Discover the beautiful coastal scenery of the Ayia Napa sea caves with an experienced kayaking guide, who has years of experience at showing guests the best of the real Cyprus. Phivos is passionate about Eco Tourism and is truly a knowledgeable guide for both marine life and coastal scenery. Sea kayaking routes are designed for maximum enjoyment and least environmental impact.
Available May to October, weather permitting. Please book at least 7 days in advance.
Highlights:
This tour is available Monday to Friday (not at weekends), from May to October, weather permitting.
The start time is around 9am
The trip starts around 9am and will last around 3 hours.
This trip departs from Ammos tou Kambouri Beach on the outskirts of Ayia Napa. You can choose to either meet the guide at the tour start point or he can pick you up in his private car from your hotel/apartment in the Ayia Napa / Protaras or Larnaca areas.
Please note that if choosing pick up, this is in the guide's own private vehicle which holds private insurance. It is not a public service vehicle or taxi.
Full payment is required at the time of booking.
Please book at least 7 days in advance.
For last minute bookings we will try to accommodate you.
We ask that you give us a second choice of date as the guide can only take 1 booking per day.
This tour is subject to good weather conditions. In bad weather your tour may be rescheduled.
A guided private trip of around 3 hours duration around the sea caves of Ayia Napa and possibly Cape Greco.
Services of a professional eco-tourism guide
The use of a sit-on-top sea kayak, paddle, personal floatation device, anchor and drybag
Possibility to snorkel (you must bring your own snorkel equipment)
Food & drinks
Transportation (The guide does offer participants a free ride from their hotel to the tour start point. This is not a taxi service and the vehicle holds a private car insurance)
Use of snorkelling equipment. For hygiene reasons you will need to bring your own. This can be purchased cheaply at most tourist shops around resort.
Not suitable for wheelchairs or the less able.
Each kayak has a maximum capacity of 100 kg.
This is a private tour.
Suitable for adults only with moderate physical fitness who are competent swimmers.
Kayakers will get wet on the kayaks.
This activity is not suitable for children.
Itinerary of this excursion is subject to change without prior notice due to weather conditions or reasons beyond our control.
All indicated times are approximate and subject to change.
This is a private small group tour for 1-4 people. Please contact us to enquire about larger groups.
The schedule of the tour is flexible to include snorkelling if required. You can discuss preferences with the guide on the day of the tour. If you wish to snorkel, you must bring your own snorkelling equipment.
Not recommended for participants with heart complaints or other serious medical conditions.
The trip is guided by Phivos, either in the English or the Greek language. Phivos also speaks good German, good Spanish, elementary French and elementary Mandarin.
Snorkelling is highly recommended year round, but from November until April a wetsuit (3 mm) may be required as the water temperature is much lower and you will get wet on the kayak.
Between May 1st and Nov 1st we go very close and possibly enter the caves, but from Nov 1st to end of April we stay further away because the caves may be used by seals and their puppies. We do not want to disturb them.
In case of forecasted choppy sea, instead we kayak around East Cape Greko (if the weather is expected to be bad everywhere, we cancel the trip).
Water.
Sun protection, swimsuits, towels.
Snorkelling equipment (if you would like to snorkel)
Please keep in mind that while we do provide things like a dry bag, travellers should be clear that they would probably get wet and they should not bring along things that would be damaged by salt water.
The kayaks are light, only 18 kilograms each and can go relatively fast, depending also on the weight on them. There is some storage place on them. At the same time, people should keep in mind that increasing the weight on the sea kayaking, increases the work they would need to do to move the kayak forward.