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15 Full-Day Tours in Ethiopia to Build a Day Around

24 tours  ·  from $60 a head

The 15 best full-day tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.

Full Day Tour of Addis Ababa with Hotel Pickup and Drop-off - Monuments that explain Ethiopia’s modern past
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Full Day Tour of Addis Ababa with Hotel Pickup and Drop-off

1.Full Day Tour of Addis Ababa with Hotel Pickup and Drop-off

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 430 reviews · from $69Our pick

See Addis Ababa’s key sights in 6 to 7 hours with hotel or airport pickup, a driver-guide, and a group capped at 15. Visit Lucy at the National Museum, explore Mount Entoto, walk through Mercato, stop at St. George’s Cathedral, and eat at historic Taitu Hotel. Guides such as Luel and Desale can adjust the day to your interests.

“Great tour, Leul was a fantastic guide. The market experince was unmatched. Would recommend if you want to gain an insight to the history of Addis”

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Full-Day Private City Tour of Addis Ababa - St. George’s Cathedral and the Lion of Judah
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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

Spend 7 to 9 hours exploring Addis Ababa with a private guide and vehicle. Visit St. George’s Cathedral, Entoto, Merkato, museums, Holy Trinity Cathedral, and Meskel Square, with time for a home-cooked meal and traditional coffee ceremony. Guides such as Biruk, Henok, and Abenezer are praised for flexible, engaging service.

“Abenezer was a great guide and was able to hit all the spots we were interested in Addis Ababa plus a few other wonderful locations that weren't even on our radar. The van and driver provided were a great addition that made things vRead more”

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Addis Ababa City Tours Full Day With Hotel Pickup And Drop Off. - Lucy and Ethiopia’s story at the National Museum
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Addis Ababa City Tours Full Day With Hotel Pickup And Drop Off.

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $99

Build your Addis Ababa day around museums, churches, monuments, markets, Entoto views, coffee, and local food. Guides including Eshetu, Reta, and Kagne are available through Rotate Ethiopia Tours. Hotel and airport pickup, private transport, bottled water, site admissions, and a coffee ceremony are included, while lunch and dinner are not.

“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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Best of Addis Ababa- (full day) - Starting with Lucy at the National Museum
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Best of Addis Ababa- (full day)

4.Best of Addis Ababa- (full day)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $78

Spend about six hours exploring Addis Ababa with a small group and guides such as Gashaw or Sisay. Visit the National Museum, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Mount Entoto, and Mercato Market in an air-conditioned vehicle. Admission, bottled water, and hot drinks are included, making this a useful first look at the capital.

“After 10 days in the villages with my fellow friends doing some missionary work, it was time for me to fly back home. One day was too much doing nothing so I booked a tour which ended up an experience of a lifetime. Thank you Gashaw for sRead more”

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Full Day Addis Abeba City Tour - Mercato, Addis Ababa’s biggest market experience
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Full Day Addis Abeba City Tour

5.Full Day Addis Abeba City Tour

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

Spend a full day seeing Addis Ababa’s key sights in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with WiFi. Visit Mount Entoto, the museum holding Lucy, Mercato, Tomoca Coffee, Holy Trinity Cathedral, and Tiglachin Memorial. Your guide can help shape the day, while entrance fees, coffee or tea, water, and transport are covered.

“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 - St. George’s Cathedral and the Lion of Judah
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Full Day Private City Tour Of Addis Ababa

6.Full Day Private City Tour Of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $99

Explore Addis Ababa in six to eight hours with a private guide and chauffeur. Visit Entoto Hill, the Ethnological Museum, Mercato, St. George’s Cathedral, and Tiglachin Memorial. The National Museum is currently closed for renovation, so the tour uses Addis Ababa Museum instead. Ask about guide Fitsum Kibreab if available.

“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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Full Day Group City Tour of Addis Ababa - Lucy and the National Museum of Ethiopia
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Full Day Group City Tour of Addis Ababa

7.Full Day Group City Tour of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $80

Spend 6 to 8 hours touring Addis Ababa with a professional guide and driver, in a group capped at eight. Visit Lucy at the National Museum, climb Mount Entoto, explore Mercato, see St. George’s Cathedral, tour Haile Selassie’s former palace, and pause for local lunch. Pickup, transport, water, coffee or tea, and entrance fees are included.

“I had a great time exploring Addis Ababa despite the museums and churches being closed to tourists during Covid19 pandemic. Gasha, the tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly and respectful. We spent some time at Entoto park, visited Read more”

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Full-Day City Tour of Addis Ababa - Mount Entoto: high views and the city’s beginnings
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Full-Day City Tour of Addis Ababa

8.Full-Day City Tour of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $90

Spend 7 to 8 hours seeing Addis Ababa with guide Endy and an air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Mount Entoto, Lucy’s fossil at the National Museum, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Mercato, and Meskel Square. Hotel pickup, transport, and entrance fees are included, but lunch is not.

