Learn about Ethiopia’s rich history with this full-day private tour to three of the most important ancient sites in the Addis area. You’ll visit the UNESCO-listed Tiya—with its ancient standing stones—as well as the Adadi Mariam rock-hewn church and the Melka Kunture Prehistoric Site, where tools from 1.5 million years ago were found.
- Travel in the comfort of an air-conditioned vehicle
- A professional driver/guide will lead the way
- Round-trip hotel transfers are included
- Stay hydrated: bottled water will be provided
Itinerary
This day tour from Addis Ababa takes you through the scenic East African Rift Valley part of Ethiopia to the unique rock carved church of Adadi Mariam, ancient grave site of Tiya (UNESCO World Heritage), and experience the daily life of locals. Appreciate interesting places and activities such as the unique still operational church of Adadi Mariam which is cut out of a single piece of rock in the 13th Century AD, an ancient cemetery of Tiya, and a traditional village of the Oromo people. our first stop It was built around the 12 and 13th C and the history of the establishment of the church have a connection with St Lalibela when he come to visit the scared mountain of Ziquala in the 12th c he built the church for the commemoration of then we will be beheading UNESCO registered sites with among the most important of the roughly 160 archaeological sites discovered so far in the Soddo region, south of Addis Ababa. The site contains 36 monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered with symbols, most of which are difficult to decipher. They are the remains of an ancient Ethiopian culture whose age has not yet been precisely determined. after lunch we will drive back to Addis Ababa.
