Eastern Africa Tours Places to visit, Ethiopia

City Tour Of Addis Ababa
City Tour Of Addis Ababa, Which Includes The National Or Archeological Museum, Which Represents The National History Of The Country With Its Archeological Findings And Collection Of Fossils, Where The Skeleton Of "Lucy" Dated Back To 3.5 Million Years, Is Found. Drive To Mount Entoto Through The Eucalyptus Forest To See The Spectacular Panoramic Scenery Over The City Of Addis Ababa. The Trinity Cathedral That Is Architecturally Very Unique To Both Ethiopia And Africa. The Grand Open Air Market "Markato”, One Of The Biggest Open-Air Markets In Africa.

Debre Libanos Monastery And Blue Nile Gorge
Drive North Of Addis Ababa Passing Through A Series Of Small Towns To Reach The Monastery Of Debre Libanos Some 105 Km Away. This Monastery Was Built In The 13Th C. By The Renowned Ethiopian Religious Father Abuna Tekle Haymanot (Later Saint). This Monastery Served As A Religious Center To The Central Part Of Ethiopia. After Driving 200Km From Addis, You Will Meet The Panoramic View Of The Blue-Nile Gorge. The Land Formation And The Road Winding Down About 1000M Below The Gorge Requires More Time To Amaze And For Photographing.

Lake Tana And Blue Nile Falls
Take A Boat Trip Over Lake Tana To See The Medieval Monasteries Located On The Islands Such As Kibran Gebriel And Ura Kidanemeheret. In The Afternoon, Drive Some 35 Km South Of Bahir Dar To See The Blue Nile Falls- Tiss Issat; And Visit The Source Of The Blue Nile, The Weyto Village, And The Bezawit Palace (Temporary Resting Palace Of Emperor Haile Selassie).

Gondar
Visit The Medieval Capital Of Ethiopia Founded By King Fasiledes In This Tour, You Will See The Royal Enclosure-The Palace That Was Built By Emperor Fasiledes In 1636 That Is Similar With That Of Europe. The Portuguese Soldiers That Numbered 400 Led By Don Christopher Da Gama, Who Came In 1541 To Assist The Christians In The War Against The Muslims Influenced Ethiopian Architecture Of The Medieval Period. You Can Also See The Bath Palace Of Fasiledes, The Quesquam Enclosure, The Beautiful Church Of Debre Birhan Sellassie With Its Wonderful Murals And Paintings And Qusqam Monastery.

Falasha Village In Gondar
Visit The Falasha Village (The Village Of Ancient Jewish
Community) And Ascending Facing Towards The Semien Mountains. After 35 Km Drive, You Will Have A Stop At Kossoye To See The Marvelous Land Formation Of Zagol Amba (Literarily Corry Shell Shaped Mountain)

Axum
Axum Is Believed To Have Been The First Ethiopian Capital From The 1St To The 10Th Century A.D. Christianity Was Introduced Here During The 4Th Century A.D. You Can Visit The Park Of The Stele, Carved Out Of One Single Granite Stone Of The Pre Christianity Era, The Palace And Tombs Of Two Of The Axumite Emperors (Kaleb And Gebre Meskel), And The Old And New St. Mary Churches Of Axum. Visit The Palace Remnants Of The Legendary Queen Of Sheba, Her Swimming Pool, Inscriptions Of Ezana And Archeological Museums.