Addis Ababa Tour: Discover Ethiopia's Heart

Discover Addis Ababa’s rich culture and history on a full-day city tour. Visit iconic sites, savor local cuisine, and explore vibrant markets.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mercato Market - Morning: Guests will be picked up from their hotel or the airport by our driver-guide at 8:30 AM after breakfast.
    Embark on a guided tour of Mercato, the largest open-air market in Africa.
    Begin the tour at Mercato, which spans several square miles and employs approximately 13,000 people across 7,100 businesses. The market…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Professional tour guide
  • Photography and video fees
  • Ethiopian coffee
  • Airport or hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • National Museum fees
  • Government tax
  • Entoto Museum fees
What's Not Included
  • any alcoholic Drink
  • personal expense
  • Tips
Additional Information

Join us for an exciting Addis Ababa City Tour and discover the vibrant heart of Ethiopia. This captivating journey takes you to the city’s renowned landmarks, including the Holy Trinity Cathedral, a stunning example of Ethiopian Orthodox architecture, and the National Museum, home to the famous Lucy fossil. Delight in traditional Ethiopian cuisine and…

Location
Ethiopian Skylight Hotel
Go to street in bole international airport and turn to in the left in circle area and you look the guide in front of the hotel!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Giorgino_palermo
Oct 24, 2025
Best Tour and best Guide :) - It was everything great! Lamesgn and Abere showed me Addis Abeba in a great way! We made a tour of the Merkato... just WOW! So folkloristic! They show me how to roast the coffee and much more! Don't lose the opportunity to spend time with this amazing people! :)
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Kootomato
Oct 14, 2025
Most thrilling & adventurous tours of Ethiopia Danakil and Omo! - We had such thrilling times on our first visit to East Africa, asites; a 20 days land and flights adrenalin pumped legs across Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. We have such wonderful memories with Ethio Lano Tour's team (city tour, 3 days Danakil Depression and 4 days Omo Valley. We highly recommended the boss Lamesgn Melese to all future travellers; he is hands-on, responsive and knowledgeable! We love every moments spent with him and his team!
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Escape67693724281
Oct 11, 2025
Brilliant day as a local in Adis - I loved my day feeling like a local going to coffee shops seeing the market watching the views of the city from the view tops and of course seeing Lucy my ancient cousin but most importantly were my guide Lamesgn and my driver Eshetu who were like friends. I didn’t feel like a tourist at all it was a day as a local in Adis I strongly recommend
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Yuqian_l
Sep 26, 2025
Everything just planned... - Everything just planned so well!!! Starting from a nice Arabica coffee in the morning, the shop with good vibe. And the Mercado to feel the local biggest street market. Don’t worry about security, they will protect you well. Also good explanation on the palace, seeing a military who fight for Italian soldiers in dozens years ago. Happy to end in the national museum - I know well we are all from Africa. Proud to share the trip with everyone.
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Tomomii0617
Sep 16, 2025
If you are looking for a half-day trip to Addis Ababa, I highly recommend it! - On my way home from a family trip to Africa (with a boy in fourth grade), I was unable to transfer from Tanzania to Addis Ababa to Narita due to airline reasons, so I was rushed to stay overnight in Addis Ababa. We had 24 hours until the next night flight, so this would have to be a sightseeing trip in Addis Ababa! I decided to take this half-day sightseeing tour of the city after turning my troubles into something positive. Our tour guide, TAMRAT, lent us his umbrella when it started raining, wiped the windows of the car when it fogged up, was kind to the kids, very attentive to the details, and was a wonderful guide with a good explanation of the city and a nice smile! The most impressive and moving part of the city tour was seeing the fossils of Australopithecus in the National Museum and exploring Africa's largest market, Mercato Market. I was impressed because I never thought I would see so many real fossils in the birthplace of Homo sapiens. The Mercato market is so powerful it's been a while since I've been afraid! However, the guide guarded me well and I was able to go around with the elementary school students. That was a really valuable experience because it was a place you can't really experience. Thank you for an unexpected visit but a fun half day!!
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T7262ikcharlesb
Sep 15, 2025
10/10 perfect - It was a great experience a breathtaking one with my driver and tour guy being very kind and courteous and patient . I learned a lot he was very knowledgeable
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Grzegorz
Aug 11, 2025
Best way to spend layover in Addis - Having a longer layover in Addis may not be a waste of time. Guys from Ethio Top Land Tours can make this time enjoyable. I recommend everybody to take part in this tour. Ama sagnalo Guys !
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Stephaniecarmelina
Jul 26, 2025
Visited TOP - Visit Addis Ababa with a very cultivated and passionate guide ( Lamesgn) and his kind drive. Really recommend!
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23lasisia
Jul 21, 2025
- The tour and tour guard was nice. I felt comfortable throughout the tour and i took lots of pictures. I recommend this full day Addis Ababa tour especially for layover passengers.
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B9345ztclarah
Jul 24, 2025
Bad,worst, RUN - The experience was horrible. The tour wasn’t 7 hours but more like 3 hours. The tour guide barely spoke English and the driver didn’t want to turn on the air conditioner nor let the windows down because it was hot. Most of the time the tour guide was on his phone laughing and talking. When we went to the market he walked really fast and only stayed there a few minutes. Please save your money and time and choose a different company.
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up to 5 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).