Ethiopia · ETHIOPIAN COFFEE CEREMONIES
Green beans roasted in front of you, ground by hand, brewed in a jebena and poured three times. These 6 take an hour or an afternoon, and differ on whether you sit in a home, a roastery or a market stall.
Spend 5 to 6 hours with an English-speaking guide exploring Merkato, Atkilt Tera, and Piassa, making injera, eating at Taitu Hotel, tasting Tomoca coffee, and joining a coffee ceremony with honey wine in Sululta.
“no pasaron por mi para el traslado y en el teléfono de 24 horas que se suple atienden no me contestaron”
Spend 3.5 hours with Daniel and Tigist, starting with a private Addis Ababa market visit and continuing in their home kitchen. Learn to prepare injera and seasonal Ethiopian dishes, roast coffee by hand, and share a traditional ceremony. Choose lunch or dinner, with vegetarian options available.
“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.”
Spend about four hours with Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home kitchen. Prepare injera, shiro or tibs, then roast coffee beans and take part in a traditional ceremony. Hotel pickup and drop-off make this private cultural experience easy to fit into an Addis visit.
“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”
Spend six hours tasting Addis Ababa with an English-speaking guide. Visit Tomoca Coffee, shop for spices in Merkato, make injera, join a coffee ceremony, sample tej, and eat a buffet lunch at Ethiopia’s oldest hotel. Guides such as Desale and Seid also add useful city context along the way.
“I had a lot of fun. My guide was great and super helpful and open minded. I can only recommend this tour!”
Join Daniel and Tigist in their Addis Ababa home for a private, hands-on lesson in injera, shiro or tibs, and Ethiopian coffee roasting. You’ll cook, eat, and share a traditional coffee ceremony with the family. 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...”
Spend a full day with a private English or Amharic-speaking guide exploring Lalibela’s church clusters, including Bet Abba Libanos and Bet Giyorgis. Visit a family home for coffee, then watch Amhara music and dance in the evening. Ask for Abebe if available.
“This was an amazing tour and guide. Abebe was a fantastic guide. From the pick up from the Airport to our first day for visiting the churches in Lalibela. He knows his stuff. He took his time and explained everything in great detail at each church. His vast knowledge about the history of Lalibela, the churches and the area puts you at ease knowing that you are in good hands. His connections to the community and It's people as well. I called him 'the mayor' of the city, as he knows so many people. I chose a more personalized tour, which included a walk to the monastery on a mountaintop.…”
Pick a highland town, a church cut out of rock, or a kitchen.
