Full Day Private City Tour Of Addis Ababa, With Addis Ethiopia Tours

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

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

Stop At: Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa University Main campus, Siddist Kilo, አዲስ አበባ, Ethiopia

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

Stop At: Entoto Hill, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

we will drive uphill to Entoto, which once was Emperor Minilik II’s permanent camp. Driving the hill there is an 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 30 minutes

Pass By: Jehovah'ss Witness`s (Shiromeda/Entoto), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Coming back from the Mountain will welcome you with a busy Local Market for hand made Traditional Clothes, Stooping at the market is optional.

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

After lunch, 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: 2 hours

Stop At: St. George's Cathedral, Piazza, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Our visit continues with St. George Cathedral, one of the oldest cathedral in Addis Ababa and where Emperor Haileselasie, and Empress Zewditu is Crowned

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tiglachin Memorial, Churchill Avenue, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Our Last visit will be Tiglachin Monument is a memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War. It was built under Mengistu Haile Mariam on Churchill Ave. Then drive back to the hotel.

Duration: 30 minutes