Cyprus Tours and Trips

An interesting tour, good scenery and a fantastic guide. The hotel had a lovely garden and pool, ok bedroom but poor breakfast. Northern Cyprus is an intriguing place. The good microclimate provided by the Kyrenia mountains made the scenic hikes more enjoyable but the coastal plain is overdeveloped.

Wonderful walking holiday in Northern Cyprus with beautiful scenery - castles, woods, seascapes. Our guide took us for an extra evening walk around Nicosia on the evening of our delicious final dinner - that was another highlight.

Dramatic views from mountain top crusader castles after sometimes challenging climbs

Great holiday which I would expect from Explore. Guide was really good, Driver equally as good. Hotel was also decent. The only thing I might suggest is that somehow a half a day/evening is spent in Nicosia.

I enjoyed a lovely spring break walking and sightseeing in North Cyprus. If you enjoy spring flowers and orchids then definitely go in springtime. The walking was at the easy end of walking up and down and across the side of mountains on forest tracks and rocky goats tracks. You do need hiking boots and some people benefit from walking polls. It was lovely to enjoy the spring sunshine, blue skies and blue Mediterranean sea in the distance. The temperature late April was ideal for walking. The trip was a mixture of walking and sightseeing (monasteries and castles) which is an ideal mix. The packed lunches on walking days are unique (in a good way and all vegetarian). The optional day to visit the Roman ruins of Salamis, the ghost city of Varosha and Famugusta (Orthello's castle and tower, and fabulous baklava) ought to be a permanent part of the itinerary. Overall, a well balanced trip between walking and sightseeing :>

Absolutely brilliant trip! The itinerary was excellent combining culture, home visits, historical sites as well as some truly stunning walks. The hotel was great with very accommodating staff, comfortable rooms and good food. Our guide, Mehmet, is passionate about his country and the protection of the beautiful natural environments there and his enthusiasm rubbed off on everyone during the week. He was also pretty flexible allowing people to dip in and out of walks if needed which was useful if they felt a route might be too challenging. Our driver, also Mehmet, was great, too!