6 Workshops & Classes in Ethiopia Worth Booking

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

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

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $90Best value

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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3.Ethiopian Cooking Class and Coffee Ceremony with a Local in Addis with transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $154

Meet Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home for a private Ethiopian cooking class and coffee ceremony. Tigist teaches you to prepare dishes such as shiro, tibs, and injera, while Daniel shares food, history, politics, and life in Ethiopia. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the full experience lasts about four hours.

“In addition to the wonderful cooking experience given by Daniel and his lovely family, Daniel gave us an inside look into his neighborhood in the hills on the outskirts of Addis and answered any and all of our questions about Ethiopian culture. This experience made our time in Read more”

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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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5.Unique Ethiopian Cooking Class and Coffee Ceremony with a Local in Addis Ababa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $116

Join Daniel and Tigist in their home on the greener outskirts of Addis Ababa for a private cooking class. Tigist teaches injera and a dish such as shiro or tibs, while you roast coffee beans and share the finished meal. Choose lunch or dinner, and request vegetarian dishes or extra recipes when booking.

“What an amazing way to spend our Thanksgiving! Our family of 6 with adult children had the most lovely evening. Daniel and his wife Tigest hosted us in their home...”

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6.Addis abeba Full Cooking class.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $90

Spend four hours with Abraham and Selam learning to cook injera, shiro wot, and Ethiopian coffee in a local home kitchen. Your day includes hotel or airport pickup, a stop at Shola Market, the National Museum to see Lucy, lunch, and return transport. Small groups are limited to seven people.

“Abraham was an amazing guide taking us into a home to learn how to make injera. What an experience! So good that we booked another tour with him!”

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