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Bahita Church Addis Ababa
Coffee Selling at Mercato Market
Sharing and enjoying traditional food
Enjoying the top view on Addis Ababa from Mount Entoto
Merchant selling spices

Hidden Treasures of Addis Ababa - Food, Culture and History Tour

By Pure Love Ethiopia
Free cancellation available
Price is $85 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Explore with us the hidden treasures of Addis Ababa, like Bahita Mariam Church with the tomb of Addis Ababa's founders or the hustle and bustle of Africa's biggest open-air market. Let us say a greeting to our grandmother Lucy at the National Museum and take a break at Zoma museum with its permaculture garden and artistic clay-clad houses. Take part in a cooking and tasting session of traditional Ethiopian food and continue this fragrance and taste experience with a traditional coffee ceremony. Finally come with us to Mount Entoto at the entrance of Addis Ababa and explore with us the history of Ethiopia's capital. From here you will also enjoy the beautiful sunset over the skyline of Addis Ababa. This unique adventure is suitable for all types and ages of travelers. We will pick you from your hotel, or any place you prefer, and drop you again there after a day packed with cultural experiences, insider knowledge, and memorable encounters with local traditions.

Activity location

  • Mercato
    • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mercato
    • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Hidden Treasures of Addis Ababa - Food, Culture and History Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • Opening hours: Fri 8:30am-9:30am
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
$85.00 x 1 Adult$85.00
Total
Price is $85.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedSnacks
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee and/or Tea
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic Beverages
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSouvenirs and personal expenses

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Mercato
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Mercator is the biggest open air market in Africa, crowded and vivid, full of merchants and customers. You will not only see traditional basketry, pottery and livestock to be sold here, but also the recycling market, where different items are made from waste.
Zoma Museum
  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We will have lunch at Zoma museum, taking a rest from the loud and crowded city in the peaceful permaculture garden of the museum. False banana trees and different herbs together with a small urban farm give an impression of Ethiopian urban agriculture. Here we will also see how traditional Ethiopian food is prepared and get a chance to try it afterwards. More scents and tastes are touched with the following Ethiopian coffee ceremony, where coffee is roasted and prepared, while incense is burned on a traditional charcoal stove.
The Mausoleum of Menelik II
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
In the old Bata Mariam Church with its quite compound inhabited by giant turtles, you will not only find underground the tomb of Menelik II, the founder of Addis Ababa, but also the ones from other members of the former royal family together with an original painting Michelangelo.
National Museum of Ethiopia
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
In the National Museum of Ethiopia you will learn about the evolution of mankind with examples of our ancestors that were found in Ethiopia. With her 3.2 million years our mother Lucy is one of the most prominent ones.
Mount Entoto
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Our tour ends at Mount Entoto, where we see the first palace of the founder of Addis Ababa and a museum displaying Ethiopian history. We will enjoy the view of the skyline of Addis Ababa while watching the sunset.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMercato
    • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMercato
    • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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