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Akamas National Park Jeep Safari: Avakas Gorge, Sea caves and Turtle Beach Visit from Paphos
4.6
255 Ratings
Paphos
Embark on an exhilarating Jeep safari through Akamas National Park, exploring Avakas Gorge, Sea caves, and Turtle Beach. Discover Cyprus’ stunning geological formations and end the tour with a visit to a local winery for vine tasting.
Embark on an exhilarating Jeep safari through Akamas National Park, exploring Avakas Gorge, Sea caves, and Turtle Beach. Discover Cyprus’ stunning geological formations and end the tour with a visit to a local winery for vine tasting.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Sea Caves - Unique natural formations
These formations are invaluable, taking thousands of years to form. -
Avakas Gorge - A rocky trail amidst rugged mountain boulders
The path through the gorge is marked by dense vegetation and a particularly appealing, shady, and moist environment.
While hiking, one can explore the native plants: lentisk…
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Sea Caves - Unique natural formations
These formations are invaluable, taking thousands of years to form. -
Avakas Gorge - A rocky trail amidst rugged mountain boulders
The path through the gorge is marked by dense vegetation and a particularly appealing, shady, and moist environment.
While hiking, one can explore the native plants: lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus), Phoenician juniper (Juniperus phoenicea), terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus), thorny broom (Calycotome villosa), common smilax (Smilax aspera), oleander (Nerium oleander), storax (Styrax officinalis), and the endemic endangered Akamas centaury (Centaurea akamantis).
The main species of fauna found in the area include:
Mammals: Fox, hare, hedgehog. Birds: Cyprus wheatear (endemic), Cyprus warbler (endemic), scops owl (endemic), partridge, little owl, kestrel, wild pigeon.
Reptiles: Stellion lizard. Amphibians: Marsh frog, iridescent frog, tree frog.
- Lara Bay Turtle Conservation Station - Situated on a secluded beach away from hotels, shops, and public facilities, the small wooden Lara Bay Turtle Conservation Station assists baby turtles in hatching and reaching the sea. During hatching season, water tanks may contain tiny sea turtles that have just emerged from their eggs at the station. At other times, iron cages and signs are scattered along the beach, warning of turtle nests buried in the sand below. Cages protect them from predators like birds and foxes.
- Akamas Peninsula - Journey through Akamas forest with a swim stop (April-November)
- Latchi - Free time for lunch
- Baths of Aphrodite - In the shady garden, there is a grotto where, according to legend, Aphrodite bathed
- Edro III Shipwreck - The abandoned ship has become a landmark of the Paphos Area
What's Included
- Jeep Tour
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees included
- Jeep Tour
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees included
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Additional Information
An excellent option for those who prefer not to travel by bus is a trip to Akamas National Park. The journey begins with a visit to Paphos highlights, including the Shipwreck Edro and Sea Caves. The itinerary takes travelers through the most captivating spots on the Akamas Peninsula, sure to enchant both nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers. The…
An excellent option for those who prefer not to travel by bus is a trip to Akamas National Park. The journey begins with a visit to Paphos highlights, including the Shipwreck Edro and Sea Caves. The itinerary takes travelers through the most captivating spots on the Akamas Peninsula, sure to enchant both nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers. The program features a walk through the stunning Avakas Gorge and a visit to Lara Beach, a nesting site for sea turtles. The Akamas reserve showcases nearly all of Cyprus’s geological formations, such as valleys, caves, paths, and canyons. The tour will then proceed to the natural pool, surrounded by lush greenery, known as the Baths of Aphrodite, where there will be free time for lunch. The tour concludes at a local winery with a wine tasting experience.
Location
Sea Caves
Agiou Geogiou Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(255 Ratings)
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Rithel
Feb 25, 2026
A wonderful way to see the natural wonders of Cyprus. - The trip was great, we would never have visited half of the places we got to in the Jeep. Our guide Bamboss was great, he said his english was not very good, but we felt he was excellent and great at giving us the history and background of the places we visited. The Jeep was filled with like minded people all out to enjoy the day and honestly I would have joined the other tour with the same company if I had the time on my trip. Ones for next time when we have more than one day to fit these things in. The price of the tour was more than fair given the amount of driving that we had to do to visit the sites. I would not have dreamt of driving on some of the roads we had to use, but the whole trip was amazing. Communication from the operator was excellent and we were updated leading right up to pick up. Thank you Stevies Jeep Safaris!
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Alina_h
Jan 12, 2026
Perfect day trip for our last day - We had no expectation about this tour but it was so amazing. We were a small group, just us and another couple. Our guide Bambos was amazing, he showed us so many things which were not planned. It was truly amazing.
