The Shortlist: 12 Private Tours in Ethiopia

1.Full-Day Private City Tour of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews Our pick

Review of a private Addis Ababa city tour with Entoto views, museums, churches, Mercato, Ethiopian coffee, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“Outstanding tour, both the guide (Biruk) and the driver(forgotten his name) were friendly, knowledgeable and flexible. They allowed us to prioritise what we wanted to see and gave us the time and space to investigate things for ourselves. It is the best way to get around and see Addis Ababa and allows you to enjoy some of the chaos rather than be overwhelmed by it.”

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2.Addis Ababa Authentic Private City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · from $75

See Addis Ababa’s imperial sites, Lucy, Mercato, coffee houses, mountain views, and textile markets on a private full-day tour.

“Excellent! Alex was on-time and very knowledgeable tour guide. He has extensive knowledge of the history of the sights visited. He is also an effective communicator which really facilitated discussion of the Ethiopian culture. I will definitely solicit his services on my next trip to Addis Ababa”

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3.Full Day Private City Tour Of Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $99

See Addis Ababa in one day with a private guide, Entoto views, museums, Mercato, St. George’s Cathedral, and hotel transfers.

“We unexpectedly had a long layover and called this company they sent a local guide Fitsum Kibreab who I would def ask for once you get booked. Fitsum took us all over the city and we enjoyed the coffee, museum, local history. Everywhere we went we felt very safe! The Read more”

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4.2 Days Private Tour in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $191

Explore Addis Ababa, Mercato, Entoto, Debre Libanos, and the Portuguese Bridge on a private two-day Ethiopian tour.

“The organization of the trip was excellent. I was met on the first day by Teka, who then drove us to Debre Libanos. We had a nice atmosphere on board and had several stopovers (including buying fruits from the local market, lunch with local Read more”

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5.Private Half Day Guided tour in Addis Ababa New Flower

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $70Best value

Explore Addis Ababa with a private guide, from Lucy and Mercato to Entoto views, historic monuments, and airport or hotel pickup.

“Ashu is the perfect person to connect with for your private tour of Addis Ababa. He is friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and flexible on what he can offer. He waited for us longer than he needed to when we were delayed and offered his assisRead more”

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6.Private 3 Days Adventure Tour Through Arba Minch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $856

Explore Chamo Lake, Nechisar, Dorze, and UNESCO-listed Konso in three private days with guide Abselam and included transport.

“The tour guide was very helpful and knew a lot of facts. He spoke very good English and Amharic and knew the best places to get nice photos. Thoroughly recommend!”

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7.Private Ethiopian Combined Tours 15 Days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $2,467

Explore Ethiopia in 15 days, from Lalibela’s rock churches and Simien peaks to Lake Tana and the Omo Valley tribes.

“We had a twelve days fabulous trips to north of the country and omo tribes with our guide Shasha and driver siss. Seeing Ethiopia famous tribes of omo and the churches in lalibela was supper fascinating highlight for us even if we can’t able to Read more”

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8.Private Omo Valley Tours From Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $1,890

Review of a private 7-day Omo Valley tour from Addis Ababa, with tribal villages, Lake Chamo, UNESCO sites, meals, transport, and guide support.

“I want to thank Aman Tours for the excellent arrangements during the 5-day travel to the SNNPR.”

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9.5 Day Private tour to the Omo Valley Tribes and Adventure Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $1,290

Review of a five-day private Omo Valley tour from Arba Minch, with Dorze, Hamer, Mursi, Karo and Dasenech villages, wildlife, and river trips.

“The tour to Omo Valley is definitively something not to be missed in Ethiopia. The Omo Valley tribes and landscapes are amazing, each one with its own characteristics, of course. Even in 5 or 6 days, there remains a lot to discover, but maybe Read more”

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10.Private Day Trip to Debre Libanos Portuguese Bridge Galada Baboon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $199

Review of a small-group Addis Ababa day trip to Debre Libanos, Portuguese Bridge, Gelada baboons, tej tasting, and Mount Entoto.

“Great tour! We first planned just a quick stop-over in Addis Ababa, but then decided to stay two days to see more than the city. Having a glimpse on life in rural Ethopia was worth the decision, even though this meant a two hour drive out of tRead more”

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11.Car Rental with Private Driver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews

Hire an air-conditioned car and experienced private driver in Addis Ababa, with fuel, parking, insurance, and free mileage included.

“It was a great trip we visited amazing place like ontoto park and other place, since this was a private we had all the time to visit many places especially the .driver was very knowledgeable ..Thank you and definitely if I have to visit Ethiopia again will contact you ..”

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12.Private Ethiopian Home Cooking Class in Addis Ababa with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $124

Cook family recipes with Hilena in an Addis Ababa home, visit a local market, share Ethiopian dishes, and finish with traditional coffee.

“What a great day at the farm! Whole family loved the tour and tasting. We learned about the history of the farm, as well as the current process of cheesemaking. Nothing is wasted in the process, from beginning to end. First rate operation and fantastic cheese. Highly recommend!”

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