Watch hyenas and then feed them yourself with rotten meat. Every bajaj and taxi driver knows the location, but you can walk there from the old city. There is a long standing tradition of feeding porridge to hyenas one night a year.
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Purchase meat from the Gidir Magala butcher shops and then feed the black kites (birds of prey) waiting patiently above you. Or you can sit around and see if they get lucky enough to snatch someone else's meat.
Harar Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary
One of two churches in the Jugol. Has an impressive carved wood door.
Grand Mosque of Harar
At the centre of the Jugol. Only Muslims may enter.
A mansion that once housed the renowned French poet Arthur Rimbaud now converted to a 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.
Displays artifacts of the region. Its gate is locked as of 2025, although the signs are still up and it appears well maintained. Across the street are mansions that belonged to Haile Selassie's family.