Former Archaeologist with 20 years excavation and archaeological survey experience in coastal and river valley areas of Cyprus and founder of first tourism company focusing on "off-the-beaten-track" environmental tourism on the island. Now working free lance, and specializing in mainstream and wilderness sites with emphasis on history, archaeology and landscapes. Special Interests: Archaeology, Geology, Ornithology, Walking and 4x4 Explorations. Emphasis on: High-level/No-Bull information, Fun, Adventure (for all levels), contact with Nature and Animals. Style: Individually-based tourism with Empathy, Sophistication and an eye towards showing the Wow-factor of Cyprus with lowest negative impact on environment.
Zypern Bike
Which place in the world can claim to be spoiled by the sun 320 days a year? The cycling paradise of Cyprus can do it - and thus offers the best conditions for an active holiday. If you compare the climate data of the autumn, winter and spring months of Cyprus z. B. with Mallorca, you will quickly find that in Cyprus there is simply less rain, the sun shines longer, the temperatures are higher - the weather risk of a rainy cycling holiday tends towards zero.
Road Bike Vacation
Whether for training for the coming season or to get to know new landscapes - there are hardly any better alternatives in Europe. No traffic and 320 sunny days a year speak for themselves.
Cyprus is an insider tip for racing cyclists: from flat stages to mountainous climbing tours, everything is available - and all this with a sun guarantee. Anyone who flies to Cyprus to ride a racing bike is in good hands in the south and south-east: Flat, well-developed roads dominate here, and the foothills of the Troodos Mountains are not too far away. In the west of the island, climbing specialists will find sensational routes in the aforementioned Troodos Mountains, which lead up to the 1,952 meter high Mount Olympus.
Mountain Bike Vacation
Adventurous trails and slopes, secluded landscapes, rapid descents: whether individually or in a guided TRANSZYPERN Inselcross - bikers' hearts will beat faster.
Cyprus is not only an ideal spot for hobby mountain bikers. The professionals also appreciate the advantages of the third largest Mediterranean island. Every year, the stars of the scene travel to the island and find ideal conditions there to carry out the first weeks of training and collect UCI points in the spring races for the coming season.
If you don't feel like a racing atmosphere, you can see the full beauty of Cyprus by crossing the island by mountain bike. Within a week there are hot trails on the coasts, extensive forest roads through aromatic cedar forests and isolated monasteries and mountain villages. High up in the Troodos Mountains. Here the highest elevations lead up to almost 2,000 meters.
Touring Bike Vacation
These special cycling programs can be carried out regularly throughout the year. All programs can be dedicated to a specific topic. But these offers have one thing in common: They want to introduce you to your holiday country in a special way: culinary, cultural and active. It's never about arriving quickly, but about seeing a lot along the way.
Culinary, cultural and active
In cycle tourism themed programs such as "culinary cycling" you will rave about the small, unknown delicacies among like-minded people as well as about the sumptuous, traditional village meze (festival) food. Those interested in sports and culture will either find their happiness on the challenging racing bike tours, or as bike tourists will experience the most beautiful highlights of Cyprus during a special racing bike week. These special programs, developed with great attention to detail - a balance between activity and leisure - offer excellent value for money, allow a group of like-minded people to experience extraordinary things together and allow flexible holiday planning without giving the feeling of being totally planned.
