Fabulous Addis Ababa City Tour - My wife and I took this day tour of Addis Ababa with Gashaw from Aspire on a wintry day of heavy rain. We didn’t feel cheated a bit by the weather because Gashaw was so knowledgeable about European history and so thoughtful about providing an umbrella escort from our car to the Tomoca café. He also offered lots of flexibility about the length of time in each spot and responded to our interests by taking us to a fantastic traditional Ethiopian restaurant steeped in history. I greatly appreciated how candid Gashaw was in sharing his opinions. My wife especially valued Gashaw’s insights about Ethiopian culture and how easygoing and patient he was with her many questions about the joys and challenges of life in Addis Ababa. We highly recommend this tour with Gashaw.

Don’t Miss this Day Tour! - Such a wonderful day tour! I couldn’t have asked for a better tour around Addis! My guide was super thoughtful in creating the best experience for me and tailored my day according to what I wanted to see. We stopped at so many locations around the city, and I learned so much about Addis. As a solo female traveler I felt incredibly safe. Would recommend to anyone looking for a great day tour around the city!

Great tour - This was a great tour! Very organized. Gashaw was funny and knowledgeable. He took his time to explain everything. He was very attentive to the groups needs. Learned a lot of history ! I would highly recommended this tour!

A great day in Addis! - I feel much gratitude for such a great day in Addis Ababa with this tour. My guide Gashaw was easy to talk to and incredibly knowledgeable and the history and culture of Ethiopia. He was kind, flexible and professional. He even adapted the itinerary based on my interests and took me to some places I never would have found on my own. Thanks for a great day!

Great Day in Addis! - I feel much gratitude for such a great day in Addis Ababa with this tour. My guide Gashaw was easy to talk to and incredibly knowledgeable and the history and culture of Ethiopia. He was kind, flexible and professional. He even adapted the itinerary based on my interests and took me to some places I never would have found on my own. Thanks for a great day!

Highly recommended Ethiopian Tour Guide - We had wonderful two-days experience of Addis with Aspire Ethiopian Tours. Gashaw, our guide’s English was excellent. He was attentive to our needs and was a very good tour guide. We liked his services very much. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Ethiopia.

Amazing day in Addis - We had an amazing day with Aspire tours and their guide that met us at the airport. Took us around Addis and was super attentive. He considered our particular interests and designed an amazing day. Highly recommend.

Great day at Addis Ababa - Booked the tour while being on a business trip as I wanted to see most of Addis Ababa in the short time that I had. Great choice of the tour that was. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Ethiopia and after only a few hours I almost became an expert on the country’s history, culture and general day to day life. I managed to see most of the sightseeing spots of Addis Ababa with convenience of being driven around the city and having a friendly company. I very much enjoyed the Entoto Park and the panoramic view from the hill as well as St George’s cathedral and the relaxed Sunday vibes of its garden with locals enjoying their time chatting, singing. I had a great experience and glad I did it, as I am sure travelling on my own I wouldn’t manage to see as much as I did. The tour is organised by #aspireethiopiatours and you can check them out on instagram. I highly recommend them should you wish to have best experience in Ethiopia.

A highlight for those who decide at short notice! - We had a great, informative day with our guide. There were two of us on the tour and we were able to learn a lot. An unforgettable day with lots of impressions. Thank you very much, we had a lot of fun.

Overall: great. Unfortunate part: guide. - Overall, the experience was great. I was planning on visiting all of the places myself anyway — but it was nice to have reliable transportation (although no AC in vehicle, which was promised), admission into everything, and have a local by my side. They even were flexible enough to switch up the itinerary due to forecasted rain to make sure I was able to experience everything. All that being said, the only downfall was my guide — he took food off of my plate during lunch, frequently found him looking me up and down, and I felt very uneasy with him on multiple occasions because of this and his flirty comments. Part of the reason I booked a tour in the first place was to explore Addis more comfortably, but ended up feeling more uncomfortable with him. Not worth require $90 — I’d like to see something like this closer to $50, which more accurately covers the value of the experience.