The 15 Best City Tours in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa Guided City Tour With Airport & Hotel Pick Up - Walking the Scale of Merkato

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 237 reviews · from $55Our pick

Review of Addis Ababa’s 6 to 7 hour private city tour, with museums, Merkato, Entoto Maryam Church, airport pickup, and practical tips.

“Had a fantastic time touring the city with Mohamed. He was knowledgeable, flexible, professional, and had a great passion for sharing his culture. I did the the tour during Timkat (Ethiopian Epiphany religious holiday) and Mohamed made Read more”

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Full-Day Private City Tour of Addis Ababa

2.Full-Day Private City Tour of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews

Review of a private Addis Ababa city tour with museums, churches, Entoto Hill, Mercato, coffee ceremony, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“Great city Tour. We wanted to experience the "Real Ethiopia", and we enjoyed the coffee ceremony in a private home. Biruk was a good and flexible guide, so he took us om a walk thru the Village on Entoto. An interesting experience. Also Merkato was nice.”

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Addis Ababa Authentic Private City Tour

3.Addis Ababa Authentic Private City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · from $75

Explore Addis Ababa with a private guide, from Lucy and Mercato to Haile Selassie’s palace, Tomoca coffee, and Entoto views.

“Mr Alex was super nice throughout the trip and very informative about Addis Ababa. Superb hospitality and highly recommended!”

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Authentic Addis Ababa City Tour with a Local Guide

4.Authentic Addis Ababa City Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 109 reviews · 6 hours · from $67

Explore Addis Ababa with a local guide, visiting Lucy, Mercato, Entoto, Tomoca Coffee, and a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony.

“Elias was a really good guide. I enjoyed the tour and I highly recommend it for anyone looking to be immersed in the local culture along with key landmarks.”

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Addis Ababa highlight city tour

5.Addis Ababa highlight city tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 107 reviews · from $50Best value

Explore Addis Ababa’s Lucy fossil, St George’s Cathedral, Mercato, Entoto Mountain, Ethiopian food, and Tomoca coffee for $50.

“I really enjoyed the tour, Ammanuel our guide is really fun, friendly, welcoming and knowledgable and took some nice pictures and was able to answer all our questions. The drive was super comfortable and the driver managed to ensure a smooth journey even as he was driving through a hailstorm. Definitely would recommend to anyone looking for an afternoon tour of Addis Ababa!”

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Addis Ababa Guided City Tours

6.Addis Ababa Guided City Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $100

Review of Addis Ababa’s private city tour, with Lucy, Entoto views, Mercato, museums, historic monuments, coffee, and hotel pickup.

“Great tour, comfortable and professional. They customized to match my interests. As a solo woman traveler, I felt secure and supported.”

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Every day Addis Ababa City Tour

7.Every day Addis Ababa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $75

See Addis Ababa’s Lucy fossil, Trinity Cathedral, Merkato, Shiromeda, and Mount Entoto on a flexible half-day tour with private transport.

“Very good tour with Wondiye. He was very friendly and knowledgeable and showed many interesting places in Addis Ababa. Felt safe at all times. Would recommend”

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Addis Ababa city Tour

8.Addis Ababa city Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 52 reviews · from $60

Explore Addis Ababa’s National Museum, Entoto, churches, coffee culture, and Merkato with a flexible guide for $60.

“Really great tour to get an overview of Addis! My guide, Dagi, was very knowledgeable about the city and history of Ethiopia. It was great to explore the city with him since he grew up there and was able to answer all my questions about the city and the places we visited. Both he and the driver were flexible and tweaked the tour based on what I was most interested in seeing. I would definitely recommend it if you have a day in Addis!”

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Addis Ababa City Tours Full Day With Hotel Pickup And Drop Off.

9.Addis Ababa City Tours Full Day With Hotel Pickup And Drop Off.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $99

Explore Addis Ababa with hotel pickup, museums, churches, markets, Entoto views, coffee, and a private guide for $99 per person.

“My favorite guide Reta was the best, highly recommend!! Lots of good views, history, and culture to explore and learn about!”

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Full Day Addis Abeba City Tour

10.Full Day Addis Abeba City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $110

Review of a private 10-hour Addis Ababa tour with Mount Entoto, Lucy, Mercato, coffee, Holy Trinity Cathedral, and local history.

“Fantastic tour! Very flexible in letting us choose where we went and the duration. Very very informative & knowledgeable. Do yourself a favour and book your tour with these guys, you won't be disappointed.”

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Full Day Private City Tour Of Addis Ababa

11.Full Day Private City Tour Of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $99

Review of Addis Ababa’s private full-day city tour, covering museums, Entoto Hill, Mercato, St. George’s Cathedral, transport, value, and tips.

“We unexpectedly had a long layover and called this company they sent a local guide Fitsum Kibreab who I would def ask for once you get booked. Fitsum took us all over the city and we enjoyed the coffee, museum, local history. Everywhere we went we felt very safe! The Read more”

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3 Days Danakil Depression Tour from Semera City

12.3 Days Danakil Depression Tour from Semera City

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 34 reviews · from $399

Explore Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression in 3 days, from Dallol’s sulfur pools to Erta Ale’s lava lake, with camps, meals, guide, and transport.

“Must choose this tourism company if you want to explore Danakil Depression in the amazing land of Ethiopia. I enjoyed the best trip ever”

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Full Day Group City Tour of Addis Ababa

13.Full Day Group City Tour of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $80

Review of Addis Ababa’s full-day city tour, covering Lucy, Entoto, Mercato, museums, churches, lunch options, price, and practical tips.

“I had a good day with Beki touring around the city. I was very jetlagged and wouldn’t have had the mental capacity to navigate myself around to everything, so it was nice to have a guide”

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Addis Ababa City Tour

14.Addis Ababa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $70

Explore Addis Ababa with a local historian, visiting Entoto, Lucy, Mercato, churches, monuments, and Ethiopian food spots.

“Wondy was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgable and generally very helpful. We saw Entoto, which has a good view of Addis, however, the iconic eucalyptus trees have been cut down as they take to much water from the soil. They arRead more”

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Full-Day City Tour of Addis Ababa

15.Full-Day City Tour of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $90

Review of Addis Ababa’s full-day city tour, with Mount Entoto, Lucy, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Mercato, pricing, tips, and practical advice.

“Endy didn't cancel the tour even though I was the only one who applied for the tour. He is a really responsible and excellent guide. I went to Addis Ababa's main tourist attractions with Endy and visited tomoca cafe and local restaurant that were not in the program. I highly recommend Endy's tour.”

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