Overview
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5 hours
Mobile ticket
The city tour will start with Yohannes IV palace and museum, found at center of the town and it has a collection of different amazing antique and unique staffs displayed in ground plus one Tigrayan building . Next, we head to visit old and new market then we stop at 16 kebele for especial coffee ceremony tour .
Aftenoon, we visit Abraha castle the old one and beautiful stone hidmo palce and finally we end by visiting the Tigray monument and best mekele view site .
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Emperor Yohannes IV Palace
Atse Yohannes IV's Palace Mekele is the seat of a historical palace called Atse Yohannes IV Palace named after the famous King who ruled Ethiopia from 1872-1889. Emperor Yohannes chose Mekelle as the seat of his government and built his graceful palace, still intact, in 1870s. The palace now serves as a museum. The Emperor’s throne, royal bed, ceremonial dress, rifles and many other valuable historical collections can be seen in the museum and the fantastic throne of Atse Yohannnes IV made by the Italian engineer Giacomo Nareri in 1874 is the eye catching centerpiece of the museum. .
Martyr's Memorial Monument
The martyrs' memorial monument pays respects to the over 60,000 TPLF fighters who died and over 100,000 fighters who were injured in the overthrow of the Marxist Derg regime in 1991. The monument is 51 metres (167 ft) tall and is located in Adi-Haki sub-city. The monument has many sculptures depicting the struggle of the peasants and fighters against the Derg soldiers
Options
Mekele City Tour
Pickup included
What‘s Included
coffee Tour
Entrance Fees
Guiding service
Private transportation
Flights and Tickets
Hotels and Alcoholic drinks
Tips
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best ,mekele city tour
878bekim,Jul 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Me and my family booked our city tour with Sycamore Ethiopia Tours and the tour operator Mr. Haile was vey nice guy he organized the best tour according to our interest and it was nice ,every one was happy by their service . The guide and driver were professional and experienced and they make our tour comfortable and relaxed . We visited the Mekele monument , abraha castle , Yohannes IV palace , Monday market and coffee tour . I am happy by the travel company crew and their service. I can't wait to go with them for our next tour . Beki
coffee, mekelle city tour
Thomas W,Aug 12, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were 3 friends and we booked our city tour with sycamore Ethiopia tours. we were welcomed by the representative of the company from Mekele Airport . They showed us the beautiful city of Mekelle. Mainly we visited ,Yohhans IV, open market of Mekele and culture. During our stay in the city our guide took us the down town for a coffee tour, we saw the amazing traditional coffee ceremony preparation; from washing ,roasting , grinding,smelling ,serving and tasting coffee and loved our experience of coffee tour in the city. Thanks for the great time ! Thomas
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