Olduvai Gorge
'The Cradle of Humankind' — paleoanthropological site with 1.9-million-year-old hominid fossils.
Country
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Region
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Best time
Year-round (dry season easier access)
Coordinates
-2.990, 35.350About Olduvai Gorge
Olduvai Gorge, within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world. Louis and Mary Leakey's discoveries here — including Zinjanthropus (1959) and stone tools dated to 1.9 million years — transformed our understanding of human evolution. The site museum (renovated 2021) is a must-stop en route between Ngorongoro and Serengeti.
Highlights
- 1.9-million-year-old hominid fossils
- Leakey family research site
- New 2021 museum
- Stone-tool exhibits
- Laetoli hominid footprints (3.6m years)
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Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.
Best time to visit
Year-round (dry season easier access)
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