01Culture · DAY 1 IDEA
Harar
Medhane'alem Church
A beautiful Ethiopian Orthodox cathedral on the Feres Magala square.
Allow about 90 minutes · planning estimate
Africa / Ethiopia
Harar.
Places to go. A little room to wander.
THE SHORTLIST
A few places worth your time.
02Culture · DAY 1 IDEA
Harar
Harari National Museum
Displays artifacts of the region. Across the street are mansions that belonged to Haile Selassie's family.
Allow about 90 minutes · planning estimate
03Culture · DAY 1 IDEA
Harar
Abdela Sherif Museum
Located in a mansion where Haile Selassie lived as a child. Better to have a guide for this one to explain the dusty artifacts.
Allow about 90 minutes · planning estimate
04Culture · DAY 2 IDEA
Harar
Rimbaud's House and Museum
A mansion that once housed the renowned French poet Arthur Rimbaud now converted to a museum.
Allow about 90 minutes · planning estimate
05Culture · DAY 2 IDEA
Harar
St. Mary Catholic Church
One of two churches in the Jugol. Has an impressive carved wood door.
Allow about 90 minutes · planning estimate
A note before you go. Start with Medhane'alem Church, then decide whether Harari National Museum deserves a separate visit rather than rushing both. The suggested days are an editable grouping, not a timed tour. Visit allowances exclude transfers, meals and queues; confirm the exact entrance and current visiting arrangements for St. Mary Catholic Church before setting off.
Reference material retrieved 2026-10-19. Suggested days and time allowances are editorial starting points. Check the linked visitor information for opening hours, access, and reservations.
BEFORE YOU SET OFF
A more practical kind of plan.
Getting your bearings
Auto rickshaws ("bajaji" in Ethiopia) are readily available. Flag one down pretty much anywhere. There is no need to take them around the Jugol as it is very walkable. The main entry into the Jugol is the at its western end. The other gates are: to the north to the east to the southeast to the southwest , a pedestrian-only gate just south of the Harar Gate
Build a route that makes sense
Medhane'alem Church and Harari National Museum are about 0.1 km apart in a straight line. Use the route link to compare the actual streets or transport connections before putting both in the same morning; the measurement is not a walking distance or a transfer estimate.
A LITTLE STRUCTURE. ROOM FOR DISCOVERY.
Your Harar plan.
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Day 1
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This city guide includes selected, abridged material by Wikivoyage contributors, adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. The adapted guide text is available under the same license; photographs and website design retain their separate terms. Selected and abridged reference descriptions; operational prices and timetables omitted. Elsewhere added the shortlist, geographic grouping and planning notes.
Reference material retrieved 2026-10-19. It is community-edited background, not firsthand reporting or a live opening-hours service.
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