Experience many of Addis Ababa’s highlights on one comprehensive full-day tour. After a convenient hotel or airport pickup, explore the National Museum, where the 3 million-year-old fossils of Lucy is kept, and Merkato, the giant open-air market. Catch amazing views of Ethiopia’s capital city from Enoto, enjoy a delicious lunch, and stop by St. George Cathedral, the 15th century church and Rastafarian pilgrimage site.
Full Day – Addis Ababa City Tour
Addis Ababa
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$115.00
Duration
8 hours
Tour Type
Overview
Included/Exclude
- Accommodation
- Cold drinks
- Guiding in selected language
- Meals (full board)
- Pick up and drop off
- Transportation in 4X4 Land Cruiser
- Park/ museum entrance fees
- International or internal flights
- Travel Insurance
- Ethiopian Visa
- Tips for staff
- Miscellaneous expenses – alcoholic drinks, souvenirs etc.
Tour Plan
You will start your city tour of Addis Ababa with the National Museum of Ethiopia. This is one of the best museums in quality and diversity of the exhibits. Archeological exhibits include the 3.5 million-year-old fossil of Lucy (or Dinkinesh – ‘thou art wonderful’- in the native language), a hominoid woman of the specious of Australopithecus Afarensis. The discovery of Lucy’s fossil in 1974 forced a complete rethink of human genealogy, providing that our ancestors were walking 2.5 million years earlier than had been supposed. The National Museum also contains many wonderful artifacts dating back to pre-Axumite civilization. Please note that the National Museum Will be closed on Monday.
We continue our tour of Addis Ababa with visit to the Ethnographic Museum which is found inside the compound of the Addis Ababa University. This museum is very different to the National Museum, but equally absorbing, this museum exhibit, a varied array of artifacts and daily objects related to most ethnic groups living in Ethiopia.
we will drive uphill to Entoto, which once was Emperor Minilik II’s permanent camp. Driving the hill there is an considerable drop in altitude and the air is filled with the scent of the Eucalyptus trees which cover the area. From the top, there is a panoramic view of the capital and surrounding countryside.
Lunch at The Oldest Hotel in Ethiopia Established in 1898E.C, Their is a variety of choice here at the Taitu Hotel, Their Vegan Buffet is well known, but there is also a possibility to make an order from the menu… Client can advise us for a different place for Lunch.
After lunch, city tour of Addis Ababa continues with the visit to Merkato, the largest open-air market in Africa, where almost every possible commodity is on sale.
Our visit continues with St. George Cathedral, one of the oldest cathedral in Addis Ababa and the most colorful church.
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3.8
This is the best tour on the east coast! It was amazing how many places we visited and what great memories we made!
3.2
We always stay at here when in town. The location is great, staff is wonderful and we love the overall feel. Beautiful view from the here.
3.8
It is a great place to shop not too far from New York. We took the bus from Port Authority and traveled through the countryside to get there.