8 Days Ethiopian Coffee Tour

Day 1: Addis Ababa

1. National Museum of Ethiopia
   1h · Admission ticket included
   After a brief break your first visit in Addis Ababa will be the National Museum. It houses numerous antiquarian relics and archaeological artifacts (most famous exhibit is the 3.5 million year old skeleton of Lucy).
2. Mount Entoto
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Then you will continue to visit Mount Entoto (3,200 above sea level. The Church of St Mary (1885) and Emperor Menelik II Palace. The Entoto Museum, with its historical exhibits is well worth a visit.
3. Holy Trinity Cathedral
   1h · Admission ticket included
   After lunch you will visit Trinity Cathedral. It was constructed by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1947 (ornamented with carvings and mosaic and other artistic works such as paintings of saints and the apostles on the stained glass).
4. Mercato Market
   2h
   And your final destination for the day will be Merkato, the largest open market in Africa.

Day 2: Addis Ababa - Jimma

1. Gibe Sheleko National Park
   Pass by
   In the morning after breakfast, you will drive to Jimma (345 Km from Addis). On the way you will pass through beautiful landscapes as you drive through the Gibe River Valley.
2. Aba Jifar Palace
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Later, you can visit Jimma Museum and King Abba Jiffar Place. You will have dinner and spend the night at the hotel.

Day 3: Jimma - Bonga

1. Bonga
   2h
   After an early morning breakfast you will drive to Bonga (125 Kms from Jimma) the birth place of coffee. And upon arrival at Bonga, you will visit to a traditional Kaffa house and learn about the culture of the Kaffa people. You will have lunch at Bonga.
2. Bonga
   2h
   After having lunch drive to Ellelo, Adiyo falls, the Dadiben and Gora Hot spring. You will have dinner and spend the night at the hotel.

Day 4: Trekking Mankira

1. Bonga
   5h
   An early morning trek after breakfast will take you to Mankira, the place where coffee Arabica was discovered. En route visit the ancient Adaracha Medhane Alem church and the Gurguto natural Bridge.

Day 5: Drive to Bebeka

1. Mizan Teferi
   2h
   You will be driven to Bebeka (30 km from Mizan Tefari) right after breakfast. There you will check into a hotel and after a brief break, you will have lunch. Later you will visit the largest Coffee Plantation in Ethiopia (covers some 6,000 hectares and is the largest and oldest Coffee Plantation in Ethiopia).

Day 6: Bebeka

1. Mizan Teferi
   8h
   In the morning after having breakfast explore the coffee plantation from seedling to Coffee Bean. Taste the Ethiopian Coffee Arabic at Bebeka. Stay the day in Bebeka.

Day 7: Bebeka - Jimma

1. Jimma
   8h
   In the morning after breakfast you drive back to Jimma. Depending on arrival you can continue a visit to the Jimma attractions. Visit the historical palace of Sultan Abba Jifar (1853 – 1925) that is standing at Jiren. Still stands with its colourful architectural beauty. And continue your visit to Jimma museum that displays most of the historical materials of King Abba Jifar, his kingdom and cultural objects of the local Oromo people and that of the other ethnic groups around Kaffa.

Day 8: Fly Jimma - Addis Ababa

1. Addis Ababa
   6h
   Upon arrival visit Coffee processing & Warehouse Enterprises (where the sorting, the quality control, cupping, packaging and shipment taken place). You will have lunch in Addis Ababa. Finally you will be taken to a farewell dinner to Ethiopian traditional restaurant where you will taste Ethiopian food & drinks and a live music & dance.

Pickup details

we pick up from any hotel in Addis Ababa

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness