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Famagusta and Salamis full-day tour
Ayia Napa, Cyprus
4.3/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: Fixable
Do this because
Explore Salamis, an ancient Greek city-state on the east coast of Cyprus
Visit the 5th century Monastery of St Barnabas, a notable pilgrimage site
Discover Famagusta old town with some impressive remains of the past
Visit the ‘ghost town' of Varosha, once a popular resort, for a guided tour
Expert local guide with an unrivalled knowledge of Cyprus and its history
What to expect
This tour to the northern part of Cyprus flits through multiple layers of history – ancient, medieval and the 1970s. The stars of the show are the ruins of the classical city of Salamis and the old town of Famagusta, plus the ‘ghost town' of Varosha. Stavroula, one of our expert local guides, says, "the Famagusta area is rich in treasures from antiquity to the Middle Ages and beyond. According to local lore, people were so wealthy in medieval times that they built 365 churches to praise God each day for their lifestyle of ease and plenty."Your adventure starts in...
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What's included
Transport
Guide
Admission fees
Full insurance cover for travelling in the northern part of Cyprus
What to remember
You'll need your passport / ID card to cross the checkpoint into the northern part of Cyprus
Just so you know, because of local restrictions at Strovillia checkpoint, only passport holders from EU member states, the UK, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland can travel to and from the northern part of Cyprus
Please note, single parent families or those travelling without both parents need to provide extra documentation for anyone under the age of 18 when travelling into the north of Cyprus. This includes a 'letter of authorisation' from the missing parent, as well as supporting documents including birth certificate of the child, passport copy of the missing parent or a copy of a court order. Templates of these letters are readily available on search engines however we recommend you consult a lawyer prior to travelling on holiday
This experience doesn't follow our general cancellation policy. If you need to cancel, you must do so at least 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Provider
TUI CYPRUS LTD
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Reviews
great
4.3/5
Based on
77 reviews from verified customers
L
Loucarroo
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 25 years old
Excellent
You could do with a timed itinerary. travelling from, Nissi beach, you are in a coach with pickups, You don’t complete border checks until 10am, having left at 8am. There are limited places to get snacks or a meal, so grab breakfast or make sure you take something with you. Famagusta and the ghost town was our main reason for the trip, but you do get an hour at salimi Roman ruins, and you also get 45 mins ish at St barnabus monastery. The ghost town, you only get about 40 mins
M
Michael
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Excellent
Interessanter und spannender Ausflug und tolle Reiseleitung(Olga)
M
Mary
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Great
Interessante Tour. Viele Informationen zu der Geschichte und der politischen Lage von Zypern erhalten.
R
Randi
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 36 years old
Poor
Denne tur kunne skæres til det halve der er alt for lang tid i Famagusta og i selve spøgelsesbyen. 45 min
S
SuzyS
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 57 years old
Great
Difficulty in hearing guide when stopped.Enjoyed the historical tour of ghost town.
J
JM
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 41 years old
Excellent
The coach picked us up on time, the tour guide was amazing her knowledge was outstanding. The all day tour was very interesting with lots of information and attention to detail from the guide. We liked the trip even more due to not being stuck on a coach all day as the different locations gave us chance to get off the coach every 15 minutes or so.
M
MCT
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 31 years old
Excellent
Sehr schöne Tour, nicht so lange Bus Fahrten. Mega nette Tour Guide Fahrerin die tolles verständliches Englisch sprach. Sie konnte alle Fragen beantworten und war sehr Emphatisch. Wir können die Tour auf jedenfall empfehlen , auch für Kinder.
A
Ang
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 35 years old
Excellent
Whole tour was amazing. Very informative and interesting. Would have been nice to spend a little longer at each sight.
P
Philip
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 26 years old
Great
Enjoyed the day overall. The guide was lovely and made sure we were all learning and stayed in the shade. I think more time solos have been made in verosha, felt like we were only allowed to walk down one street and then made to get back on the bus. Other people had scooters, bikes and their own little bus to explore everywhere, would have preferred the option to do this and more time on our own
S
Shd
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 70 years old
Average
Betalda stolar med längre benutrymme blev inte rätt inbokat och uteblev En dansk guide, av tre, på hotellet kunde ge bra och rätt info. Kakelakor på rummet inte så trevligt. Sopor utanför i >30 graders värme. Mycket störande musik utanför med en presentatör av programmen inte skrek utan "tjöt" ut budskapet i tio dagar, på högsta volym, omöjligt att gå och vila före 22.30 Frukosten var utmärkt, ordning och reda, trevlig persona och god mat.
J
Johnny
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Great
Turen er som så ok men med en mindre gruppe/bus ville ventetiden ved checkpoint og toiletterne have været kortere og der ville være mere tid ved stoppene.
J
John
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Excellent
S
Scott Bennett
August 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 28 years old
Poor
We will be sending an email explaining in great detail which will outline our dissatisfaction as a family.
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Åse
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
Informativ tur. Guiden var kunnnskapsrik. Lærte mye. Veldig varmt når vi var ute og gikk, men vannskelig å gjøre noe med det.
