Ethiopia · City Tours

Full-Day Addis Ababa City Tour with Mount Entoto and Lucy Museum

1 Day Round trip from Addis Ababa Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the National Museum, home to Lucy, Ethiopia's oldest known resident
02 Explore the Holy Trinity Cathedral, mausoleum of Emperor Haile Selassie and his wife
03 Drive up Mount Entoto to discover historic churches, museums, and monuments
04 See Ethiopia's many cultures at the Ethnological Museum in Haile Selassie's former palace
05 Pass through Shiro Meda, Addis Ababa's largest market for traditional clothes

Discover Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city and the headquarters of the African Union, on a full-day tour of its cultural and historical landmarks. Visit the National Museum, home to Lucy, the early australopithecine specimen that lived about 3.2 million years ago, and explore the Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and the Ethnological Museum at Addis Ababa University. Drive to Mount Entoto to see its churches, museums, and monuments while enjoying a broader perspective on the city's heritage.

Travel to the Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, famous as the mausoleum of the last emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, and his wife.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Addis Ababa, Mount Entoto

Languages English, French, German

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Addis Ababa and Mount Entoto Highlights

Visit Mount Entoto, the site of Ethiopia's capital before Addis Ababa.
Explore the Entoto Maryam Church and Museum.
Travel to the Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, famous as the mausoleum of the last emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, and his wife.
Have lunch at a local restaurant serving Ethiopian dishes and local beer.
Proceed to Addis Ababa via Shiro Meda, the city's largest market for traditional clothes.
Continue to Addis Ababa University to see the Ethnological Museum, which has great displays of Ethiopia's many cultures and is housed in the former palace of Haile Selassie.
Visit the National Museum, where Ethiopia's oldest resident, Lucy, is housed.

End of the tour.