Top Axum Walking Tours

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.

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.

Discover the most amazing landscape and churches in the northern part of Ethiopia. With no less than 120 Rock-Hewn Churches in Tigray, organized in different clusters, you could spend weeks in this area and still not discover everything. Many are stunning, and you can only cover a few of those in the Wukro Cluster and the Gheralta Cluster on these two days

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.