Famagusta Old Town & Varosha Ghosttown – Tour with your private guide

Our private guided tour to Famagusta and Varosha takes you from the present day to the Middle Ages with mighty cathedrals, churches and a walled city, on to a time, when a vibrant tourist metropolis turned into a ghost town.

Don’t worry, we don’t go on long walks and give endless lectures. Of course, we answer all questions, provide background information and let the „pictures“ take effect.

Let’s do a time walk – book now

Tour price  349 Euro for two persons, each additional 89 Euro

 

Famagusta
With its long history, Cyprus offers the perfect place to take a look into the past and explore buildings, cathedrals and churches, fortresses, palaces and picturesque old towns.

Our private guided tour is one of many options to visit the 10 most popular places in Cyprus. Famagusta, along with Nicosia and Kyrenia, is a city in Northern Cyprus where life pulsates. But besides the modern city of Famagusta, called Gamaguza in Turkish, there is also the old town, also known as the walled city. Mighty city walls with large watchtowers, the old royal palace, the Lala-Mustafa-Pasha mosque, a replica of Notre Dame in Paris, old cathedrals and churches from the Middle Ages and many small stores in the small buildings of the old town await your visit.

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Varosha – Ghosttown
After our visit to old Famagusta, we jump back in time to 1974, the year of the civil war and the Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus. Varosha was the district of Famagusta where tourism flourished, the rich and famous met in casinos and countless vacationers filled the beaches and streets. and then time simply stood still. Today you can stroll through the streets and see how nature is slowly reclaiming and overgrowing the man-made city. You will understand the common word ghost town after your visit, because it has the impression that ghosts really are the only inhabitants of Varosha. Perhaps that is also the reason why we are only allowed to spend a little time in this surreal environment during the day.

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Please note:

• We will pick you up at your hotel or arrange a meeting point with you. We will then take you on a tour, without the stress, hectic pace and time pressure of other guests. Of course, we will show you the famous buildings, but we will not forget to show you some of the really interesting places to take pictures. We’ll find out what really interests and excites you. So our tour with you is very personal. Don’t worry, we won’t tell you any novels about the historical buildings, we’ll just give you some information and give you time to take in the impressions and / or take photos.
• Before we start the return journey to your hotel, we invite you to a local restaurant, where you can enjoy a typical lunch. If you prefer not to eat meat, vegetarian or vegan options are also available.
• We will pick you up at your hotel at 9:00. You must be dressed appropriately to enter the interior of churches and mosques. Knees and shoulders covered, a big scarf sometimes helps the ladies a lot.
  All in all, the tour lasts between 5.5 and 6 hours, it depends on you, because this event is only for you and your family, partner or friends that you book in.

There are two options to book your „Visit Famagusta + Varosha“ Tour, depending on how many people you sign up:

• Visit Famagusta/Varosha 1-2 person, Tour price: € 349 Euro for two persons
• each additional person (max 2), + 89 Euro

Our special service for you:

We will be happy to pick you up from your hotel free of charge if you are staying in the Agia Napa – Protaras – Paralimni region, or in Larnaca Destrict
(e.g. Oroklini – Pyla – Livadia – Larnaca City). Pick up is also possible for more distant routes, but we will then charge a small surcharge.

We are happy to accept your booking by email. Or book now using our online booking form. We will take care of the rest and look forward to seeing you.

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cyprus sightseeing, famagusta, ghosttown, private guide, Varosha