After breakfast, you will start your visit to the UNESCO registered world heritage site of Axum. 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 Stelae of Axum, the tombs of King Kaleb and his son King G/Meskel, 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 the Covenant.
Highlights:
- Axum Stelae
- Axum Zion Church
Overnight at Sabean International Hotel or similar, Axum.
