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Addis Ababa: 2-Day Local Life & Culture Tour with Guide

By Landscape Ethiopia Tour and Travels
Free cancellation available
Price is £96 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Immerse yourself in Addis Ababa's local life, culture, and traditions
  • Experience a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony in a local home
  • Visit Merkato, Africa’s largest open-air market, with a local guide
  • Enjoy a local lunch at a place where Addis residents eat
  • Learn about modern life, challenges, and dreams from Addis residents

Activity location

    • Addis Ababa
    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Addis Ababa
    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Addis Ababa: 2-Day Local Life & Culture Tour with Guide

  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
£96.43 x 1 Adult£96.43
Total
Price is £96.43

What's included, what's not

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    Hotel pickup and drop-off
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    Professional local guide & host
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    transport with driver
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    Coffee ceremony experience
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    Local area walk
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    Merkato guided visit
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    Food tastings
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    Bottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses
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    Dinner (unless night add-on is selected)
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    Dinner at the Cultural show optional
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    Tips for driver and local guide
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    Gratitude at the cultural centre

Know before you book

  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Day 1 – The Soul of Addis

Begin with a hotel pickup in Addis Ababa. Head to a panoramic viewpoint for an introduction to the city. Walk through a local area to observe daily life. Take a coffee break at a area café.

Next, enjoy a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony in a local home. Roast, grind, and brew coffee yourself, and learn the cultural meaning of coffee in Ethiopia. Have a local lunch at a place where Addis residents eat.

After lunch, go on a guided visit to Merkato, Africa’s largest open-air market. Meet trusted local vendors, and enjoy a safe, focused, and well-explained tour. Finish the day with a sunset viewpoint over the city before being dropped off at your hotel.

Day 2 – Food, Stories & Human Connection

Start with a morning pickup. Visit a local artist studio or crafts workshop. Have real conversations with Addis residents, and learn about modern life, challenges, and dreams./Optional evening Addis by Night food tasting & live music

Next, go on an Addis food trail experience. Try injera varieties, spices, and traditional dishes. Learn about eating etiquette and fasting culture. Go on a cultural walk and storytelling session, with time for questions, reflections, and photos. Finish with a hotel drop-off.

Location

Activity location

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    • Addis Ababa
    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Addis Ababa
    • Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia