Addis Abeba City Tours

Addis Abeba, which in Amharic means “a new flower”, is the capital city of Ethiopia. Situated at the center of the country on 2500 meters above the sea, it is one of the highest-located capital cities in the world. This one day Tour will give you the chance to see the most important attractions to visit in Addis Ababa.

Morning

Addis Abeba city tour will begin with the orthodox cathedral of the Holy Trinity. It is the most important church in Ethiopia. In this church, there is a mausoleum of the last Ethiopian Emperor of Ethiopia – Haile Selassie and his beloved wife.

Then, you will visit the National Museum, which is said to be one of the most important museums in whole Sub-Saharian Africa. The famous Lucy, a 3,2 million-years old bones, is located here. The attention of visitors is drawn by a rich collection of insignia of emperor and churches, costumes, and weapons. The oldest exhibits are rock sculptures and inscriptions from the times of Queen Saba, found near Aksum and in today’s Eritrea.

Continue to the Ethnographic Museum, next stop on our trip in Addis Abeba, is in the University. The most interesting part of the exhibition is a collection of crosses and icons. The museum should be visited by amateurs of folklore instruments, since the collection of them gathered in the museum is impressive.

Afternoon

After lunch, you will climb the Entoto Mountain located 3,200 m above the sea. There is now a new park with an observation deck offering panoramic views of Addis Ababa. Here located was the capital city of Ethiopia, before Menelik II moved it to Addis Abeba. The king’s palace remained until today. The local museum exhibits crowns belonging to kings and church, costumes, and insignia.

From the mountain you will drive to Shola marke, Here you will walk and visit the most exotic and interesting section of the market. Best places to have coffee and visit some part of the city will be part of the city tours. In the evening there will be a farewell dinner at Ethiopian Cultural Restaurant and the tour ends.