO Natural Heritage Namib Sand Sea with Sossusvlei and Deadvlei – twelve small estates amidst the vastness of the desert landscape.
Namib Outpost
Hohenstein
With panoramic views of the highest mountain in the Erongo Massif, Hohenstein Lodge is perfectly suited for exploring the sights of Namibia's central north.
Hohenstein
Twyfelfontein
Tented camp in the area of the desert elephants – near the famous rock engravings of Twyfelfontein.
Twyfelfontein
Brigadoon
Built in 1906 as a captain's house, Brigadoon is now a boutique guesthouse in the heart of Swakopmund.
Brigadoon
Ti Melen
Located on the outskirts of Windhoek, set in a large garden. A guesthouse with African and European influences.
Ti Melen