Cultural · Family · Private
Addis Ababa in Depth
Lucy, Entoto, the emperors' palace and Africa's biggest market — the capital properly, in two unhurried days.
The Journey
1 night, designed around the hours that matter
The capital most travellers only pass through, seen the way residents would show it: the hills where the city began, the museum that holds humanity's most famous ancestor, the market that never stops, and an evening of music and food to close. A natural start or finish to any journey in Ethiopia.
Places
- Addis Ababa
- Entoto
- Unity Park
- Merkato
Tailor-made journey
Priced to your plans
Quoted individually once we know your dates, lodges and group size.
- Duration
- 2 Days · 1 night
- Best season
- Year-round
- Group size
- 2 – 8 guests
- Style
- Cultural · Family · Private
Final pricing depends on season, room category and group size. No deposit is taken until the itinerary is right.
Day by Day
The itinerary, as it usually runs
A working draft rather than a fixed schedule — we move days around for weather, festivals and how you are feeling.
Day 1 · Morning
Entoto, where the city began
Up into the eucalyptus forest of Mount Entoto for the view over the city, Menelik II's palace, and the church of Entoto Maryam.
Day 1 · Afternoon
Lucy & the National Museum
The 3.2-million-year-old fossil known as Lucy — Dinknesh — and the galleries of ancient Ethiopia, then Holy Trinity Cathedral, where Haile Selassie is buried.
Day 1 · Evening
Music & dinner
A traditional dinner with live music and dance from across the country's regions.
Day 2 · Morning
Unity Park
The palace compound of the emperors, opened to the public as Unity Park — throne rooms, banquet halls and gardens.
Day 2 · Afternoon
Merkato & a coffee ceremony
Africa's largest open-air market with a guide who knows its lanes, then a full three-round coffee ceremony in a family home before your onward journey.
What Is Included
- A private vehicle and city guide for both days
- One night at a boutique hotel in Addis Ababa
- Entry to the National Museum, Entoto and Unity Park
- A guided walk through Merkato
- A coffee ceremony in a family home
- Dinner with traditional music and dance
Not Included
- International flights and Ethiopian visa fees
- Travel insurance (required)
- Lunches, drinks and personal purchases
Enquire
Make Addis Ababa in Depth yours
Send us your dates and we will confirm availability, quote precisely, and suggest the two or three changes we would make if it were our own trip.
Runs Year-round · 2 – 8 guests · priced to your plans
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