Olduvai Gorge

Olduvai Gorge, located in northern Tanzania within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world and is often referred to as the “Cradle of Humankind.” This dramatic ravine reveals nearly two million years of human history, where groundbreaking discoveries by Louis and Mary Leakey uncovered early hominid fossils and some of the oldest known stone tools.



Stretching about 48 kilometers long, the gorge’s exposed rock layers provide a rare, visible timeline of human evolution, documenting the development of early ancestors and their environments. Today, visitors can explore the Olduvai Gorge Museum, walk along viewpoints overlooking the canyon, and learn how this remarkable landscape reshaped our understanding of human origins while standing in the very place where humanity’s story began.