“Good day tour of Addis Ababa to see the main highlights of the city. Especially enjoyed Mount Entoto. Unfortunately the National Museum of Ethiopia was closed, so we headed to the Ethnological Museum instead, which was interesting to seRead more”

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Wenchi Crater Lake Full-Day Trip from Addis Ababa

9.Wenchi Crater Lake Full-Day Trip from Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $109

Travel 155 km west of Addis Ababa to Wenchi Crater Lake, an extinct volcano rising to 3,380 meters. With an English-speaking guide such as Abe, you’ll walk or ride downhill to the lake, visit valleys and waterfalls, take a boat trip, and see an old island monastery. Lunch, coffee, water, and entrance fees are included.

“Great day tour from Addis! Abe was a great tour guide—extremely knowledgeable about early human history and Ethiopian religious history. We learned so much!”

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Hidden treasures of Addis Ababa - full day city tour - Starting below ground at Saint Bahita Mousoleum Church
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Hidden treasures of Addis Ababa – full day city tour

10.Hidden treasures of Addis Ababa – full day city tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 1 day · from $63

Spend a private day with guide Anteneh seeing Addis Ababa beyond the usual stops. Visit Saint Bahita Mousoleum Church, Lucy at the National Museum, and Merkato from above, then cook and eat Ethiopian food at Zoma Museum with a traditional coffee ceremony. Finish on Mount Entoto with city views. Pickup, transport, entrance fees, lunch, coffee, juice, and water are included.

“Very very pleased with the tour. We saw some amazing sights. Our guide, Anteneh, was informative, flexible, helpful, watched out for our safety, friendly: Everything you could wish for. For us, the highlight was Anteneh taking to us to meet a family for a coffee ceremony and lunch. It was excellent value for money. I'd recommend this trip and guide to anyone.”

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Addis Ababa City Tours Full Day With Hotel Pickup And Drop Off. - Lucy and Ethiopia’s story at the National Museum
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Addis Ababa City Tours Full Day With Hotel Pickup And Drop Off

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $100

This private Addis Ababa tour runs from about 3 to 8 hours, beginning at 8:30 am with hotel or airport pickup. A blue badge guide, driver, admission fees, and a coffee ceremony are included. You’ll see Lucy at the National Museum, city monuments, Lion of Judah, and Sholla Market before returning to your hotel or airport.

“Eshetu was an amazing host. I booked a city tour with him, and it was worth the price. If you plan a one day fun activity, and to see most tourist attractions he is the guy you are looking for. I can't wait to so it again.”

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Addis Ababa: Full-Day City Tour with Hotel Pickup & Drop-off - Lucy and the National Museum of Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa: Full-Day City Tour with Hotel Pickup & Drop-off

12.Full-Day City Tour with Hotel Pickup & Drop-off

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 13 reviews · 7 hours

Spend seven hours seeing Addis Ababa with an English-speaking guide and hotel pickup. Visit Lucy at the National Museum, explore Ethnological Museum collections, climb Mount Entoto, browse Merkato, and see St. George Cathedral or Baata Mariam during renovation. Guides such as Addis and Desale bring strong local knowledge to the day.

“Todo correcto. Tanto el guía como el conductor estupendos”

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Lalibela Full Day Guided Tours With Hotel & Airport Pickup - A practical arrival from Addis Ababa
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Lalibela Full Day Guided Tours With Hotel & Airport Pickup

13.Lalibela Full Day Guided Tours With Hotel & Airport Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $245

Fly into Lalibela, meet your driver at the airport, and spend 6 to 7 hours touring the UNESCO-listed rock-hewn churches with private transport and a local guide. Guides such as Fikru and Abebe have led past tours. Hotel transfers, bottled water, and airport pickup are included, but meals and airfare are not listed.

“Thank you so much to Aman and his team for a wonderful experience in Lalibela! Mr. Fikru was an excellent tour guide explaining the history of the stone churches. I thought it was incredible to know they are still holding services within these Read more”

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Full Day lalībela church's tour - Meeting your guide at Lalibela Airport
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Full Day lalībela church’s tour

14.Full Day lalībela church’s tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 6 reviews · 8 hours · from $102

Meet your guide at Lalibela Airport, transfer to town, and spend up to eight hours exploring the 11 medieval rock-hewn churches. You’ll see the cross-shaped Bete Georgia, underground passages, and churches grouped across the site. Guides including Temesgen and Mas have been praised for clear English, punctual service, and photography help.

“We had a wonderful visit to all eleven rock-hewn churches thanks to Temesgen, a great guide (and also great photographer!) Recommended”

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Explores the Heart of Addis Ababa full day city tour - Two hours among the trade lanes of Mercato
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Explores the Heart of Addis Ababa full day city tour

15.Explores the Heart of Addis Ababa full day city tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $60Best value

This five-hour private tour takes you from hotel or airport pickup to Mercato, the National Museum, and Mount Entoto. Your local guide may be Tamrat or Lamesgn, with Asrat among the listed drivers. Expect Ethiopian coffee, museum fees, private transport, and a small group of up to 10 people.

“Great short day trip across Addis. Tour was informative and fun thanks to Tamrat (guide) and Asrat (driver). Highly recommended.”

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