Day 1Arrival DayMediumArat Kilo
The 3.2-million-year-old skeleton of Lucy and Ethiopia's royal treasures.
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National Museum of Ethiopia
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Yod Abyssinia
Day 2Day TripFullMelka Kunture
Stone Age tool sites by the Awash river, then carved standing stones at Tiya.
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Day 3City DayMediumSidist Kilo
Haile Selassie's palace on the university campus, now a museum of Ethiopian life. Menelik II's palace grounds, opened to the public with gardens and a zoo.
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Day Trip
Debre Libanos and the Blue Nile Gorge
A monastery on a cliff edge and the Portuguese Bridge, two hours north.
Day Trip
Wenchi Crater Lake
A crater lake with an island monastery, reached on foot or horseback.
Half Day
Merkato
One of Africa's largest open-air markets.
Half Day
Mount Entoto
Eucalyptus hills above the city, Menelik's first church and the new Entoto park.
Half Day
Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial
A museum of the Derg years, by the great square.
Half Day
Coffee Ceremony
Beans roasted, ground and brewed in front of you, in coffee's homeland.
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