Mekele City Tour

Overview

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 .

Itinerary

1. Emperor Yohannes IV Palace

   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. .

   · 2 h· Admission included

2. Martyr's Memorial Monument

   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

   · 2 min· Admission included

3. Mek'ele

   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 .

   · 1 h

Pickup

Pickup or meet at the departure point.

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 .

How to use your ticket

Dear our clients ,on Arrival you can show us your tickets before you start a tour .

Meeting point

What to know before you go

• 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

Travelers

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• From 1 days before : 100% refunded
• From 0 days before : 0% refunded

This activity can be canceled in case of bad weather or if there aren't enough participants.

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Product code: 149444P5

Activity offered by Sycamore Ethiopia Tours via Viator.