Jeep Safari to Akamas National Park: Avakas Gorge Tour from Paphos
Overview
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8 hours
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A great alternative for those who don't like traveling by bus. A trip to Akamas National Park will start with a visit of Paphos higlights Shipwreck Edro and Sea caves.The route of the trip leads through the most interesting places on the Akamas Peninsula and is sure to delight nature lovers and thrill seekers.. The program includes a walk in the natural Avakas Gorge and a visit to Lara Beach, which is a nesting ground for sea turtles.Almost all geological formations of Cyprus - valleys, caves, paths and canyons are represented in the Akamas reserve.We will then head towards the natural pool, surrounded with greenery – Baths of Aphrodite ( free time for lunch )
And tour will be finished in Local winery with vine tasting
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Sea Caves
Unusual natural landscape These formations are priceless it takes thousands of years to create them
Avakas Gorge
A rocky path between rugged mountain boulders The route through the gorge is characterised by thick vegetation and a particularly attractive, shady and moist environment. While hiking you can study the indigenous plants: lentisk (Pistacia lentiscus), Phoenician juniper (Juniperus phoenicea), terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus), thorny broom (Calycotome villosa), common smilax (Smilax aspera), oleander (Nerium oleander), storax (Styrax officinalis), and the endemic endangered Akamas centaury (Centaurea akamantis). The main species of fauna found in the area are: Mammals: Fox, hare, hedgehog. Birds: Cyprus wheatear (endemic), Cyprus warbler (endemic), scops owl (endemic), partridge, little owl, kestrel, wild pigeon. Reptiles: Stellion lizard. Amphibians: Marsh frog, iridescent frog, tree frog.
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Jeep Safari to Akamas National Park: Avakas Gorge Tour from Paphos
Pickup included
What‘s Included
Jeep Tour
Air-conditioned vehicle
Parking Fees
Lunch
Pickup points
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
258 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A MUST if you are in paphos!!!
Sabiha z,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Mario is a brilliant guide, pick up was right on time and the whole trip was so enjoyable, he is so knowledgeable and experienced, very comfortable and gave us plenty of time to explore each area!!! Loved it, great laugh too 🤩
Great jeep adventure
Bobandsue33,Apr 24, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Another great tour with this company, Mario was a great guide, both funny and informative he went out of his way to really show a great side of Cyprus.
Fantastic day out! Mario is a legand
Trek681351,Apr 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We booked this trip for my birthday and it did not disappoint! Mario was amazing, very funny, knowledgable and knew all the secret tips to make the day fantastic. Nothing about the day felt rushed and we would highly recommend to anyone wanting a less “touristy” day out. Great value for money couldn’t have asked for anything else.
A great day
Sabine B,Apr 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super friendly driver. He told us a lot, we were on trails that can only be traveled by jeep or quad bike and came to all the highlights.
You Can't Always Get What You Want...
Craig H,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A great day out - I'd probably dock half a star as the guide didn't really introduce himself, and occasionally wanted to stay back while we adventured. But he also handled a situation with a very difficult (spoilt) passenger who didn't take into account that these tours need to be flexible when the weather gets extreme - just go with the flow, make friends, and have fun. P.S. always, I mean always take a coat and a towel. You can leave things in the jeep but the weather in Cyprus will turn corners quicker. Great tour, would recommend.
Great experience
Elvi44460,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Superb experience, despite a not terrible weather. We're taking it easy. The driver was great! Too bad not to lower the price when you can't do everything because of the precipitation of his last days. But really great anyway. A little disappointed for the turtle part we thought we'd see a center, not just an empty beach at this time of year.
Good experience if like Jeep safaris
Wanderer665317,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Bambos was an excellent driver enabling us to see different areas that we would not have driven ourselves Definitely need comfortable shoes and good idea to take water There were only 8 of us but that was plenty as all adults and would have been a real squash in back of Jeep if there had been 10 of us
Not as advertised.
GoPlaces56313648799,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00To start this review on a positive, some of the sights we saw were pretty. Unfortunately it felt rushed, the guide felt rushed and just felt like they had somewhere better to be. I wish there was more clarification on when we can go down to Laura Bay because of the time (March) we couldn't go and because of the timing we didn't get to fully explore the gorge like the pictures, got to see other people go in further but not us. I think you need to put in your description; the expectation of what to see depending on the months you go for example Jan-March Laura Bay isn't visitable because if I knew this was the case I probably wouldn't have booked it, same with the Gorge. In the description it says you get to study the native flowers and animals but again we didn't do that, it felt like the guide had somewhere better to be. It also says local wine tasting, again didn't do that. Overall I wouldn't recommend this tour because of our experience.
A wonderful way to see the natural wonders of Cyprus.
Rithel,Feb 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The trip was great, we would never have visited half of the places we got to in the Jeep. Our guide Bamboss was great, he said his english was not very good, but we felt he was excellent and great at giving us the history and background of the places we visited. The Jeep was filled with like minded people all out to enjoy the day and honestly I would have joined the other tour with the same company if I had the time on my trip. Ones for next time when we have more than one day to fit these things in. The price of the tour was more than fair given the amount of driving that we had to do to visit the sites. I would not have dreamt of driving on some of the roads we had to use, but the whole trip was amazing. Communication from the operator was excellent and we were updated leading right up to pick up. Thank you Stevies Jeep Safaris!
Not Recommended
Deryck J,Feb 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00The experience didn’t include the Avakas Gorge as it’s shut and has been shut for the last 15 days. The advert said it included a hike in the Avakas but the company did not bother to inform in advance that it was shut. I was last to get on the jeep so had to sit right the back. Due the fact I am 6ft 3”, sitting right over the back wheel, with a very low roof and with extremely bumpy tracks…… I kept bumping my head on the roof. The driver slowed down as he approached the bumps when remembered however I still finished the days with several lumps on my head. I couldn’t hear the drivers commentary for much of the time. Due to the noise of the engine, the driver didn’t have any amplification, he was facing away from me and he was speaking in English which meant others on the jeep who didn’t speak English weren’t listening and were busy chattering away in their own dialects. Their children were also constantly noisy. I informed the driver I couldn’t hear very well and to be fair he did try and speak up! All in all it was a bit of a shambles and it’s not a tour I would recommend particularly for anyone who I’d 6ft 3” and wants to listen to the guide.
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