Mekele: When is the best time to visit?

The best time to visit is October – February.

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Mekele

Ethiopia · Tigray · 2254 m

Short description of Mekele

Mekele is the capital of Tigray and grew into that role when Emperor Yohannes made it his seat in the late eighteen hundreds, leaving a stone palace that now holds his throne, his bed and his rifles. A memorial on the hill above remembers the fighters who brought down the Derg. For years the town was where every expedition into the salt desert began, and the camel caravans still bring their slabs to market here. It is a university city rather than a sightseeing one. Drone strikes on residential streets have made it unusable for travellers.

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Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: October – February

All highlights and sights

The palace museum of Emperor Yohannes
The martyrs memorial and its war museum
The salt market and the arriving caravans
The central market quarter
Tigrinya coffee houses around the squares
Enda Yesus church on the hill
The rock church of Wukro Cherkos(Day trip)
Romanat waterfall after the rains (July - September)(Day trip)

Ways to get there and away

Airports nearby:: MQX Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (Mekele) · 7.1 km southeast(recommended)
AXU Axum Airport (Axum) · 105 km northwest
ASM Asmara International Airport (Asmara) · 209 km north
Nearest seaport:: ferry port near Massawa · 234 km north