Tours to Cyprus is a journey to the Pearl of the Mediterranean, which has a luxurious frame of prestigious hotels and restaurants, many clean beaches and constant gentle sun. Holidays in Cyprus cannot be monotonous. After all, only this island perfectly combines golden beaches and high cool mountains covered with pine thickets, secluded monasteries and ancient cities, vibrant nightlife and attractive shopping for tourists from Moscow and other regions.
Despite the fact that this island has 320 sunny days a year, the tour operator in Cyprus recommends booking tours from April to November (during this period, the warmest sea and sand warms up to the optimum temperature). And lovers of skiing will be able to fully enjoy the quality tracks on Mount Olympos in February and March.
Holidays in Cyprus are exciting rides on miniature donkeys, trips to the Akamas nature reserve, luxurious diving and treasure hunting at the bottom of the sea, fast-paced jeep safari and flights to the heavenly heights on mini-planes. Hotels and restaurants with spicy cuisine on the island are the image of European service of the highest class, and unusual flora and magnificent fauna will not let you forget this luxurious trip!
EXCURSIONS: we recommend booking individual excursions with an English-speaking guide in advance.
PURCHASES:
According to a2zgov, Cyprus is a real paradise for shoppers. You can buy leather, furs, jewelry, and shoes at an inexpensive cost.
STORES: Opening hours from May to September 8.00 – 13.00 and 16.00 – 19.00, opening hours from October to April 8.00 – 13.00 and 14.30 – 18.00. Shops are closed on Sundays, Wednesdays and Saturday afternoons. In tourist areas, almost all shops are open withoutinterruption.
SOUVENIRS: Lefkarian lace napkin, a large bottle of KEO beer, “suzuko” – a Cypriot delicacy made from grape molasses and almonds, “halloumi” – a kind of cheese made only in Cyprus, a bottle of Commandaria – a Cypriot dessert wine, a cassette with recordings of Cypriot music, traditional pottery – jugs, vases, candlesticks.
TIPS: In a restaurant, the usual tip is 10% of the bill. In the hotel it is customary to leave a few coins for the maids. Porter at the hotel and airport within 1-2 euros.
MAINS VOLTAGE: Everywhere 110 volts. Three-prong grounded sockets are used. Adapters are required. In most hotels, you can take the adapter with a deposit, or buy it at any store.
CONNECTION:
There is an automatic international telephone connection in Cyprus with 206 countries of the world. Telephone
payment cards are sold at post offices, kiosks, souvenir stalls. You can call from
pay phones, payment by phone cards worth 2, 5, 10 CYP. There are two tariffs for telephone conversations: regular and preferential. For calls within the country, a reduced rate is valid from 20.00 to 7.00 daily, for international calls – from 22.00 to 8.00 daily and all Sunday.
Call Russia from Cyprus 00-7-095 + phone number in Moscow. Call from Russia to Cyprus 8-10-357 + area code – six-digit hotel number
City codes: Limassol -5, Larnaca-4, Paphos-6,
Ayia Napa-3, Nicosia-2 (within the country, the area code is dialed with zero).
EMERGENCY PHONES:
Police, ambulance and fire department – 199, information service – 191, 192, roadside assistance – 452521.
EMBASSY AND CONSULATE:
Embassy of Cyprus: Povarskaya str., 9 tel. 744-29-44 consular department from 12-00 to 15-00 tel. 744-29-34
Consulate of Russia in Cyprus: Nicosia tel. 02-472141
TRANSPORT:
Due to left-hand traffic when crossing the road, look to the right first. Buses, “minibuses” and taxis carry out intercity flights and intracity transportation. Intercity buses run quite rarely, making, as a rule, two flights a day: one in the morning, the second in the evening. There are no flights on Sundays. Shuttle taxis run between cities daily from 5.45 am to 6.30 pm. A fixed-route taxi can be called through the hotel administrator or independently, by phone.
RENT A CAR: Cyprus has a very good quality of roads. Almost every hotel has a car rental service. Rental price – from $25 per day. Movement is left-handed. Cars for rent are issued only to tourists over 25 years old with a driving license with at least 2 years of experience.
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
Passport and travel documents should preferably be kept separately from money; if they are lost, the costs associated with obtaining duplicates are paid independently.
SECURITY:
In order not to spoil your vacation right away !!!
REMEMBER THAT THE SUN IN THE SUMMER IS VERY INSIDENT
To avoid sunstroke and burns, use protective creams with a high degree of radiation protection, wear hats (straw hats, panama hats), stay under an awning or in the shade for the first time. Pay special attention to children (children usually burn due to the fault of their parents). It is necessary to get used to sunbathing gradually, increasing the dose of sunbathing. Put on white T-shirts for the first time. Do not leave children unattended, stock up on inflatable circles in advance (floats on hands, waist mini-vests).