T
Tine Nissen
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Excellent
K
Knoll
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 32 years old
Great
Sehr interessanter und abwechslungsreicher Ausflug
P
Paul Anderson
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Great
D
DARREN & CATHY
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
Absolutely amazing tour and tour guide was very considerate of finding us shade as weather was very hot. Our Tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the area we had an amazing experience & would recommend to all. FABULOUS
C
Claus
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 34 years old
Great
M
Marie
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 45 years old
Excellent
En fantastisk dag med en oerhört kunnig guide. Vi fick en berättelse som verkligeusatte sig i minnet.
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Famagusta all day tour
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 56 years old
Poor
Very tiring with to much walking especially as to was 35 degrees heat
G
Gillian
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 47 years old
Excellent
The tour guide was very knowledgeable. It was a very interesting day the only thing I would point out is that there is a lot of walking and it would be difficult in the heat for a less abled person.
T
Tony O'Hara
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 45 years old
Excellent
Olga, our guide was Excellent with excellent knowledge. Kept us all feeling safe and aware of what was happening at all time. Very interesting day. Whilst not effecting us, there were quite a lot of steps at various points, making it difficult for families with pushchairs. Although again Olga was always on hand to assist
M
Miki
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 26 years old
Great
It was a nice excursion with amazing destinations. The bus driver was safe and careful. The bus was modern and comfortable, always cooled down before we got on. Also, the guide lady was the best we have ever met.
J
John Goulding
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Excellent
The guide was very informative and this enhanced our experience.
R
Reggie
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Great
All good apart from going to the monerstery it’s a waste of time and completely **********, then could have spent more time on the other stops get rid of it on your tour people would appreciate it ??
J
Josefine
July 2025
From Denmark
Traveled as
With family
Great
Guiden startede med at sige, at hun ikke ville snakke så meget, og at vi bare.kunne spørge hvis der var noget. Derefter snakkede hun uafbrudt til vi var retur. Hun var bestemt dygtig, vidende og flink, men hun gav ikke pauser til vi selv kunne snakke om tingene eller gøre tingene lidt hurtigere i middagsheden- hvor vi stod længe og lyttede til guiden. Hun kunne godt have været meget mindre detaljeret og stadig givet så meget! Guidenhed Olga. Selve turen, og det vi så var fantastisk
J
Joanne Lever
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Excellent
What an amazing experience. Our guide Olga was so knowledgeable. She told us everything about the ruins in Salamis , the lovely town of Famagusta and how Varosha became a ghost town. She made us so relaxed at the passport check points. For the entire excursion she was giving us information . She was happy and answered any questions. I would highly recommend this excursion and i don't think you can improve anything. Olga made it fantastic.
S
Simon
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Great
J
Jules
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
Enjoyed our tour to Famagusta and Salamis with our guide Olga, she was very friendly and knowledgeable. Did take a bit of time going through check points both ways. Lunch was not included but at Famagusta you are able to find food within the lovely little streets. Ghost town of Varosha was an experience, surreal and thought provoking.
D
David Walsh
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 42 years old
Great
Excellent Overall, I would have liked to visit more of Salamis Archeological Site, I would have liked to have visited the Agora and the Roman villa etc., and the old port road which we passed on the left as we came from the Monastery of Saint Barnabas. All is well. Kindest Regards, David
J
J robbins
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
2hrs in old town too long, more time needed in varosha ghost city
A
ArachtaB
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 56 years old
Excellent
Really enjoyed trip as guide Olga explained very well at each stage what we were seeing. She also took care of those of us prone to get lost in free time! Only challenge was the weather. This tourist doesn’t function well over 30o but again, Olga was mindful of that and sought out shade. Well done!
A
Ann fisher
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 50 years old
Excellent
Great day out well informed on vist.
A
Andy **********
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Poor
The first part of the tour was a total waist of time. The guide didn't shut up and give you a chance to digest anything, she kept repeating herself. No one was told to take suncream and no one new we would be left standing around in the scorching sun. The ghost town was what everyone was interested in and we didn't get enough time there. Waist of time and money.
A
Adria
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
We had a brilliant day out. Felt very safe. Guide was excellent, the lady was full of knowledge and provided excellent explanations on our sight seeing trip. Only negative comment was that no food was provided and we found it difficult to get something to eat within the time frame and converting currency. We ended up leaving the cafe as service was bad and time was running out. A sandwich and a drink would have been welcomed in the price of the ticket. The tour was well worth attending.
A
Anette
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Average
L
Linda newman
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 38 years old
Excellent
Excellent day trip well worth taking while in Cyprus …. TUI Rep was very informative .
S
Sommerboy
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 40 years old
Average
A
Andria
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 43 years old
Excellent
Interesting places to visit and see around the historic site especially the monastery and salamis. Also the ghost town of varsho famagusta was also interesting.
