UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Botswana

Information about Botswana's world heritage sites and sites on the tentative list of world heritage sites as designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Culture Organization (UNESCO)

World Heritage Sites

Tsodilo World Heritage Site
The Tsodilo Hills are small region of Northwest Botswana with a huge quartzite rock formations and one of the highest concentrations of ancient rock art in the world. The Tsodilo Hills were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001 and assigned reference number 1021.

Tentative List Heritage Sites

Okavango Delta
Submitted to UNESCO in 2010 as a natural heritage site and assigned reference number 5554..

Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Submitted to UNESCO in 2010 as a cultural and natural heritage site and assigned reference number 5555.

Chobe Linyanti System
Submitted to UNESCO in 2010 as a natural heritage site and assigned reference number 5556.

Gcwihaba Caves
Submitted to UNESCO in 2010 as a natural heritage site and assigned reference number 5558.

Makgadikgadi Pans Landscape
Submitted to UNESCO in 2010 as a cultural and natural heritage site and assigned reference number 5559.

Toutswemogala Hill Iron Age Settlement
Submitted to UNESCO in 1999 as a cultural heritage site and assigned reference number 1340.

Tswapong Hills Cultural Landscape
Submitted to UNESCO in 2010 as a cultural heritage site and assigned reference number: 5660.

Tentative Site in Multiple Countries

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
Submitted to UNESCO in 2010 as a cultural heritage Site and assigned reference number 5557. Located in a region located in three countries, Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

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Other Attractions in Botswana

Botswana Travel Guide

Southern Africa Travel Guide

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