Overview

Welcome to Ethiopia! Experience Addis Ababa’s highlights on one comprehensive full-day tour. Addis Ababa is Ethiopia’s geographic, political and cultural hub. Addis is distinct from many other African capitals because it was not founded or developed under colonial rule.

On arrival we will meet you at the airport or from your hotel and begin your Addis Ababa city tour. After a convenient hotel or airport pickup, we’ll begin the city tour of Addis. One of its best-known sites is the National Museum of Ethiopia, home of the remains of “Lucy,” a bipedal hominid who lived 3.2 million years ago and was discovered in 1974. Visit the Ethnographic Museum located in Addis Ababa University’s main campus for a collection of traditional and contemporary artifacts. You’ll have delicious lunch at one of the Ethiopian cultural restaurants with a traditional coffee ceremony.

Afterward, you’ll visit one of the holiest churches of Ethiopia known as the Holy Trinity church. Then we will see the tombs of emperor Haile Silase with the amazing painting of the church. You’ll later enjoy amazing views of Ethiopia’s capital city from Enoto. The final attraction of the day will be a trip through Merkato, which is believed to be the largest open-air market in Africa.