• Atikilt Tera | Piazza | አትክልት ተራ | ፒያሳ - Meet your local tour guide at your hotel in Addis Ababa. Travel in a comfortable private vehicle to Atikilt Tera, the section of Merkato Market in Addis Ababa known for selling vegetables and fruits.

Begin by exploring the Vegetable Section of the market and purchasing essential ingredients for a later food preparation session.

• Mercato Market - The next stop at Merkato is the fascinating Spice Market. Gain insights from your guide about local Ethiopian spices and select unique and essential spices.

Take a ten-minute walk to a distinctive part of Merkato Market. Discover the special ingredients used to make a popular southern Ethiopian bread called Kotcho (or Qotcho), made from the roots and stalk of the Enset or False Banana Tree.

The final activity at Merkato involves visiting the dairy products section. Observe homemade cow cheese, butter, and yogurt available for purchase. “Nitre Kibe,” a clarified butter infused with ginger, garlic, and various spices, is a common ingredient in many Ethiopian dishes.

• Mount Entoto - Make a brief stop at Entoto Park to enjoy views of Addis Ababa, then proceed to a local family at Mount Entoto. Learn how to prepare the traditional Ethiopian flatbread – Injera, made from “Teff,” a gluten-free grain rich in fiber, protein, fat, carbohydrates, iron, and calcium. With the local family, try baking Injera as they do and taste your creation.

Using the local spices acquired from Merkato Market, learn to prepare a local Ethiopian dish known as “Shiro Be Kibe.”

Traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
Next, experience the cultural tradition of the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony. Observe the entire process of washing the beans, roasting them on an iron pan, hand-pounding, boiling, and serving three rounds of coffee.

• Addis Ababa - Proceed to Taytu Hotel or one of the finest traditional Ethiopian restaurants to savor a variety of delicious Ethiopian meals from different regions of the country.

Finally, on the way back to your hotel, stop at one of Addis’s ‘Tej Bets.’ Tej is a traditional mead-like drink made from honey.

If interested, visit a supermarket to purchase high-quality roasted or ground Ethiopian Coffee.

• Local family visit for food preparation class
• Attendance at an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony with coffee included
• Complimentary hotel/airport pickup and drop-off service
• Two glasses of ‘Tej’ - Ethiopian Honey Wine per person
• Lunch included
• Guided tour with a professional, experienced English-speaking guide

• Meals and drinks at a traditional restaurant at lunch
• Tips for service people
• And, any expense which is not mentioned in the “Included’ List above

With this 6 hour tour of Addis Ababa visitors will have a deeper insight into the history and culture of Ethiopians through shopping food stuff at local markets, participate in food preparation sessions and tasting varieties of delicious Ethiopian meals.

This driving and walking food tour of Addis will enable visitors to see and feel how life goes at Merkato

• the largest open air market in the continent; learn from a native cook how to bake Ethiopia’s National food called Injera (Enjera), and eat with your fingers at one of the typical traditional restaurants of the city.

After lunch, visitors will also attend a typical Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony. It is a perfect moment to learn how Ethiopians’ social and economical life is closely tied with coffee and see how Coffee, born originally in Ethiopia, is entertained in the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony.

Join this unique, personalized and authentic tour of Addis to see the rich Ethiopian cuisine!

• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Dress code is formal
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
• Get a good walking shoes and hat

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.