North Cyprus

Holiday in North Cyprus

Decided to have a nice holiday in Northern Cyprus? You come to the right place get information about how to get to Northern side of Cyprus island and holiday tips while you are travelling in. Please check our tips while continuing to read our exclusive Squidoo lens for North Cyprus.

Northern Cyprus just told as "a corner of earth touched by heaven" is one of the best Mediterranean climate island to visit. People who are visiting North Cyprus are very lucky cause of warm people and mixing history and sun together. History of Cyprus island comes back to the 9th (or perhaps 10th) millennium BC from the Levant. Also it is an attractive tourism center of being in the middle of Mediterranean.

If you are thinking to have an holiday on a sunny and crystal clear water owning island, Cyprus is the best place to choose. You can taste every kind of holiday type in this natural island from hotel living to tents and from horse riding to paragliding.

If you need a nature holiday you must choose Karpas Peninsula. In this area there are only wooden bungalows and tents to stay. Also little fish restaurants are available. But you will enjoy the calm place and a long golden beach under the sun. Also holiday in Karpas will cost you much more less than you think.

But if you need an awful holiday in a 5-Star hotel or an all included holiday village you have to Kyrenia or Famagusta regions. Also you can enjoy the historical places in those cities.

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Getting To Northern Cyprus
North Cyprus Hotels
Renting A Villa
Cities in Northern Cyprus
The Most Important Thing
A shot from Iskele village. Photograph by: Filiz Ozyaprak
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North Cyprus Beaches
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Old church in the village center of Dipkarpaz

North Cyprus Video

...a youtube video which describes Northern Cyprus

Not a real video but a wonderful slideshow that describes Northern Cyprus. It shows warm people, natural beauties and arts/culture of island.

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Cyprus is a paradise island of incomparable natural beauty, full of unique historical treasures. It lies in the clear blue waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, just 40 miles off the coast of Turkey, 60 miles from Syria and 250 miles from Egypt. After Sicily and Sardinia, it is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. North Cyprus provides a most hospitable welcome, with its friendly people, and its beautiful natural attractions, unspoilt, unpolluted and uncrowded. With miles of coastline and golden sands bathed in sunshine almost every day of the year. There is much of historical interest to reflect nine thousand years of history. Gothic churches rub shoulders with crusader castles, and ruined temples with British Colonial architecture in a fascinating blend of styles. The all-pervading sense of the past adds to the enchantment of the present to make an unforgettable holiday.

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Getting To Northern Cyprus

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After finalizing your decision of getting to North Cyprus, you need to search how to get to there. Most people are using flights and you can book your flight from the internet easily with your credit card. Those companies websites that can be easily found from internet are so secure. So you can give them your credit card details without having any troubles.

Companies that flying between UK and Northern Cyprus are CTA (Cyprus Turkish Airlines, partly government) and Pegasus. Nearly everyday, you can find a flight to North Cyprus. But for the summer flights you need to book your flight at least three months before arriving date. If you book your flight early you will get advantage of cheap tickets and find seat very easily. Because in summer those airlines seats may be full or high price.

Flights are via Turkey. There are no non-stop flights to North Cyprus due to embargoes. Your plane will stop in Turkey ( Istanbul or Dalaman/Antalya ). Flight time is approximately 4-5 hours. In those airlines planes daily newspapers and/or weekly-monthly magazines are free.

If you wanna come to North Cyprus by ferry and you are out of Turkey, you need to fly to Mersin in Turkey first. In summer, it's easy to find a ferry cause of good weather but in winters it's hard to fing and most of the charters are canceled due to heavy weather. However, it's always painful when you are travelling with ferry lines.

North Cyprus Hotels

...holiday accomodation in Northern Cyprus

After you have chosen your North Cyprus flight, you need to plan where to stay in Northern Cyprus.

There are wide range of hotels from 5-star to holiday villages and bungalows to villa rentals.

Stay in a Hotel: Staying in a hotel has an advantage of you will not think about what to eat in the morning or evening, and where to go out. Because most hotels are offering breakfast included in their price. But it will be very expensive if you are thinking to stay long in Northern Cyprus. Hotels are ideal for staying under 1 week and have an excellent vacation.

Renting a Villa: For those who are thinking to stay long and with their family, renting a villa will be better and more affordable solution. You can find detailed information below.

There are tourism agencies that are offering renting villa or booking your hotel online. You can book with your credit card or by wire transfer to finalize your trip to Northern Cyprus.

