Discover Addis Ababa: A Comprehensive Tour of Ethiopia's Highlights
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Addis Ababa
Embark on a comprehensive tour of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, and explore its highlights. Visit historical sites, museums, and the famous Merkato market for an immersive cultural experience.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mount Entoto - Visit the prominent peak of Mount Entoto, which served as Menelik II’s capital before the founding of Addis Ababa.
  • Mercato Market - Merkato, it’s the largest shopping area in Addis and some say the largest market in Africa. Stalls, shops, kiosks, malls, and street vendors sell food, drink, spices, incense, clothing, jewelry, music, movies, appliances, handicrafts, chat, and more. Visit the recycling market where someone’s garbage is transformed into a new and different product ready for its new life.

You will explore the famous Mercato with me i can lead you through the hustle and bustle of this unique marketplace, explaining what is for sale and what it is used for.

  • National Museum of Ethiopia - Visit the home of the famous Lucy which is ranked one of the most important museum collections in Sub-Saharan Africa. You will tour of the museum including archeological artifacts discovered here in Ethiopia, Ethiopian artwork, and displays of traditional Ethiopian weapons, jewelry, clothing, and musical instruments.
  • St. George’s Cathedral - Visit Saint George’s Cathedral It was named after St. George, after the Tabot (Ark) of the church was carried to the Battle of Adwa against the Italians during which the Ethiopians secured victory.
  • Ethnological Museum - Located on the campus of Addis Ababa University and housed in Haile Selassie’s former palace, the Ethnological Museum is considered one of the finest museums in Africa. I will lead you through the museum

explaining the various artifacts, daily objects, musical instruments,

and visual art pieces relating to many of the diverse ethnic groups of Ethiopia.

  • Tiglachin Memorial - Sightseeing of famous statues, the loin of Judah, streets Winston Churchill, Legehare train station
    The Tiglachin Monument,’Our Struggle Monument’
    Tewodros Square carries the name of emperor Tewodros II. There is an ancient cannon in the middle of the square that stands there as a monument to this emperor,

Lunch will be at Addis Ababa cultural restaurant in piazza If you’re interested to stop at Tomoca coffee it’s possible and visit

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottle of water and banana
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

It enables our clients to have a great experience to learn the highlight of Ethiopia. for example, Visit the prominent peak of Mount Entoto, which served as Menelik II’s capital before the founding of Addis Ababa. Visit the museum and the palace and see one of the best views of Addis Ababa. Visit this trio of historical churches and see the Menelik II Mausoleum and the final resting place of Emperor Haile Selassie. it is the highest ranking Orthodox cathedral in Addis Ababa and the second most important place of worship in Ethiopia after the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum.
The Ethnological Museum is considered one of the finest museums in Africa.
Visit the home of the famous Lucy which is ranked one of the most important museum collections in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Merkato, it’s the largest shopping area in Addis and some say the largest market in Africa.

