ACTIVITIES IN NORTH CYPRUS With over 300 restaurants and taverns visitors are spoilt for choice. The local Cypriot food is rich and varied being heavily influenced by Lebanese, Syrian, Greek, and above all Turkish culinary art. In addition to the local food there are very many excellent restaurants specialising in European and other international cuisine, and eating out is relatively inexpensive. Northern Cyprus offers just two seasons, Spring begins in November and Summer starts in May. It is truly an island of contrasts. In the north a stony and rocky coastline is interspersed with quiet intimate beaches, and to theist there are vast expanses of dunes and sandy beaches. Inland from the north coast is the fertile coastal plain where olives, carob, citrus fruit and grapes are grown, rising steeply to the conifer forested upper slopes and the rugged skyline of the Kyrenia mountains. Northern Cyprus is a haven of natural beauty. From the unspoilt unpolluted coastline across the central plain stretching between Famagusta and Nicosia, into the magnificent Kyrenia mountain range. With the first substantial rains in November spring awakes to produce ariot of colour with anemones.
Scuba Diving Tours Welcome to the fascinating and unique underwater world of North Cyprus, where you can enjoy one of the longest diving seasons in the Mediterranean. You will find crystal-clear, unpolluted water where the marine life is still undisturbed. Underwater visibility can be more than 30 meters. Down in the deep and warn blue you will meet sting rays, amber jacks, scorpions, bream, grouper, cuckoo, wrass, and now and then a sea turtle. The under water terrain is furthermore an ideal place for octopus and moray eel, colorful sponges, soft, soft corals, as well as treasures from ancient times. You can choose from about twenty diving sites east and west of Kyrenia as well as diving safairs to other places along the coast. These are sites that will give the experienced diver thrills and the warm, crystal-clear water and limited depth provide perfect learning condition for beginner. You can experience wreck diving including the site where in the 1960s on of the worlds oldest shipwreck was found - 2 300 years old, dating from the time of Alexander the Great. The excavated hull of the ship, together with its cargo of amphorae and millstones is hosed in a special museum in Kyrenia Castle. You will be accompanied by professional drivers who will do everything to give you an unforgettable diving holiday. We also want to inform you that Scuba Diving along the coast of North Cyprus is not allowed on your own. And it is illegal to move or ouch any historical artifacts.
Welcome to the fascinating and unique underwater world of North Cyprus, where you can enjoy one of the longest diving seasons in the Mediterranean. You will find crystal-clear, unpolluted water where the marine life is still undisturbed. Underwater visibility can be more than 30 meters. Down in the deep and warn blue you will meet sting rays, amber jacks, scorpions, bream, grouper, cuckoo, wrass, and now and then a sea turtle. The under water terrain is furthermore an ideal place for octopus and moray eel, colorful sponges, soft, soft corals, as well as treasures from ancient times. You can choose from about twenty diving sites east and west of Kyrenia as well as diving safairs to other places along the coast. These are sites that will give the experienced diver thrills and the warm, crystal-clear water and limited depth provide perfect learning condition for beginner. You can experience wreck diving including the site where in the 1960s on of the worlds oldest shipwreck was found - 2 300 years old, dating from the time of Alexander the Great. The excavated hull of the ship, together with its cargo of amphorae and millstones is hosed in a special museum in Kyrenia Castle. You will be accompanied by professional drivers who will do everything to give you an unforgettable diving holiday. We also want to inform you that Scuba Diving along the coast of North Cyprus is not allowed on your own. And it is illegal to move or ouch any historical artifacts
Harbour Boat Trip - Kyrenia - North Cyprus
Day Trips
Bathing suit and suntan lotion: this is all you need to enjoy a day to remember. Let yourself relax on the hammock hung off the ship's masts while the wooden boat ("Gullet Cruise") stops at 2 fantastic clear water coves. Too hot it's time for a dip in the sparkling 27 0 C Mediterranean water. Feeling hungry Lunch is served ! Delicious fish or chicken along with a choice of mezes (side dishes). Our full bar is also available all day long.
Night Trips
Night Moonlight trips are designed for those who would like to enjoy a night out off from the land. These trips offers you the privilege to enjoy a relaxing night out on the Mediterranean Sea. Please contact us for further details. Customised Trips You would like to organise a private party or hire the gullet privately This is also possible! You can hire the gullet with its staff. All you have to do is just to contact us.
Customised Trips
You would like to organise a private party or hire the gullet privately This is also possible! You can hire the gullet with its staff. All you have to do is just to contact us.
