UNESCO World Heritage for Namibia

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 2 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Namibia to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Namibia for descriptions.


2007 - Twyfelfontein or /Ui-//aes
2013 - Namib Sand Sea


Namib Sand Sea