Activity Mek'ele, Ethiopia

Mekele City Tour

5.0 (2 reviews) 5 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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Mekele City Tour — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

The city tour will start with Yohannes IV palace and museum, found at center of the town and it has a collection of different amazing antique and unique staffs displayed in ground plus one Tigrayan building . Next, we head to visit old and new market then we stop at 16 kebele for especial coffee ceremony tour .

Aftenoon, we visit Abraha castle the old one and beautiful stone hidmo palce and finally we end by visiting the Tigray monument and best mekele view site .

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At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, French
Operated by: Sycamore Ethiopia Tours

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–14 years) · Youth (15–24 years) · Adults (25–65 years) · Seniors (66–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: coffee Tour
Included: Entrance Fees
Included: Guiding service
Included: Private transportation

Not included

Not included: Flights and Tickets
Not included: Hotels and Alcoholic drinks
Not included: Tips

Itinerary

Emperor Yohannes IV Palace

2 hours Admission included

Atse Yohannes IV's Palace

Mekele is the seat of a historical palace called Atse Yohannes IV Palace named after the famous King who ruled Ethiopia from 1872-1889. Emperor Yohannes chose Mekelle as the seat of his government and built his graceful palace, still intact, in 1870s. The palace now serves as a museum. The Emperor’s throne, royal bed, ceremonial dress, rifles and many other valuable historical collections can be seen in the museum and the fantastic throne of Atse Yohannnes IV made by the Italian engineer Giacomo Nareri in 1874 is the eye catching centerpiece of the museum.

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Martyr's Memorial Monument

2 min Admission included

The martyrs' memorial monument pays respects to the over 60,000 TPLF fighters who died and over 100,000 fighters who were injured in the overthrow of the Marxist Derg regime in 1991. The monument is 51 metres (167 ft) tall and is located in Adi-Haki sub-city. The monument has many sculptures depicting the struggle of the peasants and fighters against the Derg soldiers
Mek'ele

one hour

During your city tour in Mekele we will stop by 16 kebele for the traditional coffee ceremony and tour . This tour takes you to cultural and social life of the people who are living the city .

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

End point

Pickup points

Planet Hotel
Northern Star International Hotel
Makale Airport
Noble House Yehdega Luxury Boutique Hotel
Milano Hotel
Criss Hotel
Axum Hotel
Solomon Hotel
Hatse Yohannes Hotel
Romanat Hotel
Moringa Hotel
Desta International Hotel

Dear our clients , if you are staying out of the above mentioned hotels let us know and we will pick you up from your hotels .

Using your ticket

Dear our clients ,on Arrival you can show us your tickets before you start a tour .

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.