Cyprus 2017

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[Cyprus Tour 1 – Lefkara 3 days]

We will collect you (on Monday 3^rd July OR on Monday 16^th October) AT 9AM from the Paralimni area or at 10am from the Crown Resort Hotel Oroklini.

We stay at a charming, beautifully renovated Rustic Retreat.  For our first stop, we plan a winery visit and after our guided winery tour – we’ll taste their lovely wines. Afterwards, we’ll go down to Governor’s Beach for a swim and lunch at a Taverna by the sea. We’ll allow you time to relax either in the shade or on the sandy beach. Around 4pm we’ll move on to our base for the next two days: the Vavla Rustic Retreat. At 5pm we’ll set off for a walk along a Nature Trail near Vavla. We have an evening picnic in the beautiful countryside with local produce and wines.

Our wine-tour agenda includes a “winery experience” day at Christoudias Winery, where we will actually take part in the winery’s regular activity: E.g. bottling, making of ancillary products like ‘Soutzoukos’ (Georgian candle-shaped candy), possibly even some harvesting and grape crushing. We’ll visit a bee and embroidery museum, we’ll visit at least one other winery, the remains of a nearby Neolithic settlement and we’ll spend some more time at the beach. We try to strike a good balance between wine interest and holiday relaxation.

[Cyprus Tour 2 – Paphos Wine Routes 4 days]

Please choose either 7^th to 10^th July 2017 OR 20^th to 23^rd October 2017.  Higher in the mountains, Panaya is our base for visiting the Paphos Wine Routes.

Again we’ll stay at a converted traditional village house. We’ll visit the Vouni Panagia Winery and enjoy lunch at their restaurant. We’ll visit the breath-taking Cedar Valley and nearby wineries such as Ezousa, Tsalapatis and Fikardos. We plan a food and wine-pairing dinner organised by an internationally renowned sommelier who now manages a restaurant in Paphos. We’ll visit the Limassol wine museum and we’ll do some sight-seeing in Paphos. On the 6^th July or 19^th October, we can drop you off in Paphos itself or at Paphos or Larnaca airport on our way back to the Paralimni area.

[Cyprus Tour 3 – combination of tours 1 and 2 with a day’s travel between]

Please choose either – 3^rd July to 10^th July 2017 or 16^th October to 23^rd October 2017. Combine the two above-mentioned tours together and enjoy a wonderful full week’s Wine Tour Holiday for €1300 per person based on two people sharing. Remember you get a free extra night at the Rustic Retreat and a FREE day when we travel between the two locations and visit somewhere interesting en-route.

What is included and what is not included?

Flight arrangements and/or transport to the start and from the finish points are not included. Otherwise, all transport, accommodation, meals, winery visits, and other visits are included from the tour start to the end point.

Start point for the Lefkara and combined tour is either 9am Paralimni bus station on the chosen date or 10am at the Crown Resort. End point for the three day Lefkara tour is a time that is convenient for you on the evening of the 5^th July or the 18^th October 2017.

Start point for the Paphos Wine routes tour (unless you arrange with us to join us earlier) is noon at the Vouni Panagia restaurant in Panagia.

End point for the Paphos wine tour and combined tour is a time that is convenient for you on the afternoon of the 10^th July or the 23^rd October if you have chosen the autumn dates – in Paphos town or at Paphos airport if you prefer.

We show here our draft outline of our plans. If you would like a detailed itinerary, please request one, by e-mail using the contact form below or phone us for FREE on 0800 135 7982 and ask to speak to Nicholas Collis.

Bookings:

Each tour is booked with a €200 non-refundable deposit per person to enable us to firmly secure the hotel accommodation. The balance is to become payable by bank transfer 60 days before the tour commences.

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