A trip that gives you the chance to visit the beautiful coastal town of Famagusta and to go as near as possible to the fenced and sealed-off part of the town that is known all around the world as the “Ghost Town of Varosha”! The first stop is the Monastery of Saint Barnabas, the founder of the Cypriot Orthodox Church. There you will also have the chance to visit the Icon Museum of the Monastery as well as the tomb of Saint Barnabas who was martyred in the area in 52AD. Our trip continues with a visit to the ancient city-kingdom of Salamis, founded right after the Trojan War by the archer Teucer who came from the Greek island of Salamis. Time will be given there for a guided tour around the archaeological site which includes a beautiful ancient Greek theater and marble columns, Roman Baths and a Gymnasium.

We then drive back to Famagusta Old Town Center, where free time will be given for lunch (optional extra) and sightseeing. During your free time there, we highly recommend a walk around the Venetian Walls that surround the old part of the town and a visit at the Gothic Church of Saint Nicolas and Othello Castle (optional extra) which is mentioned by William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”.

Your last stop will be the beach located right next to the “Ghost Town of Varosha”. There, you will have the chance to swim in the crystal clear blue waters of the beautiful golden sand beach of Famagusta, whilst taking in the eerie sight of the abandoned buildings which have been desolate since the Turkish invasion in 1974. On our way back we drive right next to the “Ghost Town of Varosha”, where you can see exactly how the area, that was once the best tourist resort of the island, now looks like!

Pick up from designated location closed to the place you are staying.

Important Notes:

– Clients must have with them their Passports or their EU National Identity (ID) Cards! Only the citizens of European Union Countries are allowed to use their National Identity (ID) Cards to cross the checkpoint. All other nationalities must use their Passports for crossing. Only original documents can be used for crossing. Photocopies of the original documents or other forms of identification (e.g., driving licenses, temporary residence permits, etc.) cannot be used for crossing.

– Armenian, Syrian, Nigerian and Turkmenistan citizens cannot join these two excursions, unless they have a special visa!

– Ukrainian citizens living in Cyprus with a refugee status cannot join these two excursions as they are not allowed to cross the border.

– Greek citizens that have the old National Identity (ID) Cards which are handwritten with a pen, cannot join these two excursions. Greek citizens must have with them either a new National Identity (ID) Card or their Passport to be allowed to join these two excursions.