Practical Information

Things have moved on of late in North Cyprus. For some time now the border between the north and its more commercialised neighbour has been open. Any EC passport holder can now travel freely between the countries. There are three open border crossing points and no longer is there any limit to the time that can be spent in either part of Cyprus.

This has opened up the North to an extent and there is certainly evidence of a lot more development than before. This is especially the case along the north-east coastline, where many new villas are under construction. There is quite a lot of development between Kyrenia and Bellapais in addition. However, the towns and villages are still much as they always were.

The opening of the border means visitors can now select a number of methods of  travel. Our experience though, is that delays with customs (crossing from the north to the south means entering the EC) can mean flying into North Cyprus is still the best route, even with the touchdown in Turkey.

We travelled with Cyprus Paradise at http://www.cyprusparadise.com and they are one of a number of UK tour operators specialising in North Cyprus. We fould the country and the people a real delight, but go now before the pace of development increases and the destination becomes just another Mediterranean resort....