Our full day boat trip includes:
Lunch cooked aboard
Free use of Snorkelling Equipment
Possibility of doing Water Sports
Unlimited Sunshine
Bar serving cold hot beverages
Bird Watching Tours
It is possible to watch 347 different species of bird in Cyprus. However, only 46 of these are native of Cyprus, and 7 of these are the endemic sub-species (that is only found in Cyprus). 119 out of the 347 birds that can be observed on the island are of winter-migrant breeder type, and 90 of these migrate to Cyprus regularly every winter-time. 29 of these winter-migrants migrate to the island less regularly than others. Together with the native Cypriot birds 27 of them migrate to Cyprus for breeding purposes. Apart from these, there are 220 other species of birds that use Cyprus as transit while migrating to other lands. 200 of these 220 species regularly pass as transit from Cyprus during their migration season. These are mostly the birds breeding in Europe, and migrating to Middle East and Africa. There are also birds that occasionally come to Cyprus by mistake, when they lose their groups, or their ways. There have so far 51 of this latter type recorded. Cyprus is on a north-south migration route and there are many birds in transit, some in vast flocks, some in small clusters. These migrating birds may only rest for a few days to a week. March to May is the period of north-ward migration and August to October the southward.
First institutionalised attempts at the protection of the birds in Northern Cyprus started in 1989, with the foundation of the North Cyprus Society for the Protection of Birds, NCSPB (or KUSKOR). The association works in close co-operation with other environmentalist association, especially the local North Cyprus- Greenpeace Movement for the protection of the natural beauties, the wild animals, and the endemic birds of Cyprus. NCSPB stages public educational programmes throughout the year in village coffee shops, hunting clubs, sports clubs, and schools. These programmes, consisting mainly of introduction of birds and their environment, last year (1994) alone presented to more than 800 people in over 40 villages, which pleased both the people who listened to the casual chats and the NCSPB. The results achieved out of these programmes were important because most of the listeners were hunters.
Sports Activities
Football
Fishing
Fitness / GYM
Darts
Basketball
Tennis
Bowling Clubs
Skiing
Golf Clubs
Water Sports
Scuba Diving
Golfing
Handball
Swimming Pools
Horse Riding
Shooting
Entertainment
Clubs Discos
Bars Pubs
Casinos
Café
Cinemas / Theatre
Group Team Activities
Children/Youth/Adult Entertainment
Clubs, Associations and Libraries in North Cyprus
Firstly, the fount of all knowledge is THE TREE as it is still referred to, but it is now a proper notice board. Notices of everything noteworthy from funerals to beach barbeques are pinned to this notice board in the forecourt of Girne Post Office in North Cyprus; messages are left here and rumour vibrations emanate from the bark.
The BRS (British Residents Society) organises social events during the year, open to both members and non-members, and provides a comprehensive telephone list, which is updated every six months. The British Residents Society is based in Northern Cyprus Kyrenia and is open on Saturday mornings. Members of the committee are there every Saturday to give help, information and advice. Their website is www.brstrnc.com.
The British ResidentsSociety organise a Blood Donor Day at North Cyprus Girne Hospital every six months (April and October). Blood is collected by the TRNC blood bank and personal Blood Donor Cards are given to donors, which record both blood group and units donated. As a donor, you do not have to find a blood donor for yourself and family in the event of an emergency. The Blood Donor dates are published in North Cyprus Today.
The Northern Cyprus Anglo-Turkish Association is a non-political Association that arranges activities to promote understanding and respect for English and/or Turkish speaking people.
The Kyrenia Society in TRNC runs a lending library, which is open every Saturday and Wednesday morning, in the building behind the Post Office in Kyrenia. Temporary membership is available for holiday-makers.
The Red Cross is a branch of the Cyprus Red Crescent whose premises are behind the Post Office in North Cyprus Kyrenia and open every Saturday morning. Emergency equipment such as crutches, commodes, baby cots and high chairs may be hired. Fund-raising events are held twice a year. They also have a second-hand shop in Kyrenia.
Trekking Tours Hiking tours for people of all ages and physical disposition are organized by a number of centers in the Girne area generally conducted in the Girne mountain range. One particular tour party, organized by "Mountain Climbing Sport Association", meets every Sunday between October and the end of April and twice a month (again on Sundays) between the summer months from May to the end of September. During the winter, the tour programme is published at the beginning of every month explaining the route and where to meet etc. All walks, as well as being good exercise, endeavour to show walkers interesting natural and historical features. The tours generally start at 7.30 am and finish between 10 and 11 am. It is essential that you wear proper grooved walking shoes. You must also take your own water, and a hiking stick is advisable.
Tel: 090 533 851 18 00 ( Mr. Mustafa Cemal - Chief of The Association )
Korineum Golf Country Club Situated on the Coast at the foot of The Five Finger Mountain in Esentepe, the prestigious Korineum Golf Country Club is proud to be the first 18 hole golf course in Northern Cyprus. Carved from a natural forest of Umbrella Pines and Olive trees, amongst others, with stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea on one side, and breath taking views of the famous Five Finger Mountain range on the other, this makes for a truly memorable experience you will never forget.
Cycling Tours North Cyprus is ideal for cycling enthusiasts of all abilities as the natural terrain is plentiful and most roads are uncrowded outside of the main towns. There are no restrictions to cycling, so you can enjoy exploring freely across varied terrains and the region offers a superb year-round climate, especially between October and April, when the temperature varies between 15°C and 25°C.
