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Half-Day Buggy Safari to Akamas Peninsula with Lunch
4.9
22 Ratings
Yeroskipou
Explore the natural beauty of Akamas National Park in this half day tour by driving a buggy. The adventure includes sightseeing at the Sea-caves, Edro III Shipwreck, and a visit to Lara Bay coast, a birthplace of rare turtle species.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- TT Motorcycle Rentals & Tours Paphos - Your day begins with your arrival (or hotel pick-up) 30 minutes before departure at our main shop on Poseidonos Avenue, located in the Aliathon Complex.
At the shop, you’ll meet your guides who will provide you with the necessary equipment (e.g., goggles) and instructions on how to safely operate your chosen vehicle (Quad or Buggy).
- Paphos Harbour and Port - A few minutes after departure, you’ll drive past the Paphos harbour area.
- Tombs of the Kings - After passing the harbour area, your guide will lead you through the Tombs of the Kings area, a busy road named after the nearby archaeological site.
- Coral Bay - By now, you’ll be familiar with your vehicles. The next drive takes you through Coral Bay in Pegeia village, bringing you close to the second half of the tour, which is the entry to the Akamas Peninsula.
- Edro III Shipwreck - Just after Coral Bay, you’ll be guided to a popular yet hard-to-find location called the Sea Caves.
As the name suggests, you’ll see caves formed by the sea and a shipwreck visible very close to the shore.
The ship is called Edro III and has been stranded in the area since 2011. You’ll have free time for photos and sightseeing in the area.
- Akamas National Forest Park - This semi-desert peninsula with low-height flora is Cyprus’s most popular natural destination and a UNESCO Heritage site, offering 230 sq km of off-road land to explore!
After an adventurous drive through Akamas’s tracks, you’ll visit Lara Bay (aka Turtle Bay), a famous nesting site for the rare Caretta-Caretta turtle species.
At Lara Bay, you’ll have free time to learn more about the turtle conservation efforts by reading the information notes at the small unit on the beach. If you visit during the hatching period around August, you might witness the incredible sight of baby turtles making their first steps toward the sea!
At Lara Bay, you’ll also have free time to enjoy the scenery and relax.
The tour concludes with a delicious meal at a local restaurant, with both meat and vegetarian options available on the menu.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Helmets (optional if needed)
- Surcharges on fuel
- Experienced local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (from a list of available hotels)
What's Not Included
- Bandanas optional (bring your own if required)
Additional Information
- Max 2 persons per vehicle on double passenger options. For mix product options or group of persons its easier to do the bookings separately.
- Minimum age of drivers is 21 years and for passengers 10.
- Valid Driving License is required for the drivers
- If canceled due to poor weather (very unlikely!), you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
- Please dress for outdoors. Dusty conditions areas are included
- Sunglasses, hat and and extra cold drink are useful to bring in hot weather
- Participants must sign a disclaimer
- Extreme or dangerous driving is not allowed
Location
TT Motorcycle Rentals & Tours Paphos
Find us at Aliathon Holiday village complex (corner parking area). Opposite Leonardo Plaza Cypria Maris hotel. You will see ATV, buggies and motorcycle parked.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(22 Ratings)
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Katiehb5232rp
Nov 10, 2021
Excellent off road adventure - Our guide Costas was brilliant. A fantastic experience on the off-road buggy. We did the mountain tour which was great to see some scenery other than the coastline. Lots of dust and bumpy roads which was exactly what we wanted. Would recommend highly
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Anna_g
Aug 12, 2021
Amazing fun - Costas is THE boss! Fantastic experience, super recommended! Great fun and spectacular views. A must-do!
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Phil
Nov 9, 2020
Best way to see rural Paphos - What an amazing experience!!!! Costas the owner and our guide was both fun and informative. He took us across all kinds of terrain, which tested the capability of the vehicle both myself and my wife drove. It was a real adrenaline rush but also one of the best ways to see 'real' Cyprus.
As a family business he really cares about your experience. The vehicles were brilliant to drive and really well maintained.
The only down side was Costas voted my wife a better driver than me... I will forgive him for that but my wife has not stopped telling anyone who will listen!! Ha.
Will definite be back to drive again not only because we enjoyed it so much but to recover some dignity for being a worse driver than my wife.
