The 7 Best Market 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.Addis Ababa +Mount Entoto View Point,Museums Palace Market Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $65

Join Daily Addis Tours for a 4 to 6-hour Addis Ababa outing with hotel or airport pickup. Guide Yonas may lead you from Entoto Hill and Menelik’s palace to Saint Mary’s, Shiro Meda Market, Lucy at the National Museum, Tomoca Coffee, and local landmarks. Transport and most admission fees are included, while lunch and some park fees cost extra.

“We have travelled all over the world and this was one of the best tours we have been on, our guide Yonas was fantastic, knowledgeable and personalized our day. The best part was having a traditional Ethiopian meal in a local restaurant along with the coffee ceremony. Great job Yonas!”

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3.Go wheretheLocalsgo, Eatwhat thelocalseat!open Market&More Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $71

Spend 4 to 7 hours with a private driver-guide exploring Addis Ababa, from Lucy at the National Museum to Mercato, Shiro Meda, Tomoca Coffee, and the Lion of Judah. You’ll taste vegetarian and meat dishes, fresh juices, and Ethiopian coffee, with pickup available and groups limited to eight.

“I spent a long layover in Addis Ababa hanging out with Yonas for three hours. He brought me to an excellent local lunch of vegetarian injera and great coffee at the original Tomoca. We drove around the bustling city as he showed me some of the sights. Do note that MercRead more”

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4.Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Coffee Ceremony at a Home in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $168

Join Daniel and Tigist for a private 3.5-hour visit to an Addis Ababa market and family home. You’ll help prepare Ethiopian dishes, learn about injera and hand-roasted coffee, then share the meal and a traditional coffee ceremony. Choose lunch or dinner, and advise the hosts about vegetarian needs, allergies, or other preferences when booking.

“Friendly hosts gave me a family experience of preparing and cooking authentic Ethiopian food, then more importantly eating it. Totally delicious and finished with the full coffee ceremony. Very enjoyable, the only downside was the distance from my hotel, at around 40 mins just outside Addis.”

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5.Addis Mercato Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $98

Spend about four hours exploring Addis Ababa, with Mercato Market as the main stop. Guide Sisay is praised for clear English, French skills, local history, and a flexible approach. The experience can include city sights, nature, coffee, tea, and fruit, with pickup and a mobile ticket provided.

“a welcoming and competent guide to accompany us in the discovery of Addis! moreover very friendly! I particularly recommend”

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6.Ethiopian Culinary Tour – Market, Coffee Ceremony and More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 6 hours · from $85

Spend six hours exploring Addis Ababa through food. Visit Tomoca for Ethiopian arabica coffee, bargain for spices in Merkato, bake injera, join a coffee ceremony, taste Tej honey wine, and share a buffet lunch at the country’s first Ethiopian hotel. Pickup, transport, guide, lunch, and drinks are included.

“Desale was our guide and was super knowledgeable about all aspects of Ethiopia and answered all our questions. Our first stop was to Merkato open air market where we saw lots of different local spices and coffee being sold. Next we learnt to bake injera bread and were able to try our creations with the typical spice. We visited a local coffee shop and participated in a traditional coffee ceremony, the coffee was amazing!! For lunch we had a local vegetarian buffet and were able to try a variety of dishes. Lastly, we visited a honey wine bar and tried honey wine for the first time. While driving Desale pointed…”

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7.Entoto hill and Mercato Market layover tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $37Best value

This Addis Ababa layover tour pairs the cool heights of Entoto Hill with the lively crafts stalls of Mercato. Guide Lamesgn leads you to Entoto Maryam Church, Menelik II’s former palace, city viewpoints, and traditional shops, then takes you for Ethiopian food and coffee. Pickup, transport, water, and entrance fees are included. Lunch is extra.

“This was by far the best tour I have ever had!!! Lamesgn the guide was so knowledgeable and really cares that you are enjoying your tour. I highly recommend this tour company”

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