Axum - Private Sightseeing Guided Tour of Axum

Axum - Private Sightseeing Guided Tour of Axum

With this 8 hours

private small group guided tour of Aksum (Axum), explore ancient ruins, palaces, huge steles (obelisks), royal tombs, and religious sites. With your knowledgeable tour guide, have a deeper insight of the Ethiopian ancient civilization by visiting 

historical sites of Axum. Learn more of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity by visiting St. Mary of Zion church and the Chapel of the Tablet 
- Explore

the Ruins of Aksum and see the huge steles of Axum at

the Northern Stelae Field
- Visit the ruin

palace of the Queen of Sheba 
- Discover ruin

palace and tomb of King Kaleb and Gebre Meskel,

King Ezana’s Inscription and  Archeological Museum

Tour starts at 9:00 AM from your hotel or 12:00 PM from Axum airport. Tour price includes private vehicle, tour guide, bottled water, hotel/airport pickup/drop off.

Itinerary
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Stop At: The Ruins of Aksum, Axum Ethiopia

Visit the steles (obelisks) of Axum most of which erected in the 2nd and 3rd Century AD.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Axum Ethiopia

Build in the 1960s by Emperor Haile Sillassie I,visit the New Church of St. Mary of Zion to see ancient manuscripts, icons, and the rich collections of religious items at its church.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Chapel of the Tablet, Axum Ethiopia

Have an external view of the Chapel of the Tablet which is believed to be the last resting place of the Original Ark of the Covenant

Stop At: Queen of Sheba Palace, Axum Ethiopia

See the ruins of the Queen of Sheba Palace which is believed to date back to the 9th Century BC, and confirmed by archaeologists to date at least to the 6th Century BC

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Queen of Sheba's Bath, Enno Littmann St., Axum Ethiopia

Stop at the Queen of Sheba's Bath on the way to the ruin palace and tomb of King Kaleb and Gebre Meskel

Stop At: Tombs of Kings Kaleb and Gebre Meskal, Enno Littmann St, Axum Ethiopia

Visit the ruin Palace and Tomb of King Kaleb and his son King Gebre Meskel (5th and 6th Century AD) which reflects the unique civilizations of the Axumites in stone construction

Duration: 30 minutes