Cox & Kings Europe 2013 Brochure - Travel Club Elite

CYPRUS TOUR
SUPERIOR TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS OF
NORTHERN CYPRUS
Escorted Group Tour or Private Journey • 7 Days / 6 Nights from £795
MEDITERRANEAN
SEA
Kyrenia Nicosia
Famagusta
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Larnaca
CYPRUS
Day 5 – Kantara: Morning visit to the delightful
fishing harbour of Bogaz, followed by a drive
into the mountains for breathtaking views
along the Karpaz peninsula. Visit the Lusignan
fortified Kantara Castle, a crusader stronghold
first recorded when Richard the Lionheart
captured Cyprus in 1191. (B, L, D)
Day 6 – Kyrenia: Full day at leisure. (B, D)
Day 7 – To London: Transfer to Larnaca
airport for a flight to London Heathrow with
British Airways. (B)
EXTENSIONS
Tour + Istanbul
9 Days / 8 Nights from £1,195
Istanbul, capital of the great Ottoman empire
for more than four centuries, is a city rich
with exquisite mosques and luxurious palaces.
Combine your tour of Northern Cyprus with
a stay in the city’s historic centre.
THE COX & KINGS DIFFERENCE
Comfortable accommodation within easy reach of Kyrenia harbour
Nine dinners & lunches included
Visit the divided capital of Nicosia
For centuries, Cyprus attracted the major
powers of the Mediterranean, resulting in
a colourful mosaic of culture and tradition.
Northern Cyprus is a quiet haven of unspoilt
natural beauty and this tour explores ancient
Roman cities, crusader castles, Byzantine
churches and atmospheric abbeys.
THE JOURNEY
Day 1 – To Kyrenia: Fly from London
Heathrow to Larnaca with British Airways.
Transfer to the Onar Village Hotel* in Kyrenia
for 6 nights. (D)
Day 2 – Kyrenia: Visit St Hilarion Castle,
perched dramatically on a mountain top.
Continue to Bellapais, once the home of
Lawrence Durrell and inspiration for his book
Bitter Lemons. See the 12th-century Augustine
Bellapais Abbey, set on a cliff top. Return to
the picturesque harbour and see the Byzantine
Bellapais Abbey, Kyrenia
castle, enlarged by the Venetians, and the
Shipwreck Museum. (B, L, D)
Day 3 – Famagusta & Salamis: Visit Famagusta
this morning and walk through the gates of the
walled city to the Venetian Palace, the gothic
cathedral of St Nicholas and Othello’s Tower,
built by the Lusignans. Continue to the ancient
Hellenistic / Roman city of Salamis, with its
elegant colonnade, hypocaust, mosaics and
monuments overrun with wild flowers. End
the day’s sightseeing at St Barnabas Monastery.
(B, L, D)
Day 4 – Nicosia: Morning drive to Nicosia,
the only divided capital city in the world,
and explore the old city. Visits include the
Venetian Column, St Sophia Cathedral, the
covered bazaar and Buyuk Khan (an Ottoman
caravanserai). Continue to a traditional
Ottoman townhouse laid out as a folk
museum. (B, D)
Day 7 – To Istanbul: Early morning flight from
Ercan airport to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines.
Transfer to the Aya Sofya Mansions for 2 nights.
Afternoon at leisure. (B)
Day 8 – Istanbul: Optional full-day tour of
Istanbul, including the Blue Mosque, with its
cascading domes and blue Iznik tiles, Topkapi
Palace, heart of the Ottoman empire and the
Grand Bazaar, a covered labyrinth of lanes with
more than 4,000 shops. (B)
Day 9 – To London: Morning at leisure.
Afternoon flight to London Heathrow with
British Airways. (B)
Tour + Kyrenia
10 Days / 9 Nights from £960
This extension provides an opportunity to
extend your stay in Kyrenia and explore this
beautiful coastal resort at a leisurely pace.
Day 7 – Kyrenia: Stay an extra 3 nights at the
Onar Village Hotel. (B, D)
Days 8-9 – Kyrenia: Days at leisure or optional
excursions. (B, D)
Day 10 – To London: Transfer to Larnaca
airport for a flight to London Heathrow with
British Airways. (B)