Private Tour
From Lucy to Today: Addis Ababa’s Living History Tour
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Addis Ababa is not like other African cities as Ethiopia has never been colonized. It is an Indigenous Africa city established by the famous Emperor Menelik II, in 1887.
What you can see on this tour.
This tour can be customized according to your needs and the places you want to visit, below we highlight the best possible attraction to visit. A trip to Mount Entoto will give you a magnificent panoramic view of the city. Entoto was the capital of Ethiopia before 1896. Descending from Mount Entoto and passing through passing through Shiromeda, the largest traditional clothing market, we will stop at the National Museum to visit our human ancestor, Lucy, the hominid fossil of 3.2 million years old, the 3.3 million-year-old Selam fossil, the 4.4 million-year-old Ardi fossil, and on the way, we will visit Yekatite 12 .Later, we will visit one of the largest market in Africa Ethiopia There is nothing like Mercato for any Ethiopian it is really big and you can find anything in Merkato
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Baby under one year
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
National Museum of Ethiopia
The museum is internationally famous for housing the fossilized remains of "Lucy," the hominid who provides invaluable insights into human evolution.
Mount Entoto
Emperor Menelik II resided and built his palace, when he came from Ankober and founded Addis Ababa. It is considered a sacred mountain and has many monasteries. Mount Entoto is also the location of a number of celebrated churches, including Saint Raguel and Saint Mary.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Hotel pick-up and drop off
All Fees and Taxes
In person guide
Our costumer have free bootle of water, cofee
Airport pick-up
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Alcoholic Beverages
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Addis Ababa City Tour
Duration: 5 hours
Bottle of water : customer have free bottles of water and coffee
Pick up from airport : We will pick up you from bole international Airport and transferred to your hotel. after the activity, we will Reuters to hotel
Mini bus
Pickup included
Reviews
7 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Addis Ababa Day Tour with Top Local Guide.
Journey57857755591,,Aug 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Booked our one day Addis tour on the internet. Abraham the owner responded promptly. 8.00am at the hotel we met Kenaw our guide. Traditional coffee and bread. Visit National Museum of Ethiopia to see Lucy and many interesting exhibits. Visit Entoto Hill / Emperor Menelik II Museum. Offers great views of Addis. Traditional Ethiopian lunch. Walk around Bole / Piassa and the Addis Riverside Project. Visit Mercato Market was extremely large offering almost anything. Visit Old Addis Train Station for a coffee and opportunity to purchase Ethiopian coffee. Kenaw our guide is knowledgeable about Ethiopian history and culture. Would recommend this company for an enjoyable Addis experience. A must see and experience in Addis Yod Abyssinia for traditional Ethiopian dance food and drink. Tom and Fuzlin Egner Gaborone Botswana.
Ethiopia do much to see...
Coastal731969,,Aug 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did the day tour of Addis as we stopped over for 2 days to break our journey. Our guide Kenaw was excellent and informative. We will come back for one of the longer tours on our next layover.
Absolute Scam! Total waste of time and money,
jimcollis,,Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Scam! Do Not book with this charlatan! This “tour” guide will take your money and that's the last you hear from him. It’s not everyday you get the opportunity to spend a few hours visiting the sights of Addis Ababa and with a 9 hour layover I decided to book a layover tour with plenty of time to visit the museums, see Lucy, the market, local viewpoints etc… Anyhow, I needed to know whereabouts in the airport I would be picked up and that’s when my troubles began. No answer at all to my emails, I left voice messages, a lady from viator tried to contact him and she couldn’t get in touch with him. My tour time came and went with no sign and I was then forced to book another tour, at extra expense. By the time this new tour commenced all the museums etc.. were shut! Understandably I’m not happy as the costs of this have mounted up, let alone the wasted time making calls to viator etc… hopefully, I’ll get some of it back but I’m not holding my breath on that one. Come on viator, properly vet these pretend operators so they can’t scam tourists as I missed out on quite a lot.
Scam guide.
jim c,,Jun 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00Scam! Do Not book with this charlatan! This “tour” guide will take your money and that's the last you hear from him. It’s not everyday you get the opportunity to spend a few hours visiting the sights of Addis Ababa and with a 9 hour layover I decided to book a layover tour with plenty of time to visit the museums, see Lucy, the market, local viewpoints etc… Anyhow, I needed to know whereabouts in the airport I would be picked up and that’s when my troubles began. No answer at all to my emails, I left voice messages, a lady from viator tried to contact him and she couldn’t get in touch with him. My tour time came and went with no sign and I was then forced to book another tour, at extra expense. By the time this new tour commenced all the museums etc.. were shut! Understandably I’m not happy as the costs of this have mounted up, let alone the wasted time making calls to viator etc… hopefully, I’ll get some of it back but I’m not holding my breath on that one. Come on viator, properly vet these pretend operators so they can’t scam tourists as I missed out on quite a lot.
Injera class
richardhO3973PC,,Jan 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I did the cooking class where I went to a local home and learned how to make Injera. It was a wonderful insight into the life and culture. The guide Lamesegn was awesome. Highly recommend
Abraham is the best!
mattm10236,,Jan 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Abraham was amazing! So amazing that we did two trips with him. The first experience was going into a home and learning how to make injera and shiro. This was a wonderfully authentic experience. After that, we walked through a market and learned about all of the different spices and other things. Because we enjoyed ourselves so much, we asked him on a different day to take us on a coffee tour. So, we went into another home and learned how to wash the beans, roast them, grind them by hand, make the coffee, and make the popcorn. I would highly recommend any trip with Abraham!!!
Knowledge, professionalism, and kindness. Vowland will make you feel at home.
zennaro riccardo,,Dec 20, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Many thanks to Abraham and Vowland Tour! We asked Abraham to accompany us for a short city tour of Adds Ababa and he immediately replied. After few hours we took off to discover the main attractions of Addis, including the National Museum and Mount Entoto. I really appreciated Abraham's knowledge, professionalism, kindness, and help, especially when I needed it due to a small accident that happened to me during the tour. He made sure that first and foremost I was okay, taking great care of me. I would certainly recommend his services for any tour in Ethiopia.
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