Location
Mount Entoto
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Henryf264
Dec 26, 2023
Best tour ever of the city of Addis Ababa - Beki gave me a city tour of Ethiopia in 2019. It was a great tour of the city. Beki took photos of the experience so that I could be in them. He knew how to avoid the lines and concentrated on the sights that I was most interested in. It was an excellent tailor made excersion in the city and the overlook.
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U9799uhrobertm
Oct 23, 2023
Great local experience with knowledgeable tour guide - Spent the day touring Addis with Beki. Great option if you have limited time in Addis and want to make the most of your day. Beki was easy to deal with and booking was smooth. We were impressed with Bekis, knowledge and passion. The tour had everything you needed to experience the local culture. We even made injera with a lovely local woman. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for options in Addis and surrounding area. Beki has many tour and experience options available. Will book with again when back in town.
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Timo8477
Sep 9, 2023
Absolutely perfect day-tour - don't hesitate to choose this one! - I had an absolutely superb experience with Beki on this tour. I had an afternoon stopover in Addis and wanted to get a first look at Addis, and Beki arranged the itinerary to fit my connection perfectly. He and his driver met me at the airport, got me delicious food to start the trip, and made sure I was energised with coffee at the right moments! Above all, Beki's knowledge of the history and cultures of Ethiopia was excellent and I learned so much within my half day tour. I've never had such a productive visit to a museum!, and that served as a basis for all the other details I'd see for the rest of the afternoon. Besides this professionalism, Beki and his driver were also very kind - taking lots of photos for me, stopping the car in just the right place for pictures, etc. Really cannot recommend this tour enough - and now I very much want to come back to Ethiopia to experience more!
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Nys
Aug 25, 2023
Top - Interesting tour and sightseeing around the city of Addis Ababa with a group of friends with driver and guide.
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Vivianpavonf
Aug 14, 2023
Great tour – highly recommend! - Beki did an exceptional effort in immersing us into Ethiopian culture and coordinating the day for our group of sixteen. Personally, I highlight his flexibility, recommendations, and readiness to help.
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Bbeeckmans
Aug 10, 2023
Excellent - Simply excellent. Beki provided in a passionate way. Highlighting history and actuality. Discovering corners of Addis we would not have otherwise.
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50kristinas
Jun 14, 2023
Merkato Tour - With Beki’s excellent guiding we had the opportunity to spend half a day at the Merkato, one of the largest markets in Africa. It was an amazing experience to see everything from how scrap metal is recycled and remodeled to local groceries, live animals and everything in between. And not to mention trying locally roasted coffee. Thank you Beki for sharing your vast knowledge about Ethiopian culture and history!
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K3830zsjulieg
May 24, 2023
Very positive experience! Makes the inaccessible accessible. - A gifted tour guide, Mr Beki has a good mix of fascinating knowledge and interesting anecdotes and awareness for our comfort and safety. We requested a half day tour of the Mercato which we knew was going to be crazy and chaotic. A punctual car and driver picked us up at out house at 9:30am (going early is wise). I do recommend advising the driver to take it slow and steady but I did appreciate his adept and responsive skill in getting us out later in the day. The maze was intense and we loved every minute of it. Mr Beki guided us so carefully with the right mix of speed and chances to slow down and sip coffee and take in the views. He's a lovely, generous person with excellent humor. And when I finally got too weary of the hustle and bustle, he got us home. You'll see and learn ten times as much with Mr Beki. Thank you sir!
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Michal
Apr 23, 2023
Excellent guide tour through the impressive city. - Mistr Beki is an excellent guide, he knows very much about context of ethiopian history, society and customs. He is able to react on indiviadual demand.
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672jas
Nov 30, 2023
A perfect way to get a glimpse of Addis Abeba and Ethiopian history and culture guided by a engaged guide - I had one day to spend in Addis and made a late booking with Beki who picked me up at my hotel in his brand new Toyota minibus together with his driver Eshetu. This was the start of a very interesting, but also exhausting day in Addis Abeba with its chaotic traffic. Beki is a very passionate guide with great knowledge of Ethiopian history and culture. The comprehensive information on Ethiopian history is heavy to digest but Beki managed to distribute it in a winningly way during the day. He also know the perfect spots for photos and supported me with his own pictures of me which was later sent to me by WA. The highlights for me during the day were Mount Entoto and Mercato Market. Entoto provides tranquilly while Mercato provides the opposite. Beki took me on a one hour walking tour into Mercato showing me different parts of the market from spices to scrap metal. We also had time for a traditional Ethiopian coffee served by local women sitting on a box in the middle of the maze alongside the local vendors, very authentic. I highly recommend Beki and his company if you are going to Addis. Apart from his expertise on Ethiopian culture and history presented in perfect English he is also very flexible if you have special requests. Also the secure driver Eshetu did a good job navigating around in the chaotic traffic without a scratch on the new van. Thanks guys
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