Full Day Tour of Addis Ababa with Hotel Pickup and Drop-off

You will start your city tour of Addis Ababa with the National Museum of Ethiopia. This is one of the best museums in the 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.

Duration: 1-hour

Admission Ticket Included

Yekatit 12 Martyrs Square Monument is located near Addis Ababa University and the Lion Zoo. This place has a significant historical background.

We continue our tour of Addis Ababa with a visit to the Ethnographic Museum which is found inside the compound of Addis Ababa University. This museum is very different from 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.

Duration: 1 hour

Admission Ticket Included

Before Moving up to mount Entoto we will pass by Shiromeda market. The market has a variety of traditional clothing like Dress, Shawl, Scarf, Bed Cover, Napkins, Men’s Shirt, etc… all locally hand made products are being sold here. Stooping here is optional.

We will drive uphill to Entoto, which once was Emperor Minilik II’s permanent camp. Driving the hill there is a 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.

Duration: 1-hour

Admission Ticket Included

Lunch at The Oldest Hotel in Ethiopia Established in 1898 E.C, There is a variety of choices here at the Taitu Hotel, Their Vegan Buffet is well known, but there is also a possibility to make an order from the menu… The client can advise us for a different place for Lunch.

Duration: 40 minutes

Admission Ticket Free

After lunch, the 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.

Duration: 40 minutes

Admission Ticket Included

Tiglachin Memorial is a memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War. It was built under Mengistu Haile Mariam on Churchill Avenue in Addis Ababa.

Duration: 30 minutes

Admission Ticket Included