Tour Details

Cretan’s Real Life – Sheeps milking – Make Cheese – Bake Bread

Available every Thursday from May till October

Duration 6 hours

Opportunity to visit and meet local people. Walk around, Smell and feel the calmness of the colorful flora in the countryside. Watch and learn sheeps milking, learn how to make cheese the traditional way. Learn to plant and collect vegetables. Make and bake bread in wood oven. Participate to prepare and cook your lunch.

Indicative Time-Table:

09:00 – 09:15                            Arrival at the ‘’Traditional Village’’

15:00                                           Departure from the ‘’Traditional Village’’

Schedule:

09:00 – 09:15  Arrival at the ‘’Traditional Village’’

Arrival to the small village Bitzariano and the shepherds place where you will be shown the traditional way of milking and why not to try milking a sheep if you wish. Visit the village of Polythea where we are invited by a local family to their house to taste all kinds of Crete mountain teas and herbs. Next stop we visit the family’s garden so called ‘bostani’ where guest will be taught how to plant vegetables; you will cut, taste and fill up the baskets to prepare your lunch later.We continue by coach to the village of Kato Karouzanos where you will be introduced to the methods of producing the local spirit of raki, the honey, hand weaving etc.

It is time now to start preparing your meal. Local cook will teach you how to prepare the local bread baked in the wood oven and taste as it is coming out of the oven. The ones wishing to be taught cooking they will participate to prepare lunch under the supervision of our cook, meal and wine is offered while our Shepherd produces the cheese from the milk collected earlier called kefalotiri and mizithra. You will participate to the procedure and help the Shepherd to prepare the cheese, they all taste as it is coming up from the cylinder.After meal you will be taught how to make your own Greek coffee.

There is time to visit a little shop selling all above local products

15:00               Departure from the ‘’Traditional Village’’

Menu Info:

Cretan bread direct from the wood oven

Greek Salad

Tzatziki

Shepherd’s Cheese ‘Myzithra’ (as it is coming from the cylinder)

Shepherd’s Cheese ‘Kefalotiri’

Tomatoes balls

Zucchini balls

Cheese pies with honey (cheese from our Shepherd)

Unlimited White and Red wine, water, refreshments for children

Fruit of the season

Remember to bring ‼️ Comfortable Shoes, Camera

⛔ Cancellation Policy

For cancellations up to 2 days prior to departure date, no cancellation  fees

For cancellations 1 day prior to departure date, 100% cancellation fees

Non-Show, 100% cancellation fees

⚠️ Important Notes

1. The travel agency reserves the right to alter or cancel any tour due to adverse weather conditions or insufficient passengers number or force majeure 12 hours prior to departure time with a notification to the traveler.
2. Please arrive on time to the given pick-up point. Unfortunately, there is no option to wait for latecomers. In case of delay, missed pick-up, missed departure time, no refunds.

Covid – 19 measures applicable for Season 2021:

• Mandatory use of face covering before boarding on bus. Failure to abide by this measure is subject to fines by local authorities.

Upon reservation, our partners will contact you in order to receive your Voucher which includes your pick-up point and time info. Please be aware that you will have to bring the Voucher with you during the trip.

For any further clarification, please feel free to contact us.

Cretan’s Real Life – Sheeps milking – Make Cheese – Bake Bread