There is plenty to explore in North Cyprus - from deserted pine clad tracks and challenging hill climbs around the Five Finger Mountain Range to the friendly white-washed Mediterranean villages and incredible coastal views as well as great ways to enjoy the evenings, with tantalising meals of fresh local produce and a warm Turkish Cypriot welcome wherever you stay.
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With over 300 restaurants and taverns visitors are spoilt for choice. The local Cypriot food is rich and varied being heavily influenced by Lebanese, Syrian, Greek, and above all Turkish culinary art. In addition to the local food there are very many excellent restaurants specialising in European and other international cuisine, and eating out is relatively inexpensive. Northern Cyprus offers just two seasons, Spring begins in November and Summer starts in May. It is truly an island of contrasts. In the north a stony and rocky coastline is interspersed with quiet intimate beaches, and to theist there are vast expanses of dunes and sandy beaches. Inland from the north coast is the fertile coastal plain where olives, carob, citrus fruit and grapes are grown, rising steeply to the conifer forested upper slopes and the rugged skyline of the Kyrenia mountains. Northern Cyprus is a haven of natural beauty. From the unspoilt unpolluted coastline across the central plain stretching between Famagusta and Nicosia, into the magnificent Kyrenia mountain range. With the first substantial rains in November spring awakes to produce ariot of colour with anemones.
Welcome to the fascinating and unique underwater world of North Cyprus, where you can enjoy one of the longest diving seasons in the Mediterranean. You will find crystal-clear, unpolluted water where the marine life is still undisturbed. Underwater visibility can be more than 30 meters. Down in the deep and warn blue you will meet sting rays, amber jacks, scorpions, bream, grouper, cuckoo, wrass, and now and then a sea turtle. The under water terrain is furthermore an ideal place for octopus and moray eel, colorful sponges, soft, soft corals, as well as treasures from ancient times. You can choose from about twenty diving sites east and west of Kyrenia as well as diving safairs to other places along the coast. These are sites that will give the experienced diver thrills and the warm, crystal-clear water and limited depth provide perfect learning condition for beginner. You can experience wreck diving including the site where in the 1960s on of the worlds oldest shipwreck was found - 2 300 years old, dating from the time of Alexander the Great. The excavated hull of the ship, together with its cargo of amphorae and millstones is hosed in a special museum in Kyrenia Castle. You will be accompanied by professional drivers who will do everything to give you an unforgettable diving holiday. We also want to inform you that Scuba Diving along the coast of North Cyprus is not allowed on your own. And it is illegal to move or ouch any historical artifacts.
winter-time. 29 of these winter-migrants migrate to the island less regularly than others. Together with the native Cypriot birds 27 of them migrate to Cyprus for breeding purposes. Apart from these, there are 220 other species of birds that use Cyprus as transit while migrating to other lands. 200 of these 220 species regularly pass as transit from Cyprus during their migration season. These are mostly the birds breeding in Europe, and migrating to Middle East and Africa. There are also birds that occasionally come to Cyprus by mistake, when they lose their groups, or their ways. There have so far 51 of this latter type recorded. Cyprus is on a north-south migration route and there are many birds in transit, some in vast flocks, some in small clusters. These migrating birds may only rest for a few days to a week. March to May is the period of north-ward migration and August to October the southward. 
Hiking tours for people of all ages and physical disposition are organized by a number of centers in the Girne area generally conducted in the Girne mountain range. One particular tour party, organized by "Mountain Climbing Sport Association", meets every Sunday between October and the end of April and twice a month (again on Sundays) between the summer months from May to the end of September. During the winter, the tour programme is published at the beginning of every month explaining the route and where to meet etc. All walks, as well as being good exercise, endeavour to show walkers interesting natural and historical features. The tours generally start at 7.30 am and finish between 10 and 11 am. It is essential that you wear proper grooved walking shoes. You must also take your own water, and a hiking stick is advisable.
Situated on the Coast at the foot of The Five Finger Mountain in Esentepe, the prestigious Korineum Golf Country Club is proud to be the first 18 hole golf course in Northern Cyprus. Carved from a natural forest of Umbrella Pines and Olive trees, amongst others, with stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea on one side, and breath taking views of the famous Five Finger Mountain range on the other, this makes for a truly memorable experience you will never forget.
North Cyprus is ideal for cycling enthusiasts of all abilities as the natural terrain is plentiful and most roads are uncrowded outside of the main towns. There are no restrictions to cycling, so you can enjoy exploring freely across varied terrains and the region offers a superb year-round climate, especially between October and April, when the temperature varies between 15°C and 25°C.
There is plenty to explore in North Cyprus - from deserted pine clad tracks and challenging hill climbs around the Five Finger Mountain Range to the friendly white-washed Mediterranean villages and incredible coastal views as well as great ways to enjoy the evenings, with tantalising meals of fresh local produce and a warm Turkish Cypriot welcome wherever you stay.
