Cyprus Exploration: A Memorable Journey Through Troodos Mountains and Traditional Villages
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1,101 Ratings
Kouklia
Embark on a memorable journey through the Troodos Mountains and traditional villages in Cyprus. Experience the harmonious blend of national color, mountain nature, and centuries-old history. Indulge in local cuisine, wine, and traditional halloumi cheese.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Aphrodite’s Rock - According to legend, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite was born here from sea foam
What's Included
  • Wine tasting
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Renowned tours in Cyprus stand out due to their seamless blend of national charm and majestic mountain scenery. This tour is where local flavor intertwines with the island’s rich, long-standing history. Explore the island’s oldest and most scenic villages, favored by kings and poets for recreation, and savor authentic local wine and traditional halloumi cheese.

Location
Aphrodite's Rock
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sue_r
Jun 23, 2024
Fabulous Cyprus mountains - I booked this trip for myself and my husband by chance, our hotel offered a similar tour but the Viator one was more to our interest. We had never heard of Viator and were sceptical with all the scam artists online; however, we took the plunge to part with our pennies and we have no regrets. Our bus arrived promptly, full air conditioning with seat belts. Our guide Oula (sorry if mispelt) was professional, knowledgeable and welcoming. The trip through the Troodos mountains, viewing Aphrodite's rock, waterfall, wine tasting, Lofou and Omodos. All sites visited were interesting and the timings between them sufficient that the tour felt very free flowing. Aphrodite’s rock was a wonderful site, where there is a kiosk and toilets, unfortunately one of the two ladies toilets was permanently locked and the other had no lock, no soap or hand towels. So time spent queueing left no time to view in the shop. Between stops our wonderfully calm guide told us of the country and its inhabitants, history, vegetation and produce. A very enjoyable day travelling through the mountains.
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Roland_r
Jun 22, 2024
Unforgettable wonderful trip - A wonderful unforgettable trip, the villages are beautiful, clean, quiet, birds singing. Ulla, our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us valuable info regarding the history of Cyprus. I highly recommend it, you will not be disappointed.
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Stephanie_a
Jun 20, 2024
Very informative especially if you like trees and history. - Myra was lovely and very knowledgeable. She really knows a lot about the local plants. The locals are also very nice. My group didn't get to try the halloumi cheese but the food we did have was delicious! (We sat downstairs so maybe the tasting was upstairs?) Weather was more hotter than I anticipated but I still had a lovely time. Would definitely check out Lysos more too thanks to her recommendations. :)
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Bricevalentins
Jun 17, 2024
AMAZING! Ask for Anna when booking - The tour was excellent! Really enjoyed the natural scenery and old Cypriot villages. Heaps of cultural heritage. Anna’s commentary (English) was really informative and enjoyable - she’s full of positivity! Antonis was an excellent driver - super smooth! Both took really good care of us regardless of age :) Do ask for them when booking, you’ll have a wonderful tour :)
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Jolantaaritz
Jun 17, 2024
Best local guide and tour - One of the best tours I’ve taken with a local guide - Liza was super knowledgeable and informative. The tour was fantastic. - just he right combo of learning, seeing, doing, and having fun! Thank you Constructour!!!!
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Pioneer64091592582
Jun 17, 2024
A Fantastic Day - We thoroughly enjoyed the ‘100% Cyprus’ tour today with our amazing tour guide Anna. She was so accommodating to everyone’s needs throughout the day, even advising us on other travel elements for our stay. Her knowledge of the various places we visited, along with Cypriot history and legends, was really interesting and added a lot of value and context to the tour. Furthermore, the views were breathtaking and it was so special to be able to visit villages where a traditional Cyprus way of life is still the norm. We would truly recommend this tour! You get up to so much throughout the day, yet it’s delivered at a great pace which won’t leave you lost with too much information. It is excellent value for money and a fabulous excursion which shows you the “Real Cyprus” and includes the transfers to and from hotels, and throughout the day, in a very well air conditioned bus.
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Dot_d
Jun 11, 2024
Good - The Pros: This was a nice tour. Not our first Viator tour. As is standard with Viator - in our experience - the tour guides are excellent. Liza was no exception, she was very knowledgeable about the tour topic, we learned a lot about Cypriot culture, which was very interesting, particularly about the stone buildings and the types of building balconies, the trees and agriculture, it was good Although not our first time in Cyprus, we learned a lot more about the island during this trip. The wine tasting which was the part we were not particularly interested in as we're not really alcohol drinkers, was actually really enjoyable because the lady who did the presentation was fantastic, so engaging and made it fun for everyone. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Very good value for money trip, we would recommend it. The Cons: The things we didn't enjoy was the sharing, by Liza of her political views regarding the - at that time - up coming elections in Cyprus. She was sharing a bit too much of her personal views in our opinion, and I'm not sure anyone else on the trip enjoyed that part either. We also did not like how people were embarrassed into singing songs from their own country. We sure it was done to be fun but we were uncomfortable with it.
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Laura_d
Jun 10, 2024
100% Cyprus - A lovely varied trip to see some cultural parts of Cyprus. Angela, the tour guide, was absolutely great & gave us lots of info about each area. The time at Aphrodites Rock & the waterfall was perfect as you had enough time to enjoy them & take your photos but not too much that you were bored. The little villages were so pretty & we were grateful for a bit longer at the last one to enjoy a relaxed lunch. The wine tasting was excellent & the lady hosting (I can’t remember her name) was fantastic! I thought the trip was great value
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Johnmo6460jo
Jun 9, 2024
Such a Great Tour - Angela was excellent. Lots of interesting background information on the Island of Cyprus as we travelled between the various stops. The visit to the winery was such fun, led by Jenny. Lunch in the recommended Taverna was sooo good and very reasonable. Would definitely recommend this trip. (Just saw the review complaining about the bus not being air conditioned. This was certainly not our experience. The vehicle was air conditioned and lovely and cool. The driver was also great at getting us into remote areas).
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David_t
Jun 21, 2024
Sadly forgettable. - Lunch, not much else to say. The tour promised more, but unfortunately the content wasn’t there. The guide was good though.
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