This eight to nine hours guided private excursion from Addis Ababa takes visitors of Addis Ababa on a day tour with professional experienced Ethiopian tour guide to visit the unique still-active rock church of Adadi Mariam - carved out of a single piece of rock in the 13th Century AD, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Steles of Tiya to visit huge blocks of stone grave markers erected in 14th Century AD. 

Adadi Mariam rock church, located 65 km south of Addis Ababa, is still active (functional) church of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church carved out of rock in the 13th Century by the orders of the famous Ethiopian Saint-King Lalibela who carved 11 more beautiful rock churches in the northern part of Ethiopia. 

Visiting this church with a private day tour with Muluken Girma Addis Ababa Tour Guide is an excellent option for travelers who want to see the rock churches of Lalibela BUT who are in short of time. 

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Tiya is a cemetery believed to date back to 12th to 14th Century AD. Among the similarly recognized 12 sites of Ethiopia, The Steles of Tiya is the nearest site of Ethiopia to Addis Ababa registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. With a day tour from Addis Ababa, visitors can take a guided tour to visit about 40 huge stone grave markers decorated with carvings and erected in honor of local hero more 7 hundred years ago.

This private guided day trip from Addis Ababa is interesting because it includes visiting cultural, historical, natural, and religious points of interest which makes visitors experience a wide range of activities in one day.