Walking in Northern Cyprus

The itinerary needs to be more varied. It included walks to 3 mountaintop castles ruins and mostly in similar landscapes, but omitted Nicosia, Salamis and Famagusta. While the latter was an optional day trip on the free day, if Salamis and Famagusta were included in one of the walking days, then the free day could have included transport to and from Nicosia. There would then have been the opportunity to see the green zone; possibly use the pedestrian border crossing to go to the Cyprus side and learn more about what makes the Island of Cyprus so unique.

Great trip with a very full itinerary I travelled solo and felt very welcome and part of a team Very thoughtful guide who helped with everything, nothing too much trouble Highly recommend

Nice trip just wish that we had gone in April rather than May as we missed the Spring flowers. Simple trip made much more interesting with the balanced social political insights from our tour guide.

Slightly late on the season for wild flowers and the heat was building as we headed into summer. Leader did a brilliant job of changing itinerary to reflect this.

Great trip because our guide was simply awesome: he vastly improved the itinerary, was incredibly knowledgeable, as well as being fun to be with

With a small group of 8 and an excellent leader in Mehmet, we were guaranteed a good holiday. Mehmet was so enthusiastic about his country, its people and wildlife. We learnt so much about the local flora and fauna. Walks were great, especially the castle visits. For me the reservoir walk was the only disappointment. Though the views were interesting, the tracks were tedious and uninspiring. Loved the 2 beach visits, and also the opportunity to sample the home produced goods. The visit to Varosha should not be missed.

Interesting country, full itinerary. Some of the walks fairly strenuous in the heat particularly the uphill parts. Very good guide with lots of environmental and ecological knowledge which he shared with the group. Fairly full pace of holiday I enjoyed the home visits to try local produce and the beach visits which could have been a little longer giving time for a more relaxing swim . The location of the hotel wasn’t near any areas of interest or amenities.

Those hotel was very comfortable with lovely breakfast. Very friendly and helpful staff. The walks were varied and interesting. The guide was very knowledgeable about geography, botany and local history. For instance we stopped for lunch at a place where there was still some remains of a plane that crashed in the mountains. We did cultural events which were very interesting and part of the tour. We met some lovely north Cypriot people. The optional trim to Famagusta was very interesting. And well worth the money. The guide and drive advised us on lovely places to eat.

Fantastic holiday, group and leader (T)