Cyprus · FAMAGUSTA AND KYRENIA DAY TRIPS
The east-coast coaches run to the old walled town at Famagusta, the ruins at Salamis and the harbour at Kyrenia, and they leave early because the day is long. These 15 differ on how much walking is involved and what lunch costs.
Review of the Famagusta ghost-town tour from Protaras and Ayia Napa, with border advice, itinerary details, guide tips, and value notes.
“This is an excellent tour, with very thought-provoking and interesting insights Well recommended Thank you”
Review of the full-day Famagusta tour from Paphos, with Salamis ruins, medieval landmarks, Varosha, border tips, value, and practical advice.
“Fantastic day out. As others have said, it’s long at 11 hours but really worth it. You get to see a mixture of ancient history as well as more modern history and the guide Vassos is clearly very passionate and knowledgeable about Cypriot history and the driver also was very friendly and accommodating. Very glad we were able to do this.”
Explore Varosha from Ayia Napa by open-top bus, with a guide, two hours in the ghost town, and time for coffee or swimming.
“Fantastic tour lovely driver Clive, and Hayley guiding the tour. Was just a bit too long picking people up on the way and dropping off on way back. Varosha is absolutely fascinating and surreal. Heat meant it was hard going but definitely worth it.”
Explore Salamis, Famagusta, and Varosha from Paphos on a moving full-day Cyprus tour with passport checks and guided history.
“An insight into Cyprus and its history- past and present. Eva, our guide, gave us lots of information about her life in Cyprus from childhood to present day.”
Review of the private Kyrenia and Bellapais tour from Nicosia, with castle ruins, harbor views, local guiding, and practical booking advice.
“El trato de Sedat estupendo y muy agradable. Kyrenia preciosa!! Y tuvimos tiempo libre para callejear e ir de shopping!! 🤣”
Explore St. Barnabas, Salamis, medieval Famagusta, and Varosha on a private seven-hour tour from Kyrenia.
“Sirin was an absolute joy to spend the day with. I had known a littl bit of history regarding North Cyprus, but she went above and beyond in explaining the history surrounding the ghost town (my highlight of the trip) as well as the other sites we saw. I highly recommend this tour. It’s a must see when visiting Cyprus, and with Sirin you won’t be disappointed!”
Explore St. Hilarion Castle, Bellapais Abbey, Kyrenia Castle, and the harbor on a private full-day tour from Nicosia.
“Our guide was excellent with plenty of information and answers to all our questions. The day gave us all the main areas of interest north of Nicosia, plus a local lunch. A lot of walking but worth it for the experience. Thoroughly recommended”
Explore Famagusta, cross into northern Cyprus, then swim the Blue Lagoon on a small-group jeep and boat tour from Protaras.
“We had George Michael as our driver/guide who was incredible. Looked after us and ensured we had an amazing day, extremely informative and passionate about his delivery of the tour. It started off with an incredibly insightful but sad history of Famagusta and a tour of the walled city, giving a view into the history of the divide of Cyprus. It ended with a wonderful boat trip with 2 swimming spots and BBQ lunch was excellent. Highly highly recommend.”
Review of a private Cyprus tour from Nicosia to Famagusta, Salamis, Bellapais, and Kyrenia, with history, transport, costs, and practical tips.
“We enjoyed this tour very much. Our personal guide Cemaiyle was exeptionel. She was very knowlidgable, frendly and as my housband has difficulty with walking, she went out of her way to help us to see everything what the tour included and more. The tour might seem to be more expensive then a coachtour but this exeptionel personalized service is worth it. No hurry, you determine how to spend your time. Thak you very much Cemaiyle for this wonderful experience!”
Review of Famagusta Ghost City tour from Larnaca, with Varosha, Salamis, St. Nicholas Cathedral, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“We were fortunate enough to be able to take this tour from Limassol at extra cost. Our driver was very experienced, and although he provided much information, did not act as a guide, so we visited the locations ourselves. Given the venues this was not adverse. All the area is in the Turkish north of Cyprus so passports were necessary, and while there can be very long delays/queues at the border, this was January, so it was quiet. Although memorable it cannot for us be described as enjoyable, since the experience of visiting Varoche (now Maras) the up market area of Famagusta, and its desecration, now decaying after 57 years…”
Explore Salamis, St Barnabas, Varosha, and Famagusta on an 8-hour North Cyprus tour from Ayia Napa or Protaras.
“Experience highly recommended! Go through history from ancient times to modern times through oil Middle Ages! The guide Catherine was very careful and very clear in the explanation. He speaks several languages correctly including Italian, and English is very understandable! Truly a well-organized tour even in refreshment and lunch breaks.Auto-translated”
Review of a private Nicosia and Kyrenia tour with St Hilarion Castle, Kyrenia Harbour, Bellapais, Great Han, tea, and a local guide.
“Gemma was an excellent and knowledgeable guide. She was very friendly , easy to talk to and very accommodating and responsive to my tour preferences . I can highly recommend the tour as it was very interesting and enjoyable and enabled me to see a part of Cyprus I had wanted to visit very much.”
Visit Salamis, Famagusta, Varosha, and Nicosia on a private North Cyprus tour with lunch, entry fees, and hotel pickup included.
“Picked up at The Bellapais Hotel. Contacted by guide very quickly, as to time and pickup. We had a wonderful day with our guide. Would well recommend her, very informative and friendly welcoming. Thank you for a great day and experience.”
Explore Saint Hilarion, Bellapais, Ilgaz village, six wines, and Kyrenia Harbour on a private North Cyprus day tour.
“We had a pleasant afternoon in the north part of Cyprus. Gemma who guided us was very kind and knowledgeable. The view from the Castel and and the Ebby were very nice.”
Review of the four-hour Kyrenia tour from Nicosia, with St Hilarion Castle, Bellapais Abbey, border tips, transport, and value advice.
“Knowledgeable guide provided an excellent (and flexible) half day tour that showed off amazing highlights.”
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