2 Days Journey to Axum

2 Days Journey to Axum

Axum was the center of the marine trading power known as the Aksumite Kingdom, which predated the earliest mentions in Roman era writings. Around 356, its ruler was converted to Christianity by Frumenties. Later, under the reign of Kaleb, Axum was a quasi-ally of Byzantium against the Persian Empire. The historical record is unclear, with ancient church records the primary contemporary sources.

SIGHTSEEING

● North Stelae Field

● Axum Zion Church

● Queen of Sheba’s Palace

Day 1: Domestic Flight to Axum and City Tour

You will take the morning flight to Axum which typically departs at 08:10am. Up on arrival, check in hotel, and you will have a city tour in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Legends narrate in the Kebre Nagast (Book of Kings) how the city of Axum as early as the 10th century B.C. was already the city where the Queen of Sheba resided. It is told that the son of Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, Menelik, brought the Ark of the Covenant from Jerusalem to Axum and it remained there to this day, preserved in a sanctuary. Famous long before the time of Christ, Axum was the capital of the long Axumite reign, one of the oldest African empires and represented a crucial trade connecting-point between Africa and Asia for almost a thousand years. Visit the Granite stone Stele of Axum, the Tombs of King Kaleb and his son King G/Meskel, the Ezana’s stone inscriptions, Queen of Sheba’s palace and Swimming pool, and the Church of Zion, the final resting place of the True Ark of Covenant.

SIGHTSEEING

● North Stelae Field

● Axum Zion Church

● Queen of Sheba’s Palace

Overnight stay at Sabean Hotel or similar, Axum

Day 2:Return Flight to Addis Ababa

In the early morning, you will leave Axum, and flying to Addis Ababa. Starting from 08:00am, you will head to the airport for checking in to your flight departing starting from 10:00am. Upon arrival in Addis Ababa, you will have a shuttle service to your hotel.

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