Things to do in Akamas Peninsula National Park
Akamas Peninsula National Park is not for your average Cyprus visitor. Those who go to Akamas Peninsula National Park in northwest Cyprus tend to seek more than just the ordinary beach holiday — they want to explore a mountainous nature reserve characterised by wildlife diversity, secluded beaches, clear waters, and free from human development.
A hotspot for biodiversity in Cyprus due to its relatively inaccessible location, Akamas Peninsula National Park is home to a wide range of flora and fauna. If you’re lucky, you might be able to spot the Paphos Blue (Glaucopsyche paphos), a small butterfly that is endemic to Cyprus. Other points of interest in the area include the Baths of Aphrodite, where according to myth the goddess Aphrodite used to bathe, the Blue Lagoon cove, and Lara Beach, a secluded beach that is known for its resident sea turtles.
Akamas Peninsula is a promontory facing the Mediterranean Sea found approximately 40 km north of Paphos, Cyprus. To get around, it’s best to get a sturdy 4x4 vehicle or quad bike for off-road driving as opposed to using a car since there are not many roads here. You can also get around by foot on one of the many hiking trails or cruise along the shores of the Akamas Peninsula by boat.
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Reviews Akamas Peninsula National Park
“This trip was one of 3 which we did while in Paphos, it was by far the best! Our tour guide was Gerry and he was an absolute star, from start to finish we laughed, we sang and learnt so much about the area, cannot recommend this trip enough, the best day out”
“I thought it was the perfect amount of time in the zoo, boat trip was amazing and our guide Lisa was fantastically entertaining”
“From the pick up at the hotel to drop back it was just perfect the staff are top class so nice and go out of there way to make shore your enjoying every minute, on every stop off they explained the place we stopped off at and a bit of the history that was really interesting. The food stop off was perfect food was amazing and the veiws were spectacular. I wanted to book the next day to do it again I loved it that much.”
“Really good day at paphos zoo loads of animals to see and birds i never knew existed Lisa the Cypriot tour guide was absolutely brill nice spot of lunch at the zoo,before we headed back off on the coach to our boat to the blue lagoon and it was breathtaking bout an hour each way followed by a swim stop would highly recommend 👌🏻”
