Northern Cyprus Holidays

As the wider world begins to realise the delights that North Cyprus has to offer them as an unspoiled and friendly location in the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, so more people are planning and booking Northern Cyprus holidays where they can relax, unwind, get away from it all and enjoy the weather, the food and the hospitality.

Northern Cyprus is not your average Mediterranean island package holiday getaway location offering high rise hotels, frenetic nightlife and all day English breakfasts! Rather it is a sleepy, generally laid back location that benefits from not having been over developed or concreted over! This is a guide to the types of Northern Cyprus holidays enjoyed by an increasing number of visitors to the island.

As a medium haul destination Northern Cyprus is accessible through Ercan, Larnaca and Paphos airports or through the port at Kyrenia with boats arriving and departing daily to and from the Turkish mainland. Cheap flights to North Cyprus can often be booked last minute and the main carriers direct to the North’s Ercan airport are Cyprus Turkish Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

While package holidays to the island are available from the likes of Green Island Holidays, most travellers are independent preferring to organise their own Northern Cyprus holidays to suit their own tastes and requirements. There are over a hundred hotels, holiday villages and guest houses in Northern Cyprus so finding accommodation is never a problem – although those wishing to holiday in North Cyprus in high season should ensure they book in advance.

Thanks to the recent building boom on the island there are now many villas and apartments with pools that are also available for private letting and a visitor can choose one to suit based on their requirements and also the location they prefer.

In terms of things to do and see, facilities and amenities are improving all the time as the island develops and both infrastructure and recreational services mature. There are water parks, there is soon to be a golf course, there’s the luxurious holistic Vaha Spa and Health Club. For the more adventurous there’s an abundance of watersports and you can even learn to dive in Northern Cyprus. Alternatives for sports fans include paragliding or karting, quad biking, paintball or archery.

If you prefer a hot-flop holiday then the beautiful sandy beaches and coves that the coastline of Cyprus is blessed with will be your home for the duration of your Northern Cyprus holidays! For families travelling on holiday to North Cyprus the likes of Acapulco with its huge swimming pools and water slides is an absolute must. It’s a hotel but day passes to the excellent facilities are in expensive.

Nightlife in North Cyprus has vastly improved of late with the opening of Escape, Ice and Bar Code beach clubs, there are many wonderful bars and restaurants as well for those who prefer their all night partying to begin gently and all in all if you come to Northern Cyprus be prepared for a fantastic and unforgettable experience.