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Boat cruise with stop for swimming is one of the popular tourist attractions in Cyprus. You may begin your boat cruise from many jetties around the island, the more popular one is from Aya Napa. The boat will take you along the coast right up to the ghost city of Famagusta and return back to the jetty. Onboard the boat are light meals and drinks where passengers can purchase at a reasonable price. We have certainly enjoyed this boat cruise! Please visit our Cyprus travelogues for more pictures of boat cruise in Cyprus. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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Larnaca International Airport is the main airport of the Republic of Cyprus. It was opened in 1975 after the Turkish invasion in 1974. The former international airport at Nicosia closed in 1974. It is not a very sophisticated airport by any standard with only one passenger terminal. Nevertheless approximately five millions passengers use the airport every year, the majority of them local and foreign tourists.
Larnaca International Airport also comprises a cargo terminal and an engineering hangar. The airport is managed by Hermes Airports Ltd according to the airport's website below. You may also e-mail to the following address for further information regarding Larnaca International Airport:- info@hermesairports.com Leave a Comment
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A typical cruise from Limassol to Beirut leaves the new harbour in Limassol at 20.00 and arrives in Beirut at 08.00 the next morning. This way you sleep on the boat, and arrive the next morning in time to see the city, but without having to worry about a hotel. Then depending on how long you stay in Beirut, the boat leaves around 23.00 in the evening, and again arrives in Limassol at about 11.00 a.m. the next day. It is an easy way to see Beirut for a day.
The cost is about CYP175 ($368) per person for a deluxe cabin, including meals on board. I personally found this a little too expensive, given that the accomodation and meals were adequate, but nothing special. However, you have to consider the price versus flying from Larnaca to Beirut - CYP100 - and then booking a hotel in Beirut for 2-nights? I am sure there are cheaper ways to see Beirut, but this is an easy way. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/BoatPhone: Tel: +357 25 570000Website: www.louiscruises.com Other Contact: downtown Limassol
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I have never taken the bus or know anyone else that has taken the bus in Cyprus. Mostly we use taxis. However, there is a bus that runs between Limassol and Nicosia and it only costs CYP2.50 one-way versus a taxi which will cost approximately CYP25, CYP28 at night.
Buses depart from the Municipal Market Park Place in Limassol and ends up in Nicosia at Solomos Square or vice versa.
Buses run Monday through Friday from 06.00 until 17.30 departure. Saturdays from 07.00 until 14.00, and on Sundays starting at 09.00 until 17.30 departure time.
It takes 45 minutes to drive from Limassol city limits to Nicosia city limits. The bus takes longer. A monthly bus pass costs CYP60-75.
I have not found any information yet on other cities, such as Larnaca and Pafos where the international airports are located. However, I will try to post that information later when I have it. Thanks.
$1 = 2.25 Cyprus pounds Leave a Comment Theme: BusPhone: +357 25 370 592 LimassolOther Contact: +357 22 778 841 Nicosia
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Car rentals start at CYP 8 per day and insurance is CYP 3.50-5.00 extra. Make sure that your credit card covers your insurance if you decide to wave insurance, which the car rental company may insist is mandatory. Luxury cars, SUVs and cabriolets/convertables are naturally extra.
My experience with a cabrio was as follows. Either it was too windy on the road or it was too hot. I baked in my car with temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius and the sun beaming down. Nevermind in summer when the temperature in over 40 degrees. I wore a hat and suncreen, but still ended-up getting a sunburn. And, it was quite a bit more expensive than a regular car with air conditioning.
So, do what you like, but my advice is to rent a small car with air conditioning. I rented a Peugot 206 and it was more than adequate for Cyprus. The distances are not that great. It is only about 70 kms from one city to the next and it is only about 150 kms from one side of the island to the other.
When you bring the car back make sure it is full of gas. You don't want to have to pay up to CYP 25 for refilling the tank when maybe all you need is CYP 10-15 to fill-up. Regular unleaded gasoline costs CYP 46 cents per liter.
You will notice all rental cars have red license plates and that all Cypriot cars have yellow ones. I guess this is so other motorists can stay well clear of tourists that may not be used to driving on the lefthand side of the road?
1 CYP = $2.26 Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor HomePhone: www.cyprus-car-rentals.netWebsite: http://www.cyprus-car.com/ Other Contact: www.cyprus-car-rental.co.uk
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The best, and indeed the only way really, to see all that Cyprus has to offer is to hire a car. Public transport on the island is diabolical with only a couple of buses a day between major destinations, though all of the larger cities have a decent service within them and to their outskirts. We booked our car through our holiday company in advance and got well and truly fleeced, paying twice what it would have been if we'd booked locally (£20 Cypriot per day is typical of a local booking).
The roads in Cyprus are pretty good, even in the mountains to the major destinations (Kykkos and other monsateries, the UNESCO churches, the main towns and villages). The motorways are superb, mainly beacuse there's hardly any traffic on them - in fact all of the roads were pretty quiet and only in the centres of towns did we see anything that looked like congestion.
Speed limits are low - 30km/h in some built-up areas, 50, 65 or 80 in rural and other less built-up areas and 100 on motorways. Few Cypriots seem to stick to these limits though. Theme: Car/Motor Home
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I think that Cyprus might be the only country on the world there the public buses simply don't exist! If you want to go around Cyprus, the only possibility is to rent a car, or get an organized tour in the local travel agency.
There are taxis (expensive!!!), but there are inter-city taxis, too, where a few people arrange to rent it and share expenses. That is at least acceptable!
I still can't figure why don't they have regular bus lines... And let's not mention the trains, railways doesn't exist in Cyprus!
I wonder how do old people go to places... On donkeys? Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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This is a photo of the local bus service from Limassol to Paphos (1978)! I remember that if you were on a country road and one of these buses was driving towards you, the safest thing was to pull off the road! The drivers would use the best part of the road, even if it was on your side. The 'Express' bus service was a similar Bedford coach, but with streamlining. I don't think it went any faster though. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Best way to get around is probably to hire a car,shop around though as prices do vary dramatically .We were advised by our rep to hire one through them with Avis (of course they would) renting a mutsbishi lancer for a week would have been £154CYP however we hired through a company called ' viking' and paid only £49CYP less than one third -shame on you avis and shame on you reps Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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There are several mini cruises on offer from Cyprus. You can travel from Limassol to Egypt or Israel (or a combined cruise).
From Larnaca there is a cruise offered to the Lebanon. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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