Top 15 Addis Ababa City Tours

1.Authentic Addis Ababa City Tour with a Local Guide

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

Explore Addis Ababa with a local guide, visiting Lucy, Mercato, Entoto, Tomoca Coffee, and an Ethiopian coffee ceremony for $67.

“I would definitely recommend this tour for anyone wanting to explore Addis Ababa for a day. Our guide was Desta and I received a Whatapp message the previous evening welcoming me to Addis. The pickup from my hotel was on time and Desta was wonderful in explaining about the city and answering all my questions. We visited the Merkato market and it was quite an experience, very crowded and busy. From there we went to Entoto, a hill from where you can see all of Addis Ababa. Enroute we saw many of the city monuments. The walk in the hills was truly beautiful. We them visited the National museum and…”

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2.Every day Addis Ababa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $75Top rated

Explore Addis Ababa’s Lucy fossil, Trinity Cathedral, Merkato, Shiromeda, and Mt Entoto on a flexible half-day city tour.

“The tour service was excellent! The staff were super attentive, helpful, and knowledgeable. The guide was extremely welcoming, gave us great tips, and took us to beautiful historical sites”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $99

Review of Addis Ababa’s private city tour, with museums, churches, markets, Entoto views, coffee, hotel pickup, and flexible planning.

“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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4.Addis Ababa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $70

Explore Addis Ababa with a local historian, from Entoto views and Lucy to Mercato, churches, monuments, coffee, and Ethiopian food.

“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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5.Half Day Addis Ababa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews · from $84

Review of Addis Ababa’s private half-day tour, with Lucy, St. George Cathedral, Merkato, Mount Entoto, pickup details, price, and practical tips.

“We are a couple with a 7 year old son and had a wonderful day in Addis Ababa accompanied by an excellent guide. Fitse is knowledgeable and very patient, and ensured all our requests were met. We can only recommend.”

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6.Addis Ababa City Tours With Cocking Class of Ethiopian Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $90

Explore Addis Ababa, shop at Merkato, cook injera and shiro, and join a traditional coffee ceremony on a private day tour.

“We had an amazing time exploring Addis Ababa with Aman Ethiopia Tours & Travel! Our guide, Jocy, and driver, George, made this experience unforgettable. From the moment we were picked up, we knew we were in good hands.”

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7.Addis Ababa City Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $600

Review of a full-day Addis Ababa tour with Lucy, Merkato, Entoto views, historic churches, markets, coffee, and hotel pickup.

“We were very lucky to meet Miki and explore with him Adis Ababa.”

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8.Addis Ababa City – Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $70

Review of Addis Ababa’s half-day city tour, with Holy Trinity Cathedral, Lucy, Tomoca coffee, local guides, pricing, timing, and practical tips.

“Our tour guide, Eyob, was fantastic. He was extremely knowledgable, fun and answered all our questions.”

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9.HALF DAY + DINNER Addis Ababa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $140

Review of an 8-hour private Addis Ababa tour with Entoto views, Mercato, Lucy, Tomoca coffee, Ethiopian dinner, and live music.

“Gashaw our guide met us at the airport and took us on a whistle stop tour of Adis Ababa.”

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

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

Review of Addis Ababa’s private city tour, with Lucy, monuments, Sholla Market, coffee ceremony, hotel pickup, and practical booking advice.

“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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11.Addis Ababa City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $200

Explore Addis Ababa in six and a half hours, from Entoto Mountain and Lucy to Mercato, museums, coffee, and local culture.

“Haille, the company owner, was very easy to communicate with and planned the tour well ahead of time. He took the initiative to the ensure it would be a smooth pick up the day before. He was also present on day one to personally meet uRead more”

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12.Addis Ababa City Experience : Markets, Coffee & Local Life

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $44Best value

See Lucy, Entoto Mountain, Merkato, Holy Trinity Cathedral, and enjoy Ethiopian coffee on a four-hour private Addis Ababa tour.

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13.Addis Ababa City Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · from $62

Review of Addis Ababa City Tour: Lucy, Mount Entoto, Mercato, coffee, airport pickup, pricing, itinerary, value, and booking cautions.

“Scam! Do Not book with this charlatan! This “tour” guide will take your money and that's the last you hear from him. It’s not everyday you get the opportunity to spend a few hours visiting the sights of Addis Ababa and with a 9 hour layover I dRead more”

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14.Addis Ababa City Tours Full-Day Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $100

See Addis Ababa in six hours with museum visits, Entoto Mountain, Merkato, St George Church, and a traditional meal.

“Fantastic, Tour guides two, made the day & the weather, Very helpful & enthusiastic, Thank you. .”

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15.Addis Ababa city tour from Bole airport and All Hotels

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · from $52

See Lucy’s museum, St. George’s Cathedral, Shiromeda Market, Mount Entoto, and Tomoka Coffee on a practical Addis Ababa city tour.

“The guide was very kind and prepared but you should have written for example that Lucy the thing that interested me most could not be seen, as well as the Christian Orthodox church was empty for renovations, in short apart from the royal palace everything was disappointing I'm sorry Laura”

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