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Yeha Hotel Hotel is a three star hotel located in the outskirts of the city of Axum on the historic route.

From around 200 BC to 700 AD, Axum was the seat of an Empire which extended across the Red Sea to Arabia, traded with India and China, minted its own coinage, had its own alphabet and notational system, constructed great engineering works and dams and which was reckoned by the 4th century Persian historian Mani to be one of the four great powers of the ancient world, alongside Persia, China and Rome. Today the visitor can see stelae (the largest single pieces of stone erected anywhere on the world, it is still not understood how they were transported from the quarry 4 km away and erected), the tombs and castles of kings, Axum Museum and Mariamtsion Church, built on the site of Ethiopia’s first church. A chapel within the church compound is believed by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians to house the Ark of the Covenant, or the original tablets of Moses on which are inscribed the 10 Commandments.

Ascend the hill to the east to see the castle and tomb of King Kalab, passing on the way Mai Shum (or the bath of the Queen of Sheba). See the tomb of King Basen, whom Orthodox Ethiopians believe was one of the three Magi who brought presents to the infant Jesus.

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The Saro-Maria Hotel is one of the leading 4 star hotel situated in the heart of Bole road, in the capital city of Addis Ababa. The hotel is strategically located in the prime business area of the city and is just 1KM away from the Bole International Airport, making it ideal for the ever increasing number of our business and leisure travelers. The Hotel provides 96 rooms ranging from Standard to Superior Deluxe. Saro-Maria Hotel is of international standards finished with intricate designs and details.

If you have a day to tour the sites of the city, you visit the two important structures remain within the old imperial compound of Entoto, the churches of Mariam and the Archangel Raguel. Addis Ababa at between 2300 - 2500 meters is the third highest capital in the world. From the top of Mount Entoto, there is a panoramic view of the capital and surrounding countryside. Descend to Addis Ababa, stopping off at the National Archaeological Museum. Here visitors can see exhibits ranging from the 3.5 million-year-old bones of Lucy, from the Axumite and Gondarene periods through to the period of the monarchs Tewodros and Menelik II. Spend the rest of the day souvenir shopping, visiting the Mercato, Africa’s biggest market, where you can buy everything from livestock to computers.

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