Addis Ababa: Debre Libanos, Gelada Baboons, & Gorge Tour

Discover Ethiopia’s highlands on a full-day tour from Addis Ababa. Visit the Debre Libanos Monastery, see Gelada Baboons, explore a local market, and enjoy a traditional lunch.
Begin with a pickup from your hotel in Addis Ababa and drive through rolling farmlands toward the 13th-century Debre Libanos Monastery, one of the country’s most important spiritual centers. Explore its ancient artworks, peaceful courtyards, and scenic surroundings.

Next, visit the Friday Local Market, a true highland experience. Walk between stalls where villagers trade spices, pottery, woven baskets, grains, honey, vegetables, traditional clothes, and handmade tools. This unfiltered experience is one of the most authentic cultural interactions near Addis.

Continue to the Portuguese Bridge, perched above the dramatic Jemma River Gorge. Follow your guide along the safe walking paths to viewpoints overlooking the waterfall, especially impressive in the wet season. The canyon landscape provides breathtaking photo opportunities.

From here, move to the high cliffs where the famous Gelada Baboons graze. Watch them grooming, playing, and communicating. They are peaceful, photogenic, and unique to Ethiopia. Your guide helps position you for the perfect close-up photos without disturbing the animals.

Enjoy a traditional highland lunch with injera, tibs, firfir, shiro, vegetables, and fresh local dishes. Then relax with a full Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony, roasted fresh in front of you — one of the most intimate cultural rituals in the region.

Before returning to Addis, enjoy an easy walk for bird-watching, spotting several endemic and highland species that make this area one of Ethiopia’s richest bird habitats. Return to your hotel with unforgettable memories of village life, wildlife, culture, and Ethiopia’s spectacular geography.

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