Once a thriving holiday resort, Varosha has lain abandoned in occupied northern Cyprus for nearly 50 years. This open-top bus tour takes you to the heart of this forgotten town, where you'll have around two-hours of free time. Desolate hotels line the beach where you can grab a drink and relax on the sands – it's a real touristic time-capsule.
Excursions & day trips
Varosha Experience Tour by the Original Red Bus
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$38.00
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Do this because
- Visit the forgotten resort of Varosha
- Open-top bus tour and free time
- Recently reopened to the public
What to expect
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What's included
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What to remember
- Drinks are available to purchase from the vendors near the beach but only card payments are accepted
- Just so you know, because of local restrictions at Strovillia checkpoint, only passport holders from EU member states, the UK, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland can travel to and from the occupied northern part of Cyprus
- Children must be supervised by an adult (over 18 years) at all time
- Bring a hat
- Bring suitable footwear
- Bring money for extras or gratuities
- Bring your passport or official EU identification
- Food and drinks not included
- English-speaking guide for all nationalities
- Please note that all times are approximate and subject to change
- Bring bathing gear and sunblock
- Bring a towel
- This experience doesn't follow our general cancellation policy. If you need to cancel, you must do so at least 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
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Provider
TUI CYPRUS LTD
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.
What people say about this experience
Based on 14 reviews from verified customers
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Safety
4.8/5
Service
4.8/5
Staff
4.8/5
Value for money
4.6/5
Will & Katie
From United States of America - September 2023Traveled as a couple
18 - 24 years old
Excellent
Overall rated5/5
Thoroughly enjoyable experience, well worth a day out you holiday. The tour takes you into the deserted city and really goes into detail regarding the ...
Thomson ??
From United States of America - September 2023Traveled as a couple
35 - 44 years old
Excellent
Overall rated5/5
From the moment the bus picked us up the staff were SO friendly and helpful very informative and interested in what we had to say as well ??the whole ...
Steve byatt
From United States of America - September 2023Traveled as a couple
35 - 44 years old
Excellent
Overall rated5/5
Lovely people
Linda
From United States of America - September 2023Traveled with a group of friends
35 - 44 years old
Excellent
Overall rated5/5
The Varosha trip was excellent .Paul was our host and was a wealth of information and lots of fun also .We did the trip on foot once inside Varosha bu ...
Nicky
From United States of America - July 2023Traveled as a couple
Great
Overall rated4/5
We loved going into Varosha. However as it was only a half day tour we had just two hours there. We would have paid a little more for more time there.
Mrs F
From United States of America - June 2023Traveled as a couple
35 - 44 years old
Excellent
Overall rated4/5
Very interesting tour. Would like to hear more from the guide whilst on the bus as to the history of why the situation arose.
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