
Activities in Cyprus
There is a large number of activities that can be found in many places that are also found on the island of Cyprus,such as hiking, horse riding, skiing, mountain biking, and cycling. If you are wanting to enjoy swimming and water fun there are places other than the sea to swim with the water parks that are filled with fun for the entire family.
There is the Aphrodite Waterpark that enjoys a very large number of visitors, more than 100,000 per year with attractions such as the kiddies pools, a slow slide, a fast slide, as well as a soak and splash, to enjoy. Some of the more exciting water fun to be had, is the Pirate Ship Slide, the Wet Bubble or the Mini Volcano and Water Mushrooms.
There are dry activities that are lots of fun too as well as being educational, like the Fatsa Wax Museum in the village of Lefkara or the rural museum that is called the House of Gabriel and Eleni Papachrisoforou in the village of Kato Drys. There are other museums like the Palaeontology Museum Tornaritis in the village of Pierides as well as the Pierides Foundation Archeological Museum.
There are two museums to enjoy in the district of Larnaka and are the Archaeological Museum and the Medieval Museum at Larnaka Fort. Tours to many of the sites are also available to individuals, on daily visits to some of the most exciting sites that remain on the island from the past, such as ones that are offered at local hotels that are to the Pir Pasa Mosque which holds a British Crest, the town of Krikotta Yesilirmak Rock is the oldest settlement on the island that is located in the town of Panaroma.
There are other tours as well, and one of them is of the Saint Hilarion Castle. If castles are the thing that excites you and your family, there are tours of the Bellapais Abbey and the Buffavento Castle as well as the Kyrenia Castle.
The Shipwreck Museum
* Tour suggestion for Cyprus
Another tour that is sure to please is of the Shipwreck Museum and all are located in the Girne and Ryrenia areas. There are so many fun and exciting things to do in Cyprus as well as the many advantages there are in having a business and flying in and out of the island can be just as easy with a major air carrier such as British Airways, there is also Cyprus Airways and each provide year round flights direct to certain destinations from the island.