Prepare for the Best Day Tour in Addis Ababa
Description
This tour is unique in allowing the guests to improvise it based on their interest and time. The tour will involve some combinations of Historical, cultural and natural attractions. Apart from the touristic spots, we will show our guests the best and realistic parts of Addis Ababa. It will be full of activities that interests the guests, keeping the major sights in mind. The museums, the church, the Entoto Mountain view plus some Coffee tasting program will give our guests a balanced impressions of Addis Ababa. The tour of Addis Ababa with Aspire Ethiopia Tours will definitely be a day to remember for every guests.
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Itinerary
This is a great introduction to the history, culture and people of Ethiopia. It houses different collections like antiquities, crafts, contemporary paintings, archaeological findings from different parts of the nation and exhibit it to the public. This is also where the famous and oldest (3.2M Years old) known human skeleton (fossil) - LUCY - is displayed Please Note: This museum is closed on Mondays, but it will not affect the overall experience as we can improvise and show you another museum like Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa museum, based on your choice.
The highest point around Addis Ababa has the perfect look-out place of Addis. Drive up to the Mountain covered by the eucalyptus, Junipers, 'hygienica Abysinica' and many more other types of trees. It is a peaceful and enjoyable landscape over-looking Addis Ababa. It is quite a drive but worth going.
"Merkato indigino" - Market for local poeple, is famously known to be the largest open-air market in Africa. The market is full of action and movement where you will like the only person not working. We will take deep into the typical spots where the realistic lifestyle of the people is visible. You will also visit the Spices zone, the amazing recycling area, the incense market and many other places you would want to visit particularly. It is surely the place you want to be.
In between the tour, we will take you for a coffee tasting session where you will visit one of the oldest Coffee Shops in Addis: prior to the coffee, we are open for taking to nice places for lunch.
This octagonal shaped Cathedral is situated at the heart of Addis Ababa and was built to honour St. George for his priceless support during the first Ethio-italian wat ' Battle of Adwa'. The interior is beautifully painted. This is the coronation place of King Hailesillasie I. There is small museum with ancient collection of books, crosses and other church treasures. It gives clear idea of the Ethiopian orthodox Christianity faith.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up guests in any hotel and drop them off anywhere they want at the end of the tour.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(112)
If you want a real Ethiopian local experience, take this tour—it's a must. Be prepared for the best local tour. My guide, Gashaw, was highly knowledgeable and able to explain in thorough detail the history of Ethiopia and answer all my questions. I was treated to a local meal, a coffee ceremony, and a nice walk in the biggest African market. I was given a wide cultural variety to experience and I am very grateful to have met my guide and experienced this trip. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your positive experience with our guide who showed you around the different parts of Addis Ababa. We are happy to know how satisfied you are with the overall presentation. Regards,
Addis Abeba is an amazing city and I couldn’t have a better tour guide as Desale and Kulen as a great driver. Desale was very knowledgeable and explained me a lot about the history and the culture of Ethiopia. He ensured that I enjoyed every moment and ensured that I didn’t missed all the important sights. He is very professional and was very flexible to adjust the program to my needs. I was astonished on his presentation & explanation at the museum and in all other places we visited
If you’re looking for a tour of Addis, look no further. Gashaw was the best guide we could have imagined! He is insanely knowledgeable on everything Ethiopia, from current events to ancient history, and clearly has a passion for sharing that knowledge. He was super open to changing around the itinerary throughout the day based on the things we showed interest in, and could tell when we were getting tired and were ready to call it a day (but he totally would have kept going if we wanted to). He also generously got us lunch which wasn’t supposed to be included in the tour price, and went out of his way to take us extra places that weren’t part of the original plan. He was also totally open to me filming for my travel vlog YouTube channel and would give me a heads up when we were coming up on something that would make good video content so I could get the camera rolling. This experience exceeded every expectation we had, and we’ll be recommending him and Aspire Ethiopia Tours to everyone we know.
It was indeed a great couple of hours visiting the highlights of Addis Ababa. Thanks to your YouTube videos, we have became famous and people are finding us easily. We hope to welcome you back in the future
Attractions in Addis are interesting. The National Museum deserves more investment, but it's worth it. Visit Orthodox churches, the old palace, a traditional restaurant and a café as well. As it was fiery, we could not visit the Merkatto. The only thing I didn't really like was the guide's behavior. At a certain point, he began to weave indiscrete comments and ask questions about personal topics, including whether I had ever had relationships with black men and whether I knew about women doing sex tourism in Africa. I found it extremely disrespectful and nothing professional.
Hola Alessandra, has publicado esto en el enlace equivocado. No viajaste con nosotros. Por favor, elimina esta reseña porque daña nuestra reputación. No trabajamos juntos. Nuestros guías son profesionales y nunca te preguntarán algo así: puedes consultar a todos nuestros huéspedes anteriores. Hello Alessandra, You have posted this on the wrong link. You did not travel with us at all. Please remove this review because it harms our reputation. We did not work together at all. Our guides are professional and will never ask such a thing: you can check all our previous guests.
I spent one of the most wonderful day in my life with Gashaw (the guide), he was completely devoted to his job and his passion to make you understand and discover the Ethiopian culture and lifestyle. I totally recommend Aspire Ethiopia Tours for all your tours in Ethiopia, they are the best and Gashaw make fall in love of Ethiopia and you will want to be back. Do not hesitate, visit Ethiopia with Aspire Ethiopia Tours.
We thank you very much for sharing such a nice review of your experience with us in Addis Ababa. We are happy to know that you have enjoyed Addis Ababa and hope you will retun to Ethiopia in the future. Meanwhile, stay blessed and happy. Regards, Aspire Ethiopia Tours
There are a TON of walking Ethiopia tours to choose from. Quite frankly it’s overwhelming. After reading through a ton of them and selecting this one, I feel as if I couldn’t have made a better choice. Gashaw was a fantastic tour guide. Very informative and knowledgeable and takes you to all of the hot spots. More importantly he took his time and I never felt rushed. Often with these tours it’s just rush from place to place, get you in and out and seems robotic. He answered every question (I had many), offered suggestions, advice and provided anything that I needed. I asked him where I could get my beard cut and he even took me to the barber shop! Also asked if I should need anything else after the tour, to not hesitate to reach out. Although there are endless people offering the same tour, please do this one. You won’t regret it. We all need to support exceptional service when we receive it and that’s exactly what this tour and Gashaw is. Look no further! The best city tour in Ethiopia is here!
Wow! Thank you very much for sharing such beautifully written review of your time with us. I am really happy to know that you have enjoyed the day and it was my pleasure to show you around my friend. Enjoy the remaining days in Ethiopia and I am sure you will have great times.
Our tour guide was wonderful. He picked us up on time at our hotel and took us to the National Museum, Entoto Park, St George’s cathedral, and the Mercato followed by some drive-by’s of other sites. He was very knowledgeable and helped us make the best of a rainy day. Highly recommended tour operation.
My experience with the guide was excellent. In addition to sharing stories and curiosities about the tourist attractions we visited, he made us feel safe throughout the tour. I highly recommend him, thank you!
I was the only participant. A guide and a driver attended me full day. Both of them were so kind and explanation from the guide was very professional. It was very nice experience. Especially mercato was superb!!
We would like to thank you for sharing your experience with us. We are glad to know that you have enjoyed your city tour.
We stayed Saturday at my cousin's birthday, I must say nice location, helpful waiters, the room manager together with the guy from the piano bar have organized everything in detail, from the entrance with the fires to the culinary dishes, everything perfect, I will return...
