Private day trip from Addis Ababa

Guided excursion from Addis Ababa to Adadi Mariam Rock Church and Steles of Tiya

This is about 9 hours excursion from Addis Ababa. We drive 190 km (in total) south of Addis in the Ethiopian part of the Great East African Rift Valley to visit the interesting and still active church of Adadi Mariam which was hand cut out of a single piece rock in the 13th Century AD by King Lalibela, and the Steles of Tiya.

The Steles of Tiya is a cemetery where about 40 huge blocks or rocks are decorated with carvings and erected in honor of local warriors in the 14th Century AD and it is one of the sites of Ethiopia which was recorded in 1978 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

At Tiya, you will also have ethnic food preparation class to learn how the locals make bread and porridge from Enset or False Banana Tree.

This is an ideal tour for visitors who want to escape the busy city life and experience the authentic life of the countryside people. We will have a local family visit and attend a typical Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony which gives visitors to share experiences and interact with locals.

If time allows, we will have a short visit of the archaeological site of Melka Kunture on the way back to Addis Ababa.

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