Rhinos & Buffalo Forgery

Botswana


In the prominent hollow in the southeastern side of Female Hill, along the Rhino Trail, is a rhino painting, which also includes a ‘forgery’ of a buffalo that was created more recently.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Botswana attractions

1. Dancing Penises

0.22 MILES

Directly across from the hollow on the southeastern side of Female Hill, one of the few Tsodilo paintings containing human figures depicts a dancing crowd…

2. Whale & Penguin Painting

0.25 MILES

On the southeast corner of Female Hill, and accessible along the Rhino Trail, look for the amazing whale and penguin paintings that suggest an intriguing…

3. Rhino & Giraffe Painting

0.25 MILES

On the southeast corner of Female Hill, around the corner and to the west of the whale and penguin painting, the rhino and giraffe painting portrays a…

4. Tree of True Knowledge

0.54 MILES

This odd-looking tree, near a small pool at the start of the Rhino Trail on Female Hill, was described to Laurens van der Post as the Tree of True…

5. Museum

0.73 MILES

There is a small, dusty museum at Main (Rhino) Camp with a handful of ethnographic exhibits and wall-sized quotes about the rock art.

6. Lion Painting

0.85 MILES

On the northern face of Male Hill is a painting of a solitary male lion, one of the more finely rendered rock-art representations of the species in…

7. Divuyu Village Remains

1.01 MILES

An adjunct to the Rhino Trail is a short but hazardously rocky climb along what is sometimes called the Divuyu Trail, leading to the scattered remains of…

8. Laurens van der Post's Panel

1.12 MILES

An adjunct to the Rhino Trail is a short but hazardously rocky climb along what is sometimes called the Divuyu Trail, leading to Laurens van der Post’s…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "botswana/tsodilo-hills/attractions/rhinos-buffalo-forgery/a/poi-sig/1351798/1000827",
      "destination": "Botswana",
      "continent": "Africa",
      "country": "Botswana",
      "position": "superzone"
    }