Olduvai Gorge

Olduvai, more accurately called Oldupai after the wild sisal in the area, is the site of some of the most important finds of early hominid fossils of all time (made famous by the work of the Leakey family) - The "Nutcracker Man" or Australopithecus boisei who lived 1.8 million years ago.
There is a small informative museum located at the visitor centre. The gorge is a treasure trove of archaeological sites filled with fossils, settlement remains and stone artefacts. Lecture tours are offered.

Tanzania is full of historical relics. These include the ruins of Zanzibar, Bagamoyo, Kilwa, and the Stone Age remains of Ismani, and the Olduvai Gorge (popularly known as the "cradle of mankind") which lies between the Serengeti and Ngorongoro. The Amboni caves and rock paintings of Kondoa Irangi in Central Tanzania are other destinations for the curious and adventurous tourist.
It was here in 1959, where the famous Dr. Louis Leakey unearthed fossils of the early man.