Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
This tour brings you into the most seeing places of Addis Ababa including the massive open-air market Mercato. It is a stress-free and easy way to experience every most amazing side of Addis Ababa. On this tour, You will have an amazing walk through the massive Mercato Market. You will experience the melting pot where vendors and consumers alike shoved and jostled, yelling and barking trading calls. Local flavour! After the visit to the market, you will explore some other important buildings and monuments of Addis Ababa. You will observe the Tiglachin Monument, the old train station, and the African headquarter building.
Private transportation
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Seasonal fruit Banana and/or oranges
All Fees and Taxes
Coffee and/or Tea
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We can pickup our clients on their hotels and at the airports.
Traveler pickup
Bole Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Mercato, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Mercato is one of the massive open-air market in Africa, market for the local. Many locals are going to Mercato to buy their daily based things and you will experience everything in the recycling area where things redone by the locals. 180 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
johnpK1035CN
27 Jul 2025
He was a amazing tour partner to roam around the city with a wonderful conversation. We enjoyed a lot with sisay. I strongly recommend this guy as you lr travel partner.
caterinasD2488ZE
22 May 2025
A friend of mine who's lived in Ethiopia (Addis, Mekelle) for a few years recommended me to have a walk through Merkato with his old-time friend and professional guide Sisay. We called Sisay and very easily scheduled the tour over the phone. He was very kind and flexible with the date. Yesterday, as planned, he came pick us up on time, we parked the car in Piassa, near Merkato. Sisay guided us through all different sections of Merkato, he introduced us to the vendors and what they sold, explaining all information on spices, incenses, recycling, and all kinds of dynamics and history of the market. He knew that we were there not to buy but to explore, and explained that to the vendors who understood and respected that. At the end of the tour he treated us with the most delicious freshly squeezed fruit juice and then, upon our request, brought us to have lunch at a restaurant where we could eat both raw and cooked meat and taste the Ethiopian liquor and coffee too. Finally, we kindly asked Sisay to make a quick stop at the Hilton hotel where the main Ethiopian Airlines branch is because I wanted to change my flight ticket, and, as always, he was extremely available and even showed us around through the building and garden of Hilton introducing us to its history and relevance in the urban, political, and cultural landscape of Addis. After that, Sisay drove us back to our guest house. I strongly recommend working with Sissy: he speaks perfect English and is very generous in sharing all he knows about Ethiopia. He's very passionate about his job and is very professional. For example, he tailored the tour based on our own interests and personalities. You will never make a mistake exploring Addis and Ethiopia with him and his company. Thank you very much Sisay for the wonderful tour yesterday, we hope you are free next week too for a second tour in another part of the city!
haraldsN9737EC
04 Mar 2025
Thank you for the nice day in Addis Ababa. Good Guido tour from you. I especially liked Unity Park. I'd love to come back next time. Lg Harald
This tour in
Addis Ababa
is organized by
Escape into Ethiopia
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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