AI generatedAddis Ababa
Ethiopia · 2355 m
Short description of Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa was founded as a new flower on a hillside spring and has grown into one of the highest capitals on earth, seat of the African Union and the airline hub the whole continent connects through. The national museum keeps the skeleton of Lucy, the hominid that made the Afar rift famous. Merkato is usually called the largest open air market in Africa. Eucalyptus planted a century ago covers the Entoto ridge above the city, with Menelik's first palace and his church on top of it. Nothing else in the whole country is reached without passing through here first.
AI edited
Recommended length of stay
Travel seasons at a glance
Best time to visit: October – February
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
All highlights and sights
- Merkato
- The National Museum and the skeleton of Lucy
- Entoto Park and the ridge above the city
- Holy Trinity Cathedral
- The Ethnological Museum in the old palace
- The Adwa Victory Memorial Museum
- Unity Park and the grand palace grounds
- A coffee ceremony in a roasting house
- St George's Cathedral and its museum
- The Red Terror Martyrs Memorial Museum
- Meskel Square and the Demera bonfire (September)
- Timkat processions at Jan Meda (January)
- Shiro Meda market for woven cloth
- An azmari music and dance evening
- Friendship Park along the river
- The crater lake of Wenchi(Day trip)
- The stelae of Tiya(Day trip)
- The stone tool site at Melka Kunture(Day trip)
- The rock church of Adadi Maryam(Day trip)
Ways to get there and away
- Airports nearby:
- ADD Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (Addis Ababa) · 7.8 km southeast(recommended)
- AWA Hawassa International Airport (Hawassa) · 217 km south
Map view
Distances
Nearest destinations
Main cities in Ethiopia
Straight line. With the car symbol: road distance and pure driving time, where already worked out. Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).