Mekele City Tour
Description
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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Itinerary
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. .
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
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 .
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
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 .
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
Me and my family booked our city tour with Sycamore Ethiopia Tours and the tour operator Mr. Haile was vey nice guy he organized the best tour according to our interest and it was nice ,every one was happy by their service . The guide and driver were professional and experienced and they make our tour comfortable and relaxed . We visited the Mekele monument , abraha castle , Yohannes IV palace , Monday market and coffee tour . I am happy by the travel company crew and their service. I can't wait to go with them for our next tour . Beki
Thank you Mr. Beki for choosing our travel company and sharing your travel experience with us .
We were 3 friends and we booked our city tour with sycamore Ethiopia tours. we were welcomed by the representative of the company from Mekele Airport . They showed us the beautiful city of Mekelle. Mainly we visited ,Yohhans IV, open market of Mekele and culture. During our stay in the city our guide took us the down town for a coffee tour, we saw the amazing traditional coffee ceremony preparation; from washing ,roasting , grinding,smelling ,serving and tasting coffee and loved our experience of coffee tour in the city. Thanks for the great time ! Thomas
