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Addis Ababa Half Day City Tour: Exploring Ethiopia's Capital in 4 Hours
4.3
27 Ratings
Addis Ababa
Experience the highlights of Addis Ababa in just 4 hours with a half day city tour. Visit the National Museum, St. George Cathedral, Mount Entoto, and Merkato market.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- St. George’s Cathedral - The tour starts 8:30 in the morning or 1:30 in the afternoon (visitors can choose the time that suits them).
Visit Saint George Cathedral church which is a famous cathedral church with a lot historical and religious importance.
- National Museum of Ethiopia - Visit national museum which a home to diverse history and culture of Ethiopia from 3.2 million years to present day.
- Mercato Market - Visit “Merkato” the largest open air market in Africa where almost all goods and services are on sale.
- Mount Entoto - Finally climb mount entoto, for the best view of Addis Ababa city.
Then drive back to your designated place within Addis Ababa.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tea and coffee service
- Convenient pickup and drop-off within Addis Ababa
What's Not Included
- Souvenir (available to purchase)
- Lunch
Additional Information
Embark on a half-day exploration of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city. This tour, lasting just 4 hours, allows you to experience some of Addis Ababa’s top highlights. We conduct tours every day, either from 08:30 to 12:30 or 13:30 to 17:30. Pickups and drop-offs can be arranged from the airport or your hotel. Noteworthy sights on this tour include the National Museum, St. George Cathedral, Mount Entoto’s panoramic city view, and Merkato, Africa’s biggest open-air market.
Additionally, this tour offers the opportunity to purchase local commodities like traditional clothing and mementos.
The tour fee covers:
- Conveyance and transportation
- Admission charges
Location
St. George's Cathedral
Piazza
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(27 Ratings)
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Felipe_s
Dec 9, 2023
Great tour with excellent guide - We are a couple with a 7 year old son and had a wonderful day in Addis Ababa accompanied by an excellent guide. Fitse is knowledgeable and very patient, and ensured all our requests were met. We can only recommend.
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7continentexplorer
Oct 29, 2023
Great tour!! - Highly recommend this tour. The communication was clear and easy leading up to pickup. The vehicle was nice and new. At all times my family felt safe with the visits and driving around.
What we most liked about the tour was the ability to change durations for sites we wanted to spend more or less time at. The coffee ceremony at the top of Entonto was unexpected and memorable.
We also changed the order of sites. Though we were the only ones in this group tour so this may not be possible for all.
Most appreciated was a small detour at the end to buy a souvenir for my daughter.
Thank you Fitsum (guide) for the great authentic tour well suited for my family.
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Dennisms1698sw
Oct 29, 2023
Great tour! - Our. Family enjoyed a safe and fulfilling tour of Addis. Communication about pickup and punctuality top notch.
What was most enjoyed was the ability to work with the guide and driver to reorder the tour, change durations and the order. This may not be available to all but my family of four were the only ones in the group tour.
I would highly recommend using Beka.
Also, my daughter really wanted a specific souvenir and we were able to take a slight detour on the way back to the hotel to shop and buy it.
Great tour!!
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Cody3222
Jan 30, 2023
Beka is the best - Beka was one of the best tour guides I’ve ever had. I learned so much about Ethiopia, culture, people, history, etc. he had an answer to just about every question I asked. He was super fun to hang out with for the day. I will definitely be returning to Ethiopia to see him again!
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Raanv23
Jan 5, 2023
Informative - Very informative!! I booked this trip 4 hours prior to the start time, our guide was not only able to accommodate our time restrictions but was able to fit in all the sites I had asked to see. We had an excellent experience.
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Rada_v
Jan 5, 2023
Informative - I booked this trip last minute, same day. Our driver and Guide were very punctual, very informative and was able to adjust the tour based on my schedule. I would highly recommend booking this tour.
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N5209skdavidw
May 1, 2022
We experienced Addis like with a friend - We were in town for business and did not leave until late on a Friday night so we decided to book a half day tour without expecting much. It turned out to be a perfect six hours of experiencing the capital with our very knowledgeable and friendly guide, Gashaw. He is a perfect guide, it felt like a friend showing us Addis. Very welcome change from sitting in the hotel room / conference room and working all week. So glad we decided to do this to see something else. Do not expect a luxury tour, but with an old yet working condition Toyota Corolla you don’t stick out in the city and can even tour the mercato. The guide was very aware of the surroundings and looked out for us, we felt safe, informed as well as entertained. He even did some negotiations for us. Do not miss the view from the mountain!
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Haime0814
Jan 2, 2022
Excellent - We had Eyob. He was very nice and accommodating. Haven’t been home for a long time so he showed me places that brought memories back from my childhood in addis. He was patient and kind! Thank you Eyob for showing us around amazing places in addis it was my friends first time and she was happy.
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Catherine_a
Feb 20, 2020
Great time visiting - Our Tour guide was very warm and helpful and tactful. We had a lovely time around Addis.
Thanks again
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Melony_b
Jan 26, 2021
Tour was so so - Booking the tour was simple and the guide met us at the Hilton Hotel. Two places were closed. The tour was not worth the full amount I paid considering we did not receive the full experience.
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