Cyprus Tour Companies

My guide mr. Jemal was excellent. Very experinced and know all the best places and time to see everything. Also restaurants we ate at were all local and super rick)))

An excellent week, with a fun group (from different places), an excellent local guide and great weather. The hotel was just fine too! What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? Beautiful views at altitude, looking along the North Cyprus coast What did you think of your group leader? Excellent.....knowledgeable, supportive, informative (and with us most eves.....and when he couldn't be, he recommended very good restaurants) Is there anything else you would like to add? We did two great 10 mile walks on successive days, then much less the rest of the week (we only walked on 4 of 6 days, with two half day walks). For some this wasn't enough. For me, I ccould have done with a lighter day between the two long ones!

An excellent spring break lead by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. Some very pleasant walks, none too taxing. The mountains were greener than I expected and plenty of wild flowers to see. The views from the castles in the mountains are spectacular. Good evening meals are available in local restaurants, particularly in Bellapais. What was the most inspirational moment of your trip? The views from Buffavento castle and on the walk down. What did you think of your group leader? Ros was excellent. Friendly and helpful. Thorough local knowledge, she seemed to be known by many of the local people. Do you have any advice for potential travellers? The trip notes should make clearer that payment for the optional group trip/meals is better paid in sterling not Turkish lira, otherwise the exchange rate will be poor. It is a long drive to the Karpaz peninsular and if you are not a beach enthusiast, it may be better to make other arrangements for that day. The Apostolos Andreas monastery, included in the Karpaz day, is unfortunately (owing to its state of disrepair) not worth a visit. The optional trip to Salamis and Famagusta is well worth taking. You could easily spend more time in both.The group flight with Pegasus goes via Istanbul and passengers to/from N Cyprus have to stay on the plane for about 1 hour at Istanbul. This is a budget airline and no food or drink is included in the ticket and prices on board are very high. Legroom is poor. Check-in at Stansted was very slow. I would strongly advise on-line check-in for the outward flight. Seats were though allocated. Is there anything else you would like to add? The hotel in Onar village was pleasant, with helpful staff and good views over Kyrenia. Some on the trip had problems with noise from air-conditioning units used all night in adjoining rooms. The breakfasts were good but I would not recommend it for an evening meal. Main issue is that you cannot walk to and from Kyrenia town to the hotel, which is some distance out of town and on the wrong side of the Kyrenia bypass which has no pedestrian route across. Taxis are though readily available.

Not very excited about Olta Travel. Lokum tasting boiled down to dropping by a candy store that sells turkish delight. Wine tasting was the worst, from all the seven wines served not even one was worth swallowing (and note that I had tasted very nice Cyprus wine elsewhere), not to mention the sloppiest possible looks of the winery owner that happened to pour the "wines" to us. Lunch quality was good, but poor on Troodos day. As for the guide and the driver, outstanding! as good as it gets!

Very well organized. Lots to see… communication, not a problem.

Hi, I had a lovely hiking tour guided by Mehmet. Would definitely recommend the tour and the guide as hiked every day followed by swimming and some sightseeing

Taking in the view, with cold drink in hand after ascending the heights of St Hilarion Castle, Exploring the Roman ruins of Salamis. Enjoying picnic lunches with the group in scenic mountain spots.

The daily tours were good but the early start each day wad a bit taxing. The hotel was overall very good with a lovely pool and steps from the beach. However, it was a 15 min bus ride to the centre of town and there weren't many restaurants and bars nearby. The tour included breakfast and lunch at the hotel but the food wad mediocre. Overall, I felt it was a bit overpriced.

The tour was well paced and showed many of the key historical and archaeological sights of Cyprus. It provided an insight into the history of the country, whish provides some understanding of the culture of the country and demeanour of the people. Well worth it.