😳😂
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Zoe_g
Oct 29, 2020
10/10 trip in Paphos! - This trip was fantastic! We had a brilliant time. The tour guide Costas was so accommodating and lovely throughout the duration of our trip. He knew a lot about the sites and was very informative. We had so much on the buggy’s and definitively felt very safe! Dimitris (his son) helped us with booking too so it was very easy. 100% recommend!
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Sjr-pjh2020
Oct 5, 2020
Great fun fast and dusty definitely recommend! - We had a brilliant trip totalling 3 hours with Dimitris, it was just the two of us so we felt lucky to have booked basically a private guide. He picked us up from our hotel and asked what trip we would prefer whether mountainous or beach touristy etc. We stopped at two bars both authentic Cypriot and drinks were included. Great fun lots of laughs, dusty but goggles were provided and we came prepared with scarves! Very nice guy, friendly, chatty and told us lots about the areas and where to go so very informative. Thanks again for a memorable 50th birthday morning!!
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Rossandkat9999
Sep 13, 2020
Great fun offroad trip - Great fun trip, especially through the water and bushes bit. Friendly guide who was super kind and rescued my cap when it flew off. Recommended for something a bit different but great fun.
Do wear a mask or face covering as the dust goes everywhere, be careful if wearing a cap as it could fly off.
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Libby_kv
Mar 17, 2020
Great trip around Paphos - We had a very good time doing this trip. We were taken to a lovely quiet beach, beautiful reservoir, mountains, very old town, drove through rivers and in general our trip was off road for a big part of the time which was very exciting and we enjoyed it very much. 100% recommended, if we visit Paphos again we'll definitely come back for another ride.
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Gavinmurphy2015
Jan 21, 2020
Great Day out - Very friendly and helpful staff great views and buggy’s . They also do other thing like bike rentals and motorcycle rentals.
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Acholder
Oct 16, 2019
Another great adventure - 5 stars again. Returning back after doing a quad tour two years ago. We booked two tours with these guys. One private quad tour for 2 hrs around Paphos. That was great fun. Taken to the heart of the island. We stopped at a beautiful beach only locals go too. Were provided with drink. The fresh squeezed OJ was the best. The quads are in good condition. They could do with a few smaller helmets that would be my only point they could improve on. We then a week later did a buggy tour to Lara bay I previously did this on a quad but thought would try a buggy. Even though I had already done the tour every tour is unique and he made a special tour. It was a small group only two buggies and him which was nice. They provide you with water. He took us to Adonis water fall you pay 9€ each to enter but I mean you can see from the pictures below it was breath taking. We could have swam but didn’t take swimwear on this tour. My friend had never driven a buggy before and he told us when the best time to swap so she could get the feel for it. She was a natural and drove us all the way home and he was happy she was confident enough to do so. He also takes great photos just ask him and his more than happy to catch those magical moments. 100% would recommend. I have done many off roading quad tours ect around the world and this is definitely for me the best value for money. 5 stars.
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Kookie2014
Sep 2, 2019
A fun day out however a few bumps in the road - Booking- We had originally booked 2 single quadbikes however when we arrived the owner stated and we both ridden a quad bike before. My partner had ridden one and he was asked to Test drive his skills which was fine. Then the owner tried to convince me to drive a buggy as he stated that lots of people who come on holiday have accidents on quad bikes due to lack of experience. After some time of talking to him he ask my partner to show me how to drive a quad bike and then the owner was happy I was able to drive a quad bike on my own.
Guide- I felt very disappointed our guide wasn't very chatty and wasnt knowledgable about the area he was showing us, considering lots of reviews have stated how good their guides were.
Time- TripAdvisor states on the schedule this experience will last for 4 hours however when we arrived back at the base it was 3 hours and 5 minutes.
Equipment- they did provide us with a helmet and a bandana. Goggles would have been helpful as it was very dusty.
The ride- the road on the quad bikes does take you along a lot of busy roads however you will get used to this. I didn't know how to ride a quad bike when I first booked the trip but after some persuasion with the owner he let me have a test drive around the open car park and I soon got used to the controls.
Having now looked at other people's buggy trips this one also seemed highly expensive for what you got for it. The owner did wave a checkered flag when we got back to the base which did make it more fun, they also have a 1st,2nd and 3rd podium for people to stand on. I'm not sure I would recommend this trip. X
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