Discover the main highlights of Addis Ababa on a full-day tour. Visit the National Museum, the Ethnographic Museum, and the Trinity Cathedral. Enjoy a coffee break at the oldest coffee roaster in the country, and explore the Merkato Market. End your day with a traditional Ethiopian dinner (own expense).
Start your day with a visit to the National Museum, home to an assortment of archaeological and cultural artefacts of Ethiopia. See the 3.2 million-year-old skeleton of Lucy, the most famous hominid, discovered in 1974 at a place called Hadar.
Next, visit the Ethnographic Museum, home to various types of traditional artefacts that show the lifestyles of different Ethiopian major ethnic groups. Continue to the Trinity Cathedral, a unique and beautiful church with a baroque style of European architecture dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
See scripts of the imperial families, statues made by Greek sculpture, and the Old and New Testament in the Bible painted on a glass window. Visit the coffin of Emperor Haile Selassie, the founder of the church, and his wife.
Enjoy a lunch break before heading to the oldest and first coffee roaster in the country, Tomoka. Try the famous Ethiopian coffee before exploring the Merkato Market, the largest open-air market in Africa.
End your day with a visit to Mount Entoto, the highest peak in Addis Ababa. Visit the St. Mary church and enjoy a panoramic view of Addis Ababa and its surrounding forests. Finish your day with a traditional Ethiopian dinner and a cultural show.