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Really good tour! Maria our guide made the experience very enjoyable - she was fun and informative. Would recommend for halloumi fans and those wanting to experience a day outside of a city.

Went on the Halloumi Heaven (Larnaca Region) tour with this company. From the early stages of booking, I felt completely at ease in communicating with them via WhatsApp. They were very attentive, courteous and accommodating when we needed to change the pick-up location and adding another member. On the morning of the tour, the lovely Helena picked us up and was our guide for the day. She was really nice, kind and informative all throughout the day and we were very comfortable with her. Loula and her family, which were our first stop, were really gracious hosts even without speaking English and we had incredible time learning how to make Halloumi with them. After spending some time with them and their flock of sheep and goats we headed to several other places like a beekeeping site, a donkey farm, and a small village. We also enjoyed tasting olives and olive oils. All in all, it was a great experience for all of us (even for the six year old girl in our group) and will highly recommend it!

Amazing day, loved every minute of it. Very informative and also great fun. Georgina was a brilliant guide

We signed up for the tour after a friend’s recommendation and had the best time making halloumi, tasting Cypriot delicacies, exploring Lefkara’s famous lace shops and more! The staff were incredible. Thank you Cyprus Taste Tours for this amazing day!

An excellent well organised trip that was not only great fun but also informative. Punctual pick ups, very safe drivers and our guide Theodora was a local and experienced in providing everything we needed for the trip. We had a great time making the halloumi, a delicious brunch with coffee and lemonade and cold bottled water was available during the trip. We enjoyed tasting local honey, olive oils and donkey milk products! Spectacular views of the mountains and the day finished with feeding donkeys at the donkey farm. Thanks to Theodora and our other driver for a memorable day- well done worth booking!

We had an absolutely amazing day with Cyprus Taste Tours. Our guide, Maria, was great – incredibly knowledgeable about both Cypriot food and the country's landscape, while also being super friendly and easy to chat to throughout the day.As it was just me and my partner on the tour, it felt really personal, almost like having our own private tour. The halloumi-making experience with Loula was a real highlight. She allows you to get involved in the process (we were arms deep in halloumi) and treated us to a generous lunch filled with delicious traditional Cypriot dishes.The rest of the day was spent exploring beautiful villages and meeting some fun characters along the way. It was such a memorable experience and a wonderful way to discover the authentic side of Cyprus. I couldn't recommend this tour highly enough.

Just got back from our food tour! It was fantastic! Georgina is an awesome guide! From making Halloumi, to visiting a very cool olive oil shop, seeing olive trees thousands of years old, visiting a donkey farm and feeding them! Literally the highlight of the holiday! We also got pretty lucky with it being just me and my wife on the tour!Highly recommend!

We enjoyed the small group halloumi heaven tour. Our guide Helena was very friendly, professional and informative. It was good to have a hands on experience with the halloumi making experience. The brunch after was delicious and there was plenty of food. The additional stops were a bonus and added to teh day and gaining an insight into Cypriot food culture.

It was a truly pleasant experience — probably the best tour I’ve taken in the past few years. Considering what you pay and what you get, it’s not expensive at all. We visited five perfectly chosen places, plus had lunch, and the time spent at each stop was very well planned — not too long, but just enough to explore and enjoy each location.The tour had a friendly, almost private atmosphere. There were only five tourists, including me. By the end of the day, I didn’t feel like a solo traveler in a group of strangers — it felt more like a trip with friends. None of the places we visited were crowded; on the contrary, it felt like a kind of VIP experience without lines or pressure.My sincere thanks and best regards to our guide, Panico. His deep knowledge of all aspects of Cyprus, along with his intelligence and dedication to his work, made this day perfect and unforgettable. I’m already looking forward to my next holiday in Cyprus so I can take another tour with this company.

We went on the halloumi making tour in October. Our tour guide, Helena, was excellent company. She was very knowledgable about Cypriot history and culture. She is very warm and friendly and really cared that we all had a great experience. We managed to pack so many activities and learnings into one trip. We visited a family in the mountains who product their own halloumi and had a chance to give some hands-on help. We also visited a donkey sanctuary, an olive farm, and Lefkara. At each stop we got to try some local treats and learn some history about Cyprus. Helena drove us to each place in a comfortable and air conditioned vehicle. We have been to Cyprus many many times but never have been on a trip like this - it was very good value for money. Next time we're back, we will check out the other tours offered by Cyprus Taste Tours.

Panicos was amazing. Very knowledgeable and friendly, and we had a great time on the tour. I would do it again.

We loved it was so much fun and learnt a lot of things about Cyprus. I highly recommend the halloumi tour

My friend and I booked the Halloumi Heaven tour with Cyprus Taste Tours while staying in Protaras, and it turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip! Big thanks to the team for arranging transport to Larnaca – it made joining the tour effortless. With just six of us including our lovely host, it was a fun and intimate experience from start to finish. Georgina was the perfect blend of friendly guide and storyteller – knowledgeable, chatty, and hilarious! She shared insider tales and snapped photos throughout the day. You could tell she really loves what she does and considers the group she works with as her family during the time she’s with them. This experience was WAY more than just making some cheese. Like, seriously. We did weeks’ worth of stuff in one day. Highlights in a nutshell: - A visit to a traditional halloumi maker, where we helped make some cheese and later got to taste it warm and fresh during a lovely Cypriot brunch. It was everything. Salty, squeaky, melt-in-your-mouth perfection. - A change to milk some goats and cuddle a baby one. CUTE. - A walk through a peaceful olive grove, complete with tasting rich olive oils, dips, and other olive products, and admiring an ancient ~800-year-old olive tree. The green olive paste was to die for. - Time at a donkey sanctuary, where we got to feed and meet the animals (yes, even baby donkeys!) and sample some quirky donkey milk products. Don’t knock it ‘til you try it lol - A stop at a local honey producer, where we learned all about bees and beekeeping and sampled a variety of honeys and bee pollen. No hive visit, but plenty of golden goodness! - A short stroll through Lefkara village, famous for its lace and silver, with time to browse the little shops and enjoy the mountain scenery. Every stop felt intimate and genuine. No tourist traps. By the end of the day we were full, happy, and thoroughly impressed by how much we learned. Not just about food, but about Cyprus itself. Highly recommend this tour to any foodies, cheese lovers, or anyone who wants a break from the beach and a chance to connect with authentic Cypriot culture.

Georgina was wonderful! The group was nice and we had fun! We went to a lot of beautiful places, we tasted lots of delicious Cypriot food, olives and honey and we drank donkey milk. Thank you very much

After last year's wine tasting (very good), this year it was Haloumi's turn. Was interesting on the whole, but we didn't like it that much. What was a bit confusing was the "lunch" presented as brunch. I still expected something different than a bunch of things, sorry. The organic olive farm should present itself a little "cleaner" rather than pretending to be rustic. I didn't like it that much, but we still took some tapenades. The honey farm was very interesting and the presentation was characterized by high expertise. Honey was also in the shopping basket. The donkey farm ... is a donkey farm 🤷🏻 The products with donkey milk seem good, but you also present some by the way. Is right 🥴

We had a fantastic day on the halloumi and Troodos villages tour. Our guide, Georgina, was lovely! She was really knowledgeable and clearly had great connections with the locals, which made each stop more interesting.Making the halloumi was definitely the highlight. We also got to taste the halloumi that we made, freshly formed and still warm, which was even more delicious! Would definitely recommend!