Full-day Famagusta, Ghost City of Varosia and Salamis Tour: Exploring Historical Cyprus from Paphos

Explore the historical wonders of Cyprus on a full-day tour from Paphos. Visit the ancient Kingdom of Salamis, the monastery of St Barnabas, and the city of Famagusta. Discover the hauntingly beautiful ‘Ghost Town - Varosi’ and enjoy the best sandy beaches of the island.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Choirokoitia - Coffee break at Choirokitia on your way.
  • Strovilia - Strovilia check point to pass to North Cyprus
  • Salamis - Visit to the ancient Salamis (entrance fees included)
  • Monastery of Apostolos Varnavas - Visit to the monastery of Saint Varnavas.
  • Famagusta Walled City - Visit to the St.Nikolaos cathedral
  • **Famagusta…
What's Included
  • Licensed guide
  • Hotel pick-up/drop-off in Paphos
  • Air-conditioned transportation
  • Professional driver
What's Not Included
  • Meals and drinks
Additional Information

Our first pause will be at Choirokitia, where we’ll have a coffee break before we proceed to the Strovilia checkpoint (bring your passports) to traverse the United Nations Green Line. We’ll make a stop at the former monastery of St Barnabas, now a museum exhibiting a collection of icons and the tomb of St Barnabas. Next, we’ll head to the ancient…

Location
Choirokoitia
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Duke_s
Jan 20, 2025
North Cyprus! - The excursion was an awesome experience into North Cyprus! The ruins and ghost was fabulous to explore the history of the island. The guide was knowledgeable and food was great during our free time. This is extremely recommended for anyone to explore.
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Kathryn_g
Jan 19, 2025
Brilliant day - Well run, really interesting day. Very good knowledgeable guide who knew all about the historyof the island and locations we visited. We travelled from paphos so it was a long day, but absolutely worth it.
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Penelope_h
Jan 18, 2025
Trip to amazing towns and places - Great excursion that taught us a lot about this lovely country and its history. Our guide, Vasos, was very knowledgeable and this was a very interesting trip, seeing places we wouldn’t have been able to see on our own
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Julie_s
Jan 2, 2025
An Intriguing Visit to the Northern Part of Cyprus! - An insightful and eye-opening experience, learning more about Northern Cyprus and visiting sites which show different aspects of the history of this area. From ancient kingdom of Salamis, to the coastal city of Famagusta with its medieval Venetian city walls and the "ghost town" of Varosha, there is a variety of sites to see and lots to learn. It's definitely worth a visit and the guide is very knowledgeable. It was a great experience and a day trip worth taking when in Cyprus.
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Jane_b
Dec 29, 2024
Brilliant day - This is the 2nd time we have taken this trip, so that says it is good and this time was even better. The coach pick up service is excellent. The coach was clean. The driving was safe and smooth. The tour guide was knowledgeable, interesting and understable. Being given a history of Cyprus was great. The stops were regular amd long enough. Remember to take water but no eating on the coach. There are lots of toilet breaks. We've walked across the Green line in Nicosia and hated it but this trip, we felt very safe and welcomed. We've eaten in the same restaurant twice- a meze, - negotiated price before eating amd got the meal down from €33 to 24€
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Ilana_s
Dec 28, 2024
Very interesting day tour - It was a very interesting day tour. It was well organised and relevant information was provided by our guide.
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David_d
Dec 28, 2024
Amazing Experience - Amazing tour, tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of the areas that we visited, excellent driving from our driver, saw so much in one day, would definitely recommend going on this tour.
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Blanka_w
Dec 17, 2024
Recommended - Very enjoyable, long day with safe driver and knowledgeable guide. If you have a spare day in Paphos, I would thoroughly recommend it to see the occupied part of Cyprus.
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Liathach1055m
Dec 16, 2024
Amazing tour - Wonderful to see the St Barnabas church, the ancient city of Salamis and the walled town of Famagusta, a fascinating glimpse of the Turkish side of Cyprus
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Trailblazer651041
Dec 2, 2024
Really interesting trip - Our guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and very thoughtful. We appreciated the narrative starting with the ancient then medieval and finally the modern city of Famagusta.
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