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Discover one of the Meditteranean’s most unspoilt areas on this 8-day trip to Northern Cyprus. Combine coastal walks with mountain trails, visit castle and caves, swim in the sea and stroll around local villages. Includes 5 days guided walks, 1 free day, 7 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast, and 5 lunches.

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• 7 nights hotel accommodation in The Ship Inn, Kyrenia (or similar). Rooms are en-suite with air conditioning and a balcony or terrace.
• 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches
• 5 days guided walks
• Transport between destinations
• Airport transfers

Day 1 - Join trip in Kyrenia

• Welcome meeting at the Ship Inn, based in a small resort around 1.5 miles from the centre of Kyrenia. Optional dinner with the group in a local restaurant.

Day 2 - Kantara Castle and Kaplica Beach

• After breakfast and a briefing, we drive along the coast to Kantara Castle, stopping off at Incirli Cave, to see its stalactites and stalagmites. After lunch, enjoy a walk around Karpaz Peninsula with its varied landscape and spectacular coastal views. Then take the chance to swim and relax on Kaplica beach. Ascent: 50m; Descent: 450m; Time: 2hrs; Total: 7.5km.

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3 - Besparmak Mountains to Bellapais village

• Starting from the Arapkoy area, walk through the Besparmak Mountains to Bellapais village, made famous by Lawrence Durrell, stopping for a picnic lunch en route in the forest. Visit Bellapais Abbey, an imposing ruin with spectacular views of Kyrenia and the Mediterranean Sea. Ascent: 300m; Descent: 350m; Time: 4hrs; Total: 12.5km.
• Afternoon drive into Kyrenia for an optional visit to Kyrenia Castle and the Shipwreck Museum.

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4 - Saint Hilarion Castle and walk to Lapta

• Morning visit to Saint Hilarion castle, one of the best preserved of the Crusader forts overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Drive to the village of Kozan in the Besparmak Mountain range to start a walk to Lapta Village through wildflower meadows and pine forests. Visit the ruins of the Sinai Monastery and stop for a picnic lunch en route. Ascent: 150m; Descent: 450m; Time: 4hrs; Total: 10km.

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 5 – Free Day

• Take some time to relax on one of the hotel’s sun terraces or take a dip in the outdoor pool. You might want to visit one of the local beaches or head into Kyrenia for a stroll around the old harbour. Alternatively ask your guide about the optional excursion to the historic city of Famagusta and Salamis ruins.

Meals included: Breakfast

Optional excursion: Day trip to the city of Famagusta and Salamis ruins

Day 6 - Hike Akdeniz King Tombs Trail

• Drive through fertile agricultural regions to the West Coast village of Akdeniz. Today’s circular walk is through pine forests, passing colourful fields of flowers and historical sites. Stop for a picnic lunch en route, before descending to the coast along turtle beach back to Akdeniz. Take some time at Akdeniz Caretta beach, for a swim and a drink before the drive back to the hotel. Descent: 200m; Time: 4hrs; Total: 13km.

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 7 - Visit Buffavento Castle; Walk in the shadow of Besparmak Mountain

• This morning, head to the ruined fortress of Buffavento in the Besparmak Mountains. A zig zag path leads up to the ruins and the top to the castle is reached by some steeper steps. There is a spectacular view of the Troodos Mountains, Famagusta and Nicosia. The main walk for today is to the base of Besparmark, translated as 'The Five Fingered Mountain' because of its distinctive jagged peaks following a trail into the forest. Stop for a picnic lunch at the Church of Panayia Plataniotissa. After lunch the walk is under the forest canopy to an abandoned monastery. Ascent: 70m; Descent: 170m; Time: 4hrs; Total: 13km.

Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 8 - Trip ends in Kyrenia

• The trip ends after breakfast.

Meals included: Breakfast