Addis City Tour (Full Day)

Itinerary
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Stop At: Entoto Hill, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Mount Entoto will be a commencing of your city tour. It is a historical place where Emperor Menelik II resided and built his palace, when he came from Ankober and founded Addis Ababa.

It is considered a sacred mountain and has many monasteries. It is situated at an altitude of between 2,600 and 3,100 meters.

You will have a magnificent view of the city.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Ethnological Museum, Algeria St Piazza Haile, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Next, you will visit the enthralling Ethnological museum Set within Haile Selassie’s former palace which is surrounded by the beautiful gardens and fountains of Addis Ababa University’s main campus.

Even if you’re not normally a museum fan, this one is worth a bit of your time – it’s easily one of the finest museums in Africa.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: National Museum of Ethiopia, King George VI Street, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Then drive to the National Museum. The museum houses the nation's artistic treasures as well as many of the most precious archaeological findings such as the fossilized remains of early hominids, the most famous of which is "Lucy," the partial skeleton of a specimen of Australopithecus afarensis. The well-known Lucy is said to be 3.2 million years old.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Aratkilo area Addis, Addis Ababa 123 Ethiopia

After visiting the museum, you will drive to Trinity cathedral Church. This church is the highest ranking Orthodox cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

It was built to commemorate Ethiopia's liberation from Italian occupation and is the second most important place of worship in Ethiopia, after the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Addis Mercato, Kenya St Addis Ketema, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Later, you will drive to Mercato and visit the largest open market in Africa. (Please be advised waking in group is tough due to its crowded and chaotic situations. with the intention to avoid inconveniences you will drive through the market.)

Mercato is known to cover several square miles and employing an estimated 13,000 people in 7,100 business entities. The primary merchandise passing through the Merkato is locally-grown agricultural products — most notably coffee.

Finally, you will be transferred to your hotel to take some break.

Duration: 1 hour