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Troodos Safari Tour: Guided Exploration of Iconic Landmarks, Monastery, Forest, and Winery
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Troodos Mountains
Embark on a thrilling Troodos Safari Tour and explore iconic landmarks, a majestic monastery, lush forests, and a charming winery. Discover the rich history, culture, and natural beauty of the area while enjoying a free wine tasting and a potential swim at the birthplace of Aphrodite.
Duration:
8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Troodos Mountains - Our tour begins with a photo stop at the impressive water dam.
- Troodos - Tour will be followed by a drive through the lush Troodos Forest.
- Roudias venetian bridge - Next, we’ll make a 15-20 minute stop at the historic Venetian Bridge, a stunning example of medieval architecture.
Venetian Bridge (15 - 20 min stop)
- Kykkos Monastery Troodos - From there, we’ll visit the stunning Kykkos Monastery, a 35-minute stop where you can admire the beautiful Byzantine icons and art.
- Mount Olympus - If weather permits, we’ll also make a 10-minute photo stop at the foot of Mount Olympus.
- Troodos - The Troodos Waterfalls, a 15-20 minute stop, are a breathtaking display of nature’s power and beauty.
- Omodos - The tour then continues to the charming Omodos Village, where we’ll make a 30-35 minute stop at the Monastery of Holy Cross.
- Aphrodite’s Rock - We then visit a winery for a complimentary wine tasting before stopping at the birthplace of Aphrodite, a 30-35 minute swimming stop. If weather permits, we’ll also swim at the Rock of Aphrodite.
Please remember to bring good shoes, a swimming costume, and some water. A safari lunch at a taverna is optional during the trip, with a one-hour break to purchase your own lunch. This tour offers a unique opportunity to experience the best of Cyprus, its history, and its natural beauty.
What's Included
- Hotel round-trip transfer
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
This unique journey takes tourists to a variety of diverse points of interest. The itinerary involves exploring a water dam, the Troodos Forest, a Venetian bridge, the Kykkos Monastery, Mount Olympos, Troodos Waterfalls, the enchanting Omodos Village, a winery, and the legendary birthplace of Aphrodite. Every stop on this tour introduces guests to the region’s rich history, vibrant culture, and breathtaking scenery. Moreover, the trip offers a complimentary winery tasting and an optional swimming break at Aphrodite’s birthplace. The schedule of this sightseeing adventure is adaptable, allowing for modifications depending on visitor preferences and weather outlook.
- Generally all tours start from 8:30 am and they finish at 5:30 pm. Actually is not a gap but its the transportation time as it’s a really lengthy tour.
Location
Troodos Mountains
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(44 Ratings)
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Rezdars
May 25, 2024
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! - Embarked on this solo trip, it was brilliant, The tour guide made excellent stops, both scenic and educational. The staff were top-notch, there were plenty of opportunities for photos and rest breaks. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys adventure, nature, and exploring Cyprus.
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Maps429290
Apr 17, 2024
An interesting tour around the Troodos region - We enjoyed this tour which included a lot of different types of sites: some of which would be hard to find by ourselves, especially those that involved skilled off-road driving. Our driver and guide, Michael, was excellent. He was very informative and did not rush us so we had time to enjoy each place. We highly recommend the Troodos safari tour.
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Debbie_d
Apr 3, 2024
A great day out - The driver was great , it was lovely stopping at all the different destinations. It was a great experience being able to swim out to aphrodite s rock. The jeep ride was a little bumpy but felt safe at all times .
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Sharon_i
Mar 24, 2024
Safari jeep trip - Picked up on time the driver was brilliant explaining things as we drive along highly recommend this trip as you see loads ..
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Jan_n
Jun 5, 2024
Great tour with gorgeous views! - Vassos was a great driver, very knowledgeable of the places we visited! The tour also checks off all the interesting places in the area, though we could have taken sightly more 1-2 minutes breaks for taking pictures of the gorgeous views or at the Afrodite beach. Also the jeep experience is not 100% necessary as most of the places are reachable using regular roads. But all in all, this is very solid 4/5 stars. Would book again 🙂
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E7303jyesthers
May 1, 2024
A surprising nice trip, only possible with a Jeep. - It was a very nice experience. The guides were very funny and relaxed. And we had a good driver, the brother of Johnny Depp, 🤪. The car was not very comfortable to sit in.
But we saw nice parts of Cypres, like a nice waterfall, a nice old bridge in the nature, a Monastery, and the beach /rock were Aphrodite was born. But the last was not very interesting. Anyway we had a nice day.
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Heather_n
Mar 12, 2024
Relaxed tour yummy food - Lovely day with our excellent guild keeping things interesting.
The monastery was bigger than I thought lots to see, ran out of time for the museum.
All the sights where beautiful not much time need at each one so well planned out.
Stopped for a wonderful local meal and a few Coffee's along the way so a very relaxed tour all in all.
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Pd1161
Mar 30, 2024
Check & check again... - Great trip & a good way to see a lot of Cyprus. The guide was very friendly & informative, however the Jeep was old (94) & the fumes in the back were awful. My husband is never sick when travelling but was sick a number of times on this trip. I had a headache before we finished.We were disappointed not to visit the winery as it was on the itinerary but when asked were we going, the guide just said no. Check the itinerary before you leave to avoid disappointment.
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C534hlannel
May 10, 2024
Grumpy driver spoiled the day - Did the Troodos jeep safari. Unfortunately we had a very grumpy and rude driver. At the beginning already he asked sarcasticly if we were interested in his explanations because if not he wouldn't have to tell. And we were really interested! Later on, some other people in the jeep were 5 minutes late and the driver started to shout at them. For the rest of the day he kept repeating again and again that next time he would leave without them and kept asking them in an unpolite manner if they heard him very well. When we were heading for the waterfalls mentioned in the programm, he asked if we wanted to go there. Again when we were heading for the "swim-stop" at aprodites rock he asked if we wanted to go there. He said it was just a rock, nothing more, did we want to go? We said yes and when we were there he told us it was dangerous to swim there during this season. And again threats that he would leave without us if anyone would not come back in time. No time to swim even when it's not dangerous. No visit to a winery either. It's not visited at all if you don't want to taste (and pay for tasting) or maybe it was just this driver who skipped it. It was obvious he wanted to go home asap. Tour itself was ok but not spectaculair, spoiled by the grumpy and rude driver. He said he was doing this job since 1995. Is appearently fed up with this job.
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Juta_l
Apr 13, 2024
Poor service and rude attitude - The safari car was in very bad condition. There were too many people, it was uncomfortable to sit. It was difficult to see through the windows because the height of the windows was awkward and not clear. The guide didn't tell us anything, we had to ask questions ourselves what the place was. In short, an off-road rally with poor service and rude attitude from the staff.
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