Whilst not as spectacular as the churches of lalibela or the Roman ruins in Italy, to think that much of this dates from the 4th century and you can explore it at your leisure with often no other tourists around makes it special. And at the price of 50b (25b for students) it is the cheapest tourist attraction in the... More

Strongly urge all travellers to Aksum (Axum) to go to the tourist office (on the left half way between Hotel Africa and the main church) and hire an official guide. No haggling required; 450 birr flat fee and (our guide Zeray: zeraytheaxum@yahoo.com) was excellent. More

The site is open and we were the only visitors. The visit again needs a good guide for historical background More

Was fascinated about the people who left these ruins behind. There are several sites to be visited. The giant stelae are in what is known as the 'main field' and are impressive. Shame on the Italians for nicking the second-largest one but good that they returned it after a 68 year exile in Rome. I suggest using a guide as... More

Sunday is not a great day to visit - hundreds of students and others were there, which made it very crowded, especially in the tombs of Kaleb and Gabra Maskal and at the stealae museum. But this was more than made up for by some of the conversations we had and by the Dongar (Queen of Sheba's Palace) and the... More

After reading the other positive reviews, I am perhaps a bit reluctant to admit that I was not very impressed with the stelae field, museum, the Church (Ark and the large modern one) or the other ruins in the vicinity. Not to say that I didn't like the experience of visiting Aksum. The highlight was just walking around town, hiking... More

Just GO!!!!! See them all both in the town and outside. Give this town a few days to really take your time to explore... More

This is an amazing place and is so worth a visit. Photos just don't do justice to the stelae field or the other sites in Axum. I was captivated with the monolihs and the details carved into the granite. There were just 2 of us and we had the whole place to ourselves which made it easier to appreciate the... More

The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are found close to Ethiopia's northern border. They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and the 13th century A.D., include monolithic obelisks, giant stelae,... More