Halloumi Making Class in Troodos Mountains from Limassol

Make halloumi with a local cheesemaker, then taste your way through mountain villages

A halloumi-making workshop in the Troodos Mountains, departing from Limassol with a local bilingual guide. You'll make the cheese from start to finish at a village workshop, sit down to brunch with what you've made, then visit three more food producers in the mountain villages and a traditional village to explore. All tastings, transport, meals and entrance fees are included.

The Experience

You'll be picked up from a Limassol location of your choice and driven into the Troodos mountain countryside to a village cheesemaker's workshop. There you'll learn the traditional technique of halloumi and anari cheese-making hands-on, working through the whole process from start to finish alongside a local. The workshop ends with a sit-down brunch that includes the cheeses you've just made, along with village bread, farm fresh eggs, smoked ham, tomatoes, cucumber, jams and honey. Tea, coffee and homemade lemonade are served throughout.

After brunch, you'll continue deeper into the scenic mountain villages to visit three more food producers: stops might include honey producers, traditional sweet makers, donkey milk product vendors, chocolates, olive oil, wine or other local specialties, depending on the day's route. You'll also spend time in a traditional village like Lefkara or Omodos where you can shop and explore. Tastings happen at each stop: honey, traditional sweets, wine, chocolates and more. The whole experience runs about seven and a half hours, and your guide (a trained local who speaks English and Greek) handles all the routing and commentary. Everything is included: entrance fees, tastings, the brunch, drinks, transport and the workshop itself, with no hidden costs.

What’s included

• Halloumi and anari cheese-making workshop with hands-on instruction.
• brunch with the cheeses you've made, village bread, farm fresh eggs, smoked ham, tomatoes, cucumber, jams and honey.
• three additional food producer tastings in the mountain villages (honey, sweets, wine, chocolates or other local specialties).
• visit to a traditional village to explore and shop.
• tea, coffee and homemade lemonade throughout the day.
• all entrance and tasting fees.
• air-conditioned transport from your Limassol pickup location.
• bilingual guide fluent in English and Greek.

Operated by L.G.A. Cyprus Taste Tours

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want to make halloumi yourself from start to finish rather than watch someone else do it, and prefer a guided group moving through a set itinerary in the mountains.

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Top questions

What exactly do I learn to make in the cheese workshop?

You'll make halloumi and anari cheese from start to finish, learning the traditional Cypriot technique from a village cheesemaker while you work alongside them. The halloumi you make becomes part of your brunch afterward.

Can I choose which village we visit? Lefkara or Omodos?

The village visited depends on the route for your specific tour date, so it's not a choice you make at booking. Both are traditional mountain villages worth exploring.

What's included in the brunch after the workshop?

Brunch includes the cheeses you've made, village bread, farm fresh eggs, smoked ham, tomatoes, cucumber, jams and honey, plus tea, coffee and homemade lemonade served throughout the day.

How many food stops are there after the cheese workshop?

You'll visit three more food producers in the mountain villages after brunch. These might be honey producers, traditional sweet makers, wine producers, chocolate makers or olive oil vendors, depending on the day's route. Tastings happen at each one.

Is pickup from my hotel included?

Yes, pickup is included from a Limassol location of your choice. Let the operator know if you need to be back by a certain time so they can plan accordingly.