D
Donna
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 20 years old
Excellent
We throughly enjoyed learning the history of Cyprus. We were touched and saden by the situation in Famagusta. Plenty of stops so didn't feel we were sat on the bus for long periods of time. Olga our tour guide was absolutely fantastic very knowledgeable and presented information in way that wasn't overloading and easy to understand. We would to have less free time and more time in the old ghost town other then that a brilliant day out.
P
Paolo
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Great
Excellent guide. Would have liked a bit more free time in Salamis and Varosha. Was a little bit rushed.
W
William Stephens
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
Everything excellent
A
Alf Sundström
June 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as
With family
- 52 years old
Excellent
T
T Davies
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 34 years old
Excellent
The tour guide was exceptional. His knowledge & diplomacy was second to none.
D
David
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Great
I thought it was a little tireing
N
N Bishop
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
D
Diane Salt
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 45 years old
Average
When booking the tour we were not told that passports were needed. I took a photo of the booking incase I didn't get the email, I was told that I did not need them. Told to be outside the hotel 15 minutes before pick-up time, which we were. The coach was 30 minutes late. A TUI rep ask our names and if we had our passports! We did not, so my husband rushed to our room on top floor of the hotel to get them. The TUI Rep guide walked too fast. My husband asked four times for her to slow down. Rushed
L
Lorraine
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Great
Tour very interesting and informative Guide very knowledgeable No lunch included!!!!
K
Kimi
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 58 years old
Excellent
V
Verena
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 30 years old
Excellent
H
Helena F.
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 50 years old
Excellent
Olga was a wonderful your guide. Her knowledge about the history of the area was second to none.
L
Louise
May 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 26 years old
Excellent
This was a great day and Olga our guide was amazing and you tell how passionate she was. She took all our needs into consideration and was so friendly. She made this trip so informative and relaxed. Couldn’t ask anymore from her, she was amazing and George the driver was great too, a smile on his face all day. Would really recommend to appreciate what has happened in Cyprus and how two sides live separately but together. Good value for money.
M
Mr B.
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 55 years old
Excellent
The final hour or so for shopping was not fo us.
M
Malb
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Great
Bus driver was driving while on his mobile phone for part of the trip. Saw the same and worse while with Tui in Croatia last year. That should be banned from Tui everywhere. Handsfree would be fine if absolutely necessary to talk while driving.
S
Stephen
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Excellent
Everything was great guide very knowledgeable only downside the food could be a little better...but the trip.was great
B
Brenda
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 38 years old
Average
It was too hot to be walking around alot but it was ok
S
Sandra and john
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Excellent
It was a packed trip with a very knowledgeable guide who would answer any questions you had regarding the history of the area
P
Petra
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 17 years old
Excellent
Sehr spannender Ausflug, toller Guide, der viel Wissen hatte. Alles hat gut geklappt und ich würde diese Tour unbedingt jedem empfehlen!
N
No thank you
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Average
Salamis was interesting, Varosha was sad but very good. Famagusta was pointless as we were dropped at a monastery and told to be back in an hour. Nothing there to do and at that point in the day it was just too hot. For the guide to tell you that it’s expensive to buy coffee and cake but he gets it free was not good. The guides accent was very difficult to follow, at times he became animated in what he was saying and spoke so fast you couldn’t understand him anyway. Lunch wasn’t great.
A
Ali G
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Great
We booked as a big family 10 plus 4 month baby. Buggy for the baby was tricky at Salamis. Probably too much really so I would say not suitable for very young children. Rep might want to advise this. The terrain underfoot was difficult at Salamis. The rest of the day was ok but as we had to keep getting the buggy on and off, we were always at the back and last to join the group. The guide always waited but felt a bit awkward. Lunch was tricky too. We arrived last so our party split 3 ways.
S
Steve
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Great
Waiting to get through both borders into and out of the north
A
Alexandru
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 33 years old
Great
L
Lucy
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 40 years old
Excellent
D
Diane
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
Excellent
R
Rob
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 48 years old
Excellent
The guide was very informative and interesting to see how Famagusta is after all these years. The only negative is sat on the coach waiting at the Turkish boarder but nothing can be done about that. Overall a very enjoyable trip.
P
Phil
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
L
Lind and Paul overd
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
Tour guide was amazing
B
Booker/jones
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 34 years old
Excellent
P
Phillip rees
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 54 years old
Great
R
Raph67
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 23 years old
Average
Sortie exclusivement en Anglais. Dommage pour nous Français
O
Oliver
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 29 years old
Excellent
P
Parvez
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 35 years old
Excellent
Everuthing.was.good.tour.giude.wasnexellent
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Sharron
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Excellent
The tour was very good and interesting. The guide was knowledgeable and pleasant. The coach arrived 30 minutes late and we were waiting in the hot sun with very little shade. The bus was cramped with little space between the seats. Lunch was OK but below standard.
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HarryS
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 57 years old
Great
M
Mummo-24
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Great
Hyvää oli nähtävyydet sekä opas! Parannettavaa oli lounas paikassa. Pöydät ja tuolit likaisia ja ruoka ei ollut kummoista!
K
Kay
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
Very interesting day out
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