Meet your expert guide at your hotel, Airbnb, or a convenient location. Get a brief introduction to the day’s tour before heading to the Mercato Market.

Walk through vibrant spice alleys and coffee stalls, interacting with vendors and learning bargaining techniques. Explore the ensete and vegetable sections, discovering false bananas, leafy greens, root vegetables, and local grains. Learn how they are used in traditional cooking.

Next, observe live chickens, ducks, and quails at the lively chicken market. Visit the legume, teff, and dried fruit sections, reflecting Ethiopia’s rich vegetarian cuisine.

Continue to the recycling area and artisan workshops. See how secondhand goods are repurposed and visit artisans creating handwoven baskets, jewelry, and leather crafts.

Explore hidden streets and cafés, capturing daily life snapshots and making optional photography stops. Taste local snacks and sweets, including samosas, fried dough, injera rolls, and baklava.

Wrap up your tour with some souvenir shopping, picking up spices, handicrafts, or small souvenirs. Your guide will share tips for exploring more of Addis independently before dropping you off at your hotel.