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Xiaochen_z
Jan 6, 2026
Fun dayout - It was a fun trip, mixed local experiences and amazing sight seeing. We were 4 people in total due to the low season and Pambos is a wonderful guide!
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Robert_b
Nov 23, 2025
Super fun, great way to see numerous things around Paphos - Mario out driver was a hoot! Lively personality and very affable
Excellent decision to take us to the Avankas gorge first...cool...Cyprus have superb but unusually warm temps week we were there...and only 4 other people there..as we walked back to the jeep hoards of people were heading to the gorge!
Enjoyed a coffee over looking stunning turtle beach, much needed ice cream by the sea in Latchi, and as it was too choppy to swim...only 2 people out of 8 wanted to anyway..Mario suggested going to a winery instead.... SUPER suggestion....real bonus
Finished off by caves and the famous ship wreck...cave scenery beautiful...
Only thing I wouldn't bother with is Aphrodite's grotto....just tourist trap
We all had a really enjoyable, fun, rewarding day....highly recommend it!
Plus Mario picked us up from our hotel although it wasn't in the pick up list...much appreciated
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H_o
Nov 20, 2025
Good trip, lots to see - A fully packed day with lots of information. A good trip to see parts of the Pahos area not easily accesible by public transport. Our guide, Mario, was a native Cypriot who was very knowledgable. Lots of stops, no feelings of being rushed, plenty of toilets too. Would highly reccomend.
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Trek29107693285
Nov 15, 2025
No complaints fantastic - Amazing full day trip out. Our tour guide was Mario he was superb and really made an effort to accommodate our whole groups needs and even tweaked the itinerary to suit us :) Great fun good laugh visited some amazing places would definitely recommend.
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Wanderer665317
Mar 17, 2026
Good experience if like Jeep safaris - Bambos was an excellent driver enabling us to see different areas that we would not have driven ourselves
Definitely need comfortable shoes and good idea to take water
There were only 8 of us but that was plenty as all adults and would have been a real squash in back of Jeep if there had been 10 of us
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Dee_l
Dec 22, 2025
100% rugged and wild Cyprus - We enjoyed our Jeep safari today with Bambos. Despite not visiting the Akamas Gorge due to rockfall from yesterday's stormy weather, there was plenty of time for coffee and comfort stops. There was also time to see other places of interest. There was time for lunch at Latchi, but it was getting quite late (15:00 we arrived), so we decided to forego lunch in order to get back to the hotel in good time (16:45). Bambos is a good guide who is knowledgeable about the places we visited. His jeep driving skills are exemplary despite the terrain being very rough in some areas of the Akamas peninsula. I'd recommend sitting in the front-facing seat if you don't fancy having your bones rattled too much at the back.
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Goplaces56313648799
Mar 7, 2026
Not as advertised. - To start this review on a positive, some of the sights we saw were pretty. Unfortunately it felt rushed, the guide felt rushed and just felt like they had somewhere better to be. I wish there was more clarification on when we can go down to Laura Bay because of the time (March) we couldn't go and because of the timing we didn't get to fully explore the gorge like the pictures, got to see other people go in further but not us. I think you need to put in your description; the expectation of what to see depending on the months you go for example Jan-March Laura Bay isn't visitable because if I knew this was the case I probably wouldn't have booked it, same with the Gorge. In the description it says you get to study the native flowers and animals but again we didn't do that, it felt like the guide had somewhere better to be. It also says local wine tasting, again didn't do that. Overall I wouldn't recommend this tour because of our experience.
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Deryck_j
Feb 1, 2026
Not Recommended - The experience didn’t include the Avakas Gorge as it’s shut and has been shut for the last 15 days. The advert said it included a hike in the Avakas but the company did not bother to inform in advance that it was shut.
I was last to get on the jeep so had to sit right the back. Due the fact I am 6ft 3”, sitting right over the back wheel, with a very low roof and with extremely bumpy tracks…… I kept bumping my head on the roof. The driver slowed down as he approached the bumps when remembered however I still finished the days with several lumps on my head.
I couldn’t hear the drivers commentary for much of the time. Due to the noise of the engine, the driver didn’t have any amplification, he was facing away from me and he was speaking in English which meant others on the jeep who didn’t speak English weren’t listening and were busy chattering away in their own dialects. Their children were also constantly noisy. I informed the driver I couldn’t hear very well and to be fair he did try and speak up!
All in all it was a bit of a shambles and it’s not a tour I would recommend particularly for anyone who I’d 6ft 3” and wants to listen to the guide.
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