Renting A Villa

...villas in north cyprus you can rent!

Trying to find a luxurious dream villa for that retirement or holiday getaway? North Cyprus is the place to be! You can own your own villas in Northern Cyprus so that you will be able to get away and relax anytime you want.

North Cyprus villas range in various sizes and shapes with two or even four bedrooms. Most of the properties offer you gorgeous views of the sea and mountains. With your own private plot, you can choose to have a garden or even a private driveway.

The price of a villa in North Cyprus may vary depending on the area, facilities, and size. Almost all villas have a swimming pool with sunbathing areas that can be accessed by within the community.

Most of the villas range from £50,000 up into £100,000. Several people who have rented one of the villas in North Cyprus have been very happy with their selection and eventually end up purchasing it.

With the help of the World Wide Web finding the villas of your choose in North Cyprus has not become any easier. There is thousands to decide on so do not worry about not being able to find place of your dreams!

Cities in Northern Cyprus

...summary about cities in north of beautiful cyprus isle

Kyrenia: Kyrenia is the tourism capital of Northern Cyprus. Besides tourism; because of being near to sea and has a long seaside, many civilizations used Kyrenia as their one of the most main city. Settlements in Kyrenia started after the Trojan War and comes back to the 9th (or perhaps 10th) millennium BC from the Levant. Because of these long history a lot of historical places can be found in Kyrenia to visit.

Nicosia: This is the capital of North Cyprus (TRNC). Nearly all the government's main buildings are located in Nicosia. Because of that, Nicosia is the most crowded city. Besides being a capital, Nicosia is one the oldest city in the isle. A lot of historical places can be found to visit. Today Nicosia is the only city in the world that is divided by walls. Half of the city resides in South after 1974.

Famagusta: Famagusta was used as trade center when it was found and still using as trade center aswell. It was an old fishermen harbour aswell and the trade center for Middle-East to Europe. Nowadays because of its unpolluted water and landscape the region from the city to the Zafer Cape area developing so fast. New property developments are on the way.

Guzelyurt: Guzelyurt is popular with its gardens. It is known as orange and lemon silo of the isle. But this area is not developed well because of thinking to give this area to Greeks. But worth to visit its gardens.

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Don't forget that Turkish Cypriots are so warm to say you "WELCOME" when you are travelling in North Cyprus!

A shot from Iskele village. Photograph by: Filiz Ozyaprak

North Cyprus Holidays

...holiday in northern cyprus

North Cyprus ia a great island to go for a summer holiday. With its unpolluted waters and direct sunlights you will enjoy your holiday in this paradise island.

As Cyprus meant to be a place on earth touched by heaven, is absolutely true. You will have a wide range of holiday choices from 5-star hotels near to beach to wooden bungalows in Karpas Peninsula with uncrowded place and wild donkeys or villa rentals.

SPECIAL NOTE: If you want to sleep under natural air-condition (wind) your first choice must be a bungalow renting in Karpas. But do not forget that most places in Karpas are for camping so you will not find the luxurious 5-star hotel comfort.

You can search those choices online from the internet and can get a wide information about howto book or getting to there.

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North Cyprus Beaches

...breathtaking beaches in northern cyprus

If you are, a person that enjoys the beautiful views of the ocean and sandy white beaches you will not want to miss out on visiting North Cyprus.

The beaches in this area are the main attraction that draws millions of people from around the world. With miles of sand, be sure that you bring a beach towel so that you to be able to sunbath for the day!

You might notice that in some places on the beaches there might be some unwanted garbage but just overlook it and stroll on down the coastline and you will find the best place to relax. Be sure that if you are out on the beaches that you take all your garbage back with you.

Do not forget to bring along the sun block too so that you can apply it to the areas of your body that burn the fastest! After being on these beaches for less then an hour your skin might began to tan.

There is a wide range of water sports that are available on some of the beaches so be sure and check them out!

There are a few beaches in the North Cyprus area that you might want to journey like the Alagadi Beach. At this beach, you will want to make sure that you bring your own goodies because there is none available.

Acapulco Beach is another area. It offers a lot of facilities to the public such as showers, toilets, beach chairs and even an open-air restaurant.

Sunset Beach is a nice beach spot as well with several amenities and even a bar. You can relax on the beach with a drink in one hand!

So what are you waiting for check out all these gorgeous beaches for yourself!