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By Konstantia Achilleos
Free cancellation available
Price is £46 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Walk inside Europe’s largest asbestos mine with a geologist
    • Explore the restored Botanical Garden and learn how the landscape is healing
    • Visit the Troodos Geopark Visitor Centre for the industrial storey of the mine
    • Experience Historical Photo‑Soundscape Interludes that bring the past to life
    • Stand at the edge of the open‑pit mine and see the scale of human intervention

Activity location

    • Troodos Mountains
    • Troodos, Limasol, Cyprus

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • WWH8+H8C, Amiantos 4810, Cyprus | Troodos Botanical Garden «Α.G. Leventis»
    • Amiantos, Limassol, Cyprus

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Amiantos Asbestos Mine Walking Tour with Geologist Guide

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
£46.04 x 3 Adults£138.12
Total
Price is £138.12
Until Sun, 1 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entry to the Troodos Botanical Garden
  • Inclusions
    Entry to the Troodos Geopark Visitor Centre
  • Inclusions
    Guided walk with a geologist
  • Inclusions
    Historical Photo‑Soundscape Interludes
  • Inclusions
    Geological and environmental interpretation
  • Inclusions
    Industrial heritage storytelling
  • Exclusions
    Transport to the starting point

Know before you book

    • Not suitable for: People over 95 years, People with altitude sickness
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Begin your walk at the Troodos Botanical Garden “A.G. Leventis”, a peaceful space built on land once shaped by asbestos extraction and now restored as a symbol of recovery. Follow the historic mining road towards the Troodos Geopark Visitor Centre, where you’ll uncover the geological, industrial, and environmental storey of chrysotile asbestos.

    Along the way, experience Historical Photo‑Soundscape Interludes — short immersive moments combining archival photographs, reconstructed industrial sounds, and narrated micro‑stories. These interludes reveal how the mine once looked, sounded, and operated, enriching the transitions between stops and deepening your connection to the landscape.

    Continue towards the vast open‑pit mine, where terraced slopes and exposed rock layers show the scale of extraction and the legacy of a community shaped by industry, decline, and ongoing ecological restoration. Your geologist guide will help you understand the geology beneath your feet, the human stories behind the mine, and the environmental challenges of restoring such a dramatic site.

Location

Activity location

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    • Troodos Mountains
    • Troodos, Limasol, Cyprus

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • WWH8+H8C, Amiantos 4810, Cyprus | Troodos Botanical Garden «Α.G. Leventis»
    • Amiantos, Limassol, Cyprus