The 4 Best Food Tours in Ethiopia

1.Ethiopian Culinary Tour – Market, Food, Coffee Ceremony & more

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $85Our pick

Spend 5 to 6 hours exploring Addis Ababa’s food culture with an English-speaking guide and driver. Visit Merkato and Atkilt Tera, make injera with local women, eat at historic Taitu Hotel, stop at Tomoca Coffee, and finish in Sululta with a coffee ceremony and honey wine tasting. Guides may include Zerefa, Samuel, Emmanuel, or Seya.

“no pasaron por mi para el traslado y en el teléfono de 24 horas que se suple atienden no me contestaron”

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2.Hidden Treasures of Addis Ababa – Food, Culture and History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $75Best value

Spend about eight hours with guide Anteneh exploring Addis Ababa by private vehicle. Visit Mercato, Zoma Museum, Bata Mariam Church, the National Museum, and Mount Entoto. You will taste Ethiopian food, watch injera and coffee preparation, meet Lucy, and finish with a city view at sunset.

“The guide was very knowledgeable and brought us to many different places around Addis. We visiting merkato and were able to go on the roof of a local restaurant to get a better view. We then learned how to make coffee and injera in a local rRead more”

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3.Addis Ababa City Tours With Cocking Class of Ethiopian Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $90

Spend a full day exploring Addis Ababa with an English-speaking guide and private driver. Visit the Ethnological Museum, walk through Merkato, shop for cooking ingredients, prepare injera, shiro, and mesir wot at a local home, then take part in an Ethiopian coffee ceremony. Airport pickup and hotel transfer are included.

“Spent a long layover day with Joseph our knowledge tour guide and Bart our driver in Addis Ababa. Great tour in terms of locations covered, transportation , detailed information provided. The coffee stop and market were the highlights for me. Would definitely recommend this tour (Ask for Joseph) if you find yourself on a layover in Addis Ababa.”

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4.Ethiopia coffee cupping class/Ethiopian food injera making

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Spend four hours with an English-speaking local guide learning coffee tasting, injera making, and Ethiopian food customs. Guides such as Joe, Mike, Aelaf, and Jonas have led this private Addis Ababa experience, which may include a visit to Entoto National Park. Expect hands-on cooking, a communal meal, and a traditional coffee ceremony.

“It was amazing! Mike was an amazing tour guide who took care of everything. His storytelling is amazing and you can really tell he is passionate about his country, speaking from a place of love. He is a caring person. Even when our plans changed, he made accommodations and we ended up having a meal with his friends who were also so so lovely. 100/10, recommend! This is THE tour to take when you want to get to know the real Ethiopia and experience the kindness of the people.”

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