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Full Day group tours of Axum with Hotel/Airport Pickup

its seamless blend of legendary mystery and historical depth—you'll walk among the tallest ancient obelisks on Earth, stand before the reputed resting place of the Ark of the Covenant, and explore the underground tombs of kings, all in a single day. Unlike standard sightseeing, this itinerary connects the dots between the Queen of Sheba's palace, Ethiopia's holiest church, and the 4th-century inscription that marks the empire's conversion to Christianity, offering an uninterrupted narrative of Aksum's rise, power, and faith.

Full Day group tours of Axum with Hotel/Airport Pickup

8 hoursFree Cancellation

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Full Day Guided Trip in Axum

In this trip we will explore the ruins of the ancient Axumite Civilization covered a wide area in the Tigray Plateau. The most impressive monuments are the monolithic obelisks, royal tombs and the palace ruins dating to the 6th and 7th centuries AD. Also you will visit the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Ethiopia. It is claimed to contain the Ark of the Covenant.

Full Day Guided Trip in Axum

7 to 9 hoursFree Cancellation

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The Axum Obelisks Standing together.

Axum (Aksum) City Tour

2 daysFree Cancellation

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4-Day Tour: Tigray Churches & Danakil Depression Adventure.

4-Day Tour: Tigray Churches & Danakil Depression Adventure.

4 daysFree Cancellation

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Day Trip in Axum

Experience history with this tour examining what remains of the Axumite Civilization. Having occupied a wide area of Ethiopia's Tigray Plateau, this civilization has left a bountiful legacy of relics, ruins and monuments that date from the 6th and 7th centuries. Highlights of the tour include Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, which is understood by some belief systems to contain the Ark of the Covenant. Finish your day by exploring the ancient city of Axum.

Day Trip in Axum

7 to 9 hoursFree Cancellation

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Giant Axum Obelisks

8 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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2 days Tigray Church( not avaliable)

2 days Tigray Church( not avaliable)

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Day Trip to Gheralta’s Cliffside Churches, “Sacred Heights”

Day Trip to Gheralta’s Cliffside Churches, “Sacred Heights”

5 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Full Day trip to Axum

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

Full Day trip to Axum

3 to 9 hoursFree Cancellation

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castle of Gondar

7 Days tour Historic Rout ,Addis Ababa,Bahir Dar,Gondar, Lalibela & Axum

6 daysFree Cancellation

CAD 1,214CAD 1,154

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