Ploegos Travel And Tours

 

Seasonal Special Excursions,

Available from 1st October 2003 until 15th November 2003
This is an example of the programme we offer at this time of year. There may be changes to the programme due to weather conditions or other situations beyond our control. We may alter the programme as we are traveling because of local conditions such as road works or other activities that may increase or decrease your enjoyment of the excursion. We will try at all times to offer you the best possible options on the day and to keep you informed of alterations.

7-Day Holiday
Special Cyprus Excursions for the Byzantine Churches and Nature Trails in the Troodos Mountains

Day One
ARRIVAL IN CYPRUS AND TRANSFER FROM AIRPORT TO HOTEL
RECEPTION TO MEET YOUR TOUR LEADERS AND TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNAKA

Day Two

1) Agios Lazaros Church, Larnaka
2) Kiti Church 'Angeloktisti'
3) Arpera Agios Georgios Church
PICNIC
4) Agios Minas
5) Lefkara
DINNER IN VAVATSINIA VILLAGE ACCOMMODATION IN LARNAKA

Day Three

Through the District of Lefkosia visiting special villages and monasteries

1) Monastery Agios Irakleidhios
2) Monastery Agios Panteleimon
3) Palechori - Sotiros Church (World Heritage UNESCO)
4) Stavros Tou Ayiasmati - Platanistasa (World Heritage UNESCO)
LUNCH
5) Peristerona Church, (World Heritage UNESCO) Panayia tou Araka with beautiful paintings.
6) Asinou Panayia (World Heritage UNESCO) with Byzantine paintings

DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION PEDHOULAS

Day Four

1) Church of Archangelos Michael (World Heritage UNESCO) with Byzantine paintings. Pedhoulas.
2) Agios Nicolaos tis Stegis, (World Heritage UNESCO) Kakopetria
LUNCH
3) Panayia Podythou (World Heritage UNESCO) Archangelos Michael, Galata
4) Agios Sozomenos, Galata
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN PEDHOULAS

Day Five

1) Walking the Nature Trails of the Troodos Mountains
PICNIC or LUNCH
2) Visiting villages on the Troodos Mountains, Omodos, Paleomylos, Fini,
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN PEDHOULAS

Day Six

1) Kykkos Monastery, with a beautiful museum
2) Cedar Valley to see the mouflon
3) Stavros tis Psokas
PICNIC
4) Walking the Nature Trails
5) Lysos
6) Peristerona
7) Steni
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN POLIS

Day Seven

1) Baths of Aphrodite and walking the Nature Trail
2) Agios Neofytos-Eglistra with beautiful Byzantine paintings
3) Agia Kyriake in Paphos with beautiful mosaics
PICNIC OR LUNCH
4) Pillar of Apostolos Pavlos
5) Agia Solomoni Catacomb.
6) Agia Paraskeve, Yeroskipou. With five tholos.
GALA DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNAKA

Day Eight

DEPARTURE AND TRANSFER FROM HOTEL TO AIRPORT


PROGRAMME CONTINUES FOR 14 DAY HOLIDAY
Day Seven
1) Baths of Aphrodite and walking the Nature Trail.
2) Lysos
PICNIC or LUNCH IN SMALL TAVERNA BY THE BEACH
3) Agia Aikaterina
4) Kritou Tera
5) Kathikas
6) Pegia
7) Agios Georgios, Pegia
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN POLIS

Day Eight

1) Agios Neofytos, Eglistra
2) Agia Solomoni catacomb
3) Agia Kyriake, Basilica Church, 5th century AD with beautiful mosaics and Pillar of Apostolos Pavlos.
4) Agia Paraskeve, Yeroskipou
PICNIC
5) Petra toy Romiou, Birthplace of Aphrodite
6) Timios Stavros, Anogyva
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNACA

Day Nine
FREE DAY
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNACA

Day Ten

1) Agia Anna Village
2) Agia Thekla Monastery
3) Chapelle Royal, Pyrga
4) Stavrovouni Monastery, (only men are allowed to enter the monastery)
5) Kornos
PICNIC
6) Kornos Village pottery
7) Agios Theodoros orange plantation
8) Cape Kiti
9) Perivolia Tower
10) Beautiful view of the sunset
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNACA

Day Eleven

1) Excursion to the free part of Famagusta
2) Through the British Bases to see distant views of Turkish occupied areas
3) Derynia
4) Paralimni excavations
5) Agios Elias
6) Cape Greco
PICNIC
7) Agia Napa Monastery
8) Agia Thekla or Makronissos
9) Potamos-Liopetri
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNACA

Day Twelve

FREE DAY
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNACA

Day Thirteen

1) Kition Excavations
2) Larnaca District Museum
3) Bamboula Excavations
4) Salt Lake
PICNIC
5) Hala Sultan Tekke Mosque
6) Tekke Excavations
7) Walk near to the Salt Lakes
DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNACA

Day Fourteen

Excursion to the villages of Larnaca Mountains and Limassol District to see some small Byzantine Churches
1) Panayia tou Kampon, Choirokoitia
2) Panayia tou Kampon Akapnou
LUNCH
3) Panayia tou Kampon Agiasmati Arakapas
GALA DINNER AND ACCOMMODATION IN LARNACA

Day Fifteen
DEPARTURE AND TRANSFER FROM HOTEL TO AIRPORT