Kyrenia Harbour Tickets and Tours

Kyrenia, St. Hilarion Castle & Bellapais Abbey Tour from Paphos

Two Journeys Back in Time

Returning to Kyrenia after 46 years, the landscape has changed dramatically from a desolate, war-torn environment to a modern, large town. The Castle is still as magnificent as ever (a centuries-long journey back in time) and a must-see location, as were the other stops on this trip. Crossing into the occupied area is less intimidating than decades ago, but the feeling of trauma and loss is still there. Both the north and south of Cyprus have changed significantly in terms of people and the economy. Peace through understanding can endure, way beyond just agreement.

9 Days Panoramic Cyprus for Honeymoon with Private Car

Great tour through Cyprus

• Overall organisation: all worked really well; it is a good idea to have a summary sheet with all pick-up times and contact details – great! • Hotels: every single hotel was nice and a recommendation to stay, in particular we liked the Kemerli Konak Boutique hotel because of its design • Programme: as we wanted (we agreed a few changes to the set programme), the days worked really well and we had enough time at each point and were typically back the hotel around 4pm (except the Paphos day which was with the drive and the exceptional sites a much longer day); just to notice: the one sheet itinerary and the agreed programme were not completely identical, e.g. in Nicosia the Byzantine Museum or in Ayia Napa the Monastery of Ayia Napa were missing but our guide added them to the programme after we noticed this • Our guide was nice, reliable, and punctual. His English vocabulary was good, but he still was difficult to understand. We believe he did not understand us well either. He was guide and driver in one. His car was comfortable and sufficiently large for the three of us. He had difficulties walking, so he often led us just to the first sights and then let us wander across the location. His knowledge on Cyprus modern history was excellent. However our focus was more on ancient history, and we had the impression that – in particular in the south – he was not so familiar with the sites. At occasions we would have wished for a more engaged guiding. On the other hand he was very flexible. As we had two days with heavy rain we moved the planned walk to the Waterfall to the day before. Even better was that he suggested to move the St. Hilarion Castle to the next day (which made this day long for him as well) but only so we could really see the St. Hilarion Castel as it would not have been possible in the rain. Concluding: we really enjoyed again this tour with Agate Travel (this was our second after Tunesia last year) and if we do a similar trip next year, we will reach out to them again.

Kyrenia Mountain Villages & Wine Tasting from Nicosia or Kyrenia

Five stars

We had an excellent tour experience. Our guide, Cema, was very informative and communicative and helped to resolve any issues. We had a great time exploring North Cyprus’s history and culture. The sites were beautiful, we enjoyed the walking, and we had good food and drink.