Cyprus on a Budget
Cyprus is a gorgeous and picturesque Mediterranean island with a population of just over 1.1 million. Boasting beautiful beaches and awe inspiring landscapes, Cyprus is world renowned for warm and welcoming people, and cuisine to die for. All these assets and more make Cyprus the ideal destination for budget airlines serving the budget conscious tourist from all over the globe.
Getting to and around Cyprus
A flight to Cyprus takes between four and a half and five hours by plane with many budget airlines offering competitive prices all the year round. Once there you can choose your mode of travel to suit your pocket. Buses are available which travel island wide between major towns and there is also the option of shared taxi services as a cheaper alternative to private taxis. Cycling is another healthy and cheap way to get around Cyprus so look for places to hire bicycles before you book if this interests you.
Great Savings from Self-Catering Deals
Planning a holiday to Cyprus does not have to break the bank and there are great savings to be had by doing advance research into the options of renting a villa and self-catering in a less popular, but stunning, location. The hustle and bustle of popular resorts can cost you much more and sometimes loses the real pleasure of a culture and its people. Venture out and look for hidden gems tucked away in unspoilt settings, it’ll be worth the effort.
Sightseeing does not have to be Expensive
Seeing the best Cyprus has to offer need not cost a lot. Take a little time before finalising your holiday plans to find special offers and cheap sightseeing tours using sites like Virtualtourist. There are often different tour operators providing the same services for the fraction of the price of the main operators. Try not to be caught out by too-good-to-be-true offers whilst you are in Cyprus or you could end up paying dearly.
The Best Things in Life are Free
As the old cliché goes, the best things in life can actually turn out to be free if you look around enough. Since Cyprus is heralded for exhilarating landscapes and rock formations, embark on one of many nature trails through the Troodos Mountains or on the Akamas Peninsula. It won’t cost a penny. Cypriots love olives so if you feel the same you could do some olive picking with the locals and buy a whopping 4 litres of olives for around 18 Euros from the Olive Factory in Goudi. If you’re into ancient Greek mythology and all of the romance it offers the dreamy eyed, then you’ll be taken in by Aphrodite’s Rock, the location where it is said Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, first came ashore. You can find Aphrodite’s Rock between Paphos and Limassol.