A unique walking tour in the Majestic Troodos mountains, this private guided hiking experience includes two of the best walking trails - The Artemis Trail and the Caledonian Waterfalls Trail. Offering a contrast of landscapes for the experienced walker, we cover around 11km of beautiful mountain scenery.
Available all year round, weather permitting. Please book at least 7 days in advance.
Highlights:
This tour is available Monday to Friday (not at weekends), all year round, excluding public holidays.
The start time is around 08.30am
Including travel time to/from the walk location, this activity will take around 9 hours.
This is a private tour for groups of up to 4 people with a professional private guide. It takes in two of the most popular walking trails in the Troodos Mountains area of Cyprus. The combination of the two trails offers a unique experience over a variety of elevations including spectacular views, a variety of tree species and other flora and dramatic landscapes.
The Artemis Trail is around 8km and is a flat, easy walk. This is the highest elevation trail in Cyprus and unique flora can be found. When the weather is clear it offers excellent vistas to many parts of Cyprus.
The Caledonia Waterfalls Trail is 3km and steep with an elevation of down to 1,000m offers quite a different environment. You will see plane trees, strawberry trees, violas, brambles, bracken, trout if we are lucky. It runs in a lush valley crossing the stream a few times.
The combination of the two trails offers a rich experience over a considerable elevation range in Cyprus.
As it is a private tour the itinerary has some flexibility if you wish to spend longer at a stop to walk or discover additional sights.
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 Larnaca areas. Pick up is also available from Limassol and Nicosia at a location arranged in advance.
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 walking trip of around 4-5 hours duration on the Artemis Trail and the Caledonia Trail.
Services of a professional eco-tourism guide
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)
Not suitable for wheelchairs or the less able or anyone with heart of back problems.
Not recommended for participants with serious medical conditions, for people with walking difficulty or uneasiness with walking close to steep slopes.
Suitable for ages 13+ with moderate physical fitness who can walk around 10km over varied terrain.
This tour is subject to good weather conditions. In bad weather your tour may be rescheduled.
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.
Maximum of 4 people per booking. Please contact us to enquire about larger groups.
The schedule of the walk is flexible to spend more time/less time at points of interest along the way as required. You can discuss preferences with the guide on the day of the tour.
We will stop for a picnic lunch on the route so please bring a packed lunch.
As a rule, unless other arrangements are agreed beforehand, 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.
Water (Could be purchased at Troodos Square, which is near both walking routes).
Good shoes (with grip) for walking are necessary
Sun protection, especially during warm seasons.
Picnic lunch