Private Ethiopian Home Cooking Class in Addis Ababa with Transfer
Private Ethiopian Home Cooking Class in Addis Ababa with Transfer
10 meals
Discover Ethiopian flavors with host Hilena in a private home cooking class in Addis Ababa. Cook two traditional dishes, explore a vibrant market, and enjoy a meal with local hospitality.
10 meals
Experience Details
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class with host Hilena, a native of Addis Ababa. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Hilena will teach you how to make 2 traditional Ethiopian dishes using her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy the meal you helped prepare.
If you choose the market tour option, you will visit a local, neighborhood, street side market. You will find stalls selling grains, vegetables, fruits, live chicken, sheep, clothing etc. Walk through the market, learn about the produce that grows locally and buy a few ingredients, before you walk back to Hilena's home for your cooking and meal experience.
• Private market tour and cooking lesson in a local's home
• Guided tour of a local, neighborhood market
• Learn to cook two Ethiopian dishes from scratch
• Hotel pick up and drop off is included
• Experience Ethiopian hospitality, food and culture
What You Get
Good To Know
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking. Menu may vary depending on the season. Private, personalized experience. Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Hilena runs a guest house, so while there may be other travelers present, your Traveling Spoon cooking class will be private. Also, Hilena's home is in the outskirts of Addis Ababa, in Sansusi, about 20 km from the airport.
- Please note that Hilena is not very fluent in English, so her brother will be present throughout the experience to help translate.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What You’ll Experience
Addis Ababa (Pass By)
Meeting & Pickup
Pickup Point
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
I had such an amazing experience cooking with Hilena — it was truly the highlight of my trip to Ethiopia. My husband and I felt incredibly welcomed into her home from the moment we arrived, and tog...read more
Was a great experience and very educational. Lovely and attentive family that welcomed us into their home. Be prepared, it's a long course with a ton of food but gives a sense of how Ethiopians coo...read more
What a great day at the farm! Whole family loved the tour and tasting. We learned about the history of the farm, as well as the current process of cheesemaking. Nothing is wasted in the process,...read more
Teresa is a wonderful host to a great experience. Fascinating opportunity to see cheese process and then the wonderful opportunity to taste the results! Also seeing the different types of cows seen...read more
Probably one of the best tours I’ve Best tour yet! Teresa and her family were so nice, we had a great time watching, visiting and sampling. I would highly recommend this!!!
