Ethiopia · City Tours

9-Hour Addis Ababa City Tour with Museums, Cathedrals and Merkato

9 Hours Round trip from 2QQ6+6P4 Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit Holy Trinity Cathedral, the largest Orthodox Church in Ethiopia
02 Stroll through Merkato, the largest open-air market in Africa
03 Explore the National Museum and the Ethnological Museum
04 See St. George Cathedral, built in 1896 by Emperor Menelik

Explore the major highlights of Addis Ababa on this 9-hour tour, from the National Museum, one of the most important sub-Saharan museums in Africa, to the former palace of Haile Selassie at the Ethnological Museum. Pay your respects at St. George Cathedral, admire the beauty of Holy Trinity Cathedral, the largest Orthodox Church in Ethiopia, and finish with a stroll through Merkato, the largest open-air market in Africa.

The museum is home to the fossilized humanoid Lucy, as well as an amazing collection of artefacts, royal items, and art.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Addis Ababa

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Addis Ababa Museums, Cathedrals and Merkato

Explore Addis Ababa, beginning with a visit to the National Museum, one of the most important sub-Saharan museums in all of Africa. The museum is home to the fossilized humanoid Lucy, as well as an amazing collection of artefacts, royal items, and art.
Visit the Ethnological Museum, the former palace of Haile Selassie, with your Addis Ababa tour guide.
Take time at St. George Cathedral, built in 1896 by Emperor Menelik.
Continue on to Holy Trinity Cathedral. Holy Trinity Cathedral is the largest Orthodox Church in Ethiopia and has survived through many historical periods, as its interesting architecture can attest. The cathedral contains the thrones and the tombs of the emperor and some of the royal family.
Enter Merkato, the largest open-air market in Africa.

Overnight at the hotel of your choice.