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

1h 30m

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.

2h 30m

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.

1 hour

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.

1 hour

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.

2 hours

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.