We organize individual and group tours of the sites in and around Addis, such as Mercato, Mount Entoto, the museums (Red Terror Martyrs’ Museum, National Museum, Ethnological Museum), and the churches.We also organize cultural and specialty tours and immersion activities such as traditional Ethiopian dance classes, coffee tours, injera baking, farming, weaving, and much more.
Visit the Debre Libanos monastery, founded in the thirteenth century. Take a tour of the DebreLibanos church and take a short hike to the cave where St. Tekle Haymanot is said to have prayed for 29 years. See the amazing view of the Abay (Blue Nile) Gorge, see the rushing waterfalls, visit the Portuguese Bridge and see the Gelada baboons.
Merkato, it’s the largest shopping area in Addis and some say the largest market in Africa. Stalls, shops, kiosks, malls, and street vendors sell food, drink, spices, incense, clothing, jewelry, music, movies, appliances, handicrafts, chat, and more. Visit the recycling market where someone’s garbage is transformed into a new and different product ready for its new life.
MelkaKuntre, Stone Age site (between 1.5 and 1.8 Million years old), contains many samples of Stone Age tools of the early Homo sapiens. The collections are results of the excavations of the last four decades. The samples are well exhibited in show rooms and there is very good scientific explanation about Stone Age tools in general and the site in particular.
Join this unique, personalized and authentic tour of Addis to see the rich Ethiopian cuisine! Ethiopian cuisine characteristically consists of vegetable and often very spicy meat dishes. This is usually in the form of wat, a thick stew, served atop injera, a large sourdough flatbread, which is about 50 centimeters (20 inches) in diameter and made out of fermented teff flour.
Visit Crater Lake in Mount Zuqualla said to have been founded by St Gebre Manfas Kidus. Two churches were later built at the monastery, one dedicated to St Gebre Menfas kidus built by Menelik II in 1880 and designed by the Italian Sebastian Castagna , and the other dedicated to Kidane Mihret built during the reign of Haile Selassie. Various other holy sites are found around the mountain, mostly rock formations, while the monastery is the site of a biannual festival . Take a tour of the Zuqualla church and take a two and half hours hike to the St. Gebre Menfas kidus See the amazing view of the lake.
Debre Zeyit is located 47 Km southeast of Addis Ababa along its route 4 highway. Nearby points of interest include Mount Yarer, Green Crater Lake and Lake Hora Kiloli. It is a resort town, known for five crater lakes: Lake Bishoftu, Lake Hora (a base for watersports, many water birds and an annual festival), Lake Bishoftu Guda, Lake Koriftu and the seasonal Lake Cheleklaka. other major businesses in Bishoftu include the Ada Flour and Pasta Factory, the Pasqua Giuseppe PLC, the Salmida Leather Products Manufacturing, Ratson (Women Youth Children Development Program), and Winrock International Ethiopia.
Leave the rush of Addis Ababa behind and retreat to the peace of Menagesha Forest. Hike through the lush habitat, home to many indigenous birds and animals. Meet new and interesting people as you experience the natural beauty together. Trekking into the forest of the oldest national park in Africa.
One of the beautiful Lake, for Boat trip to an Island, Trekking, horse riding and the beauty is a gift of Mother of nature. The crater lake of Wenchi is made out of an Extinct Volcano. We will drive about 155 km Leave the rush of Addis Ababa behind and retreat to the peace of Wenchi Crater.
See wild bushbucks, lions, cheetahs, baboons, varvet monkeys, birds, and more thriving at Born Free’s Wildlife Rescue, Conservation, and Education Centre! Located about an hour outside of Addis, Born Free strives to save and protect wild animals in Ethiopia, providing then with a safe
and happy life.