The 4 Best Halloumi Making Workshops in Cyprus

1.Troodos Mountains Halloumi Making: All Inclusive Workshop & Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $142Our pick

Join a bilingual guide such as Christina, Myra, or Elena for a seven-hour food trip from Paphos into Troodos villages. Make halloumi and anari by hand, eat a generous brunch, taste wine and local sweets, visit Chrysoroyiatissa Monastery, and travel in a small group of up to six.

“Really good trip. Well organised, full of information. Christina is a lovely friendly guide. Small group so we got to know each other.”

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2.Troodos Mountains Halloumi Making: All Inclusive Workshop & Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $142

From Larnaca, a bilingual guide such as Panicos, Demi, Loula, or Georgina takes you into the Troodos villages for hands-on halloumi and anari making. You’ll eat the fresh cheese at brunch, then visit three local food stops and Lefkara. Pickup, tastings, drinks, transport, and entrance fees are included.

“Incredible Halloumi cooking class today! We spent the morning on a goat and sheep farm making fresh halloumi from a 50/50 blend of goat and sheep’s milk that we saw come off the truck. First there was the traditional halloumi and then a farmers cheese was the second set of curds that came from the boiled milk. Afterwards we ate it fresh with traditional Cypriot delicacies kibbeh, olive bread, spinach boreks, cucumber and tomato. I always thought you fried halloumi but learned you eat it fresh. The older cheese is grilled. But the fresh is a million times better. Omg. It was so good. After the Halloumi making class on…”

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3.Troodos Mountains Halloumi Making: All Inclusive Workshop & Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $141Best value

From Ayia Napa or Protaras, a bilingual guide such as Paniko or Myra takes you into the Troodos villages for a hands-on halloumi and anari workshop. Milk goats and sheep, eat a farm brunch, then visit Lefkara and local honey, donkey-milk, sweets, or wine producers. Groups are limited to six.

“First of all, I love cheese. When I saw this Halloumi Heaven, I could not resist. I was picked up at my hotel by Harris. He was very sweet and punctual. The company that organizes this did a fantastic job reaching out to me to coordinate a few things. My tour guide, Paniko, I can’t say enough beautiful things about him. His passion about Cyprus radiates through him. The group I was with was simply wonderful. We all had many laughs. Luna and her daughter Maria were so warm and welcoming. Despite the language barrier, you could feel their desire to host us in their home so share this halloumi…”

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4.Troodos Mountains Halloumi Making: All Inclusive Workshop & Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $141

Spend about 7.5 hours with a bilingual local guide, learning to make halloumi and anari cheese in a Cypriot village. Your small group then shares brunch made with the fresh cheese before visiting three changing food stops, such as honey, olive oil, sweets, wine, chocolate, or donkey milk producers. Pickup and tastings are included.

“What a FANTASTIC day! From the minute Demi picked us up to when she dropped us off it was amazing! Halloumi Heaven was SO interactive it was amazing! Followed by the Bee Company and then the Olive Oil place was amazing and then the absolutely laugh at the Donkey Sanctuary was just hysterical! Fab day! Fab Host! Would highly recommend!!!”

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