After a brief airport pickup for this Addis Ababa Day Tour with Cultural & Historical Highlights, enjoy a comprehensive full-day tour that includes several of Addis Ababa’s highlights.
Make your morning arrival at the airport and proceed around Addis Ababa.
A large open-air market is called Merkato. A delicious lunch awaits you, along with a visit to St. George Cathedral, a 15th-century cathedral and Rastafarian pilgrimage site, and stunning views of Ethiopia’s capital city from Enoto.
Addis Ababa Day Tour Highlights
Below are the highlights on this Ethiopia tour holiday.
Ethnological Museum
Located inside the Addis Ababa University complex, we will visit the Ethnographic Museum to continue our tour of Addis Ababa.
This museum showcases an extensive collection of commonplace objects and artifacts associated with most of Ethiopia’s ethnic groups, despite being very distinct from the National Museum. Just as fascinating are the displays.
The National Museum of Ethiopians most known for being the location of Lucy’s partial remains, an Australopithecus thought to have existed approximately 3.2 million years ago and is the ancestor of modern humans.
A cast of the delicate bones is on display, though it’s not the original.
Itegue Taitu Hotel
Lunch at The Taitu Hotel, Ethiopia’s Oldest Hotel. It was established in 1898 E.C., this establishment provides a variety of services.
You can order from the menu as well as the well-known vegan buffet.
Take pleasure in the customary Ethiopian coffee ritual.
Market Place
The tour of Addis Ababa’s city continues after lunch with a visit to Merkato,
Africa’s biggest open-air market, where nearly every imaginable good is for sale.
Explore local culture by visiting Merkato’s massive outdoor local market.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
See the Holy Trinity Cathedral, one of Addis Ababa’s most important religious structures, to gain more knowledge about Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.
Admire the unique architecture, the exquisite stained glass windows, the small museum, and the tombs of Emperor Haile Sillassie I.
St. George’s Cathedral
Next on our tour is St. George Cathedral, one of Addis Ababa’s oldest churches distinguished by its vivid color scheme.
Drive around to view landmark buildings and well-known city statues.
Monuments and noteworthy buildings can be seen as you stroll along Addis Ababa’s main thoroughfares.
