Discover the Troodos Mountains on a guided jeep tour from Paphos. Visit notable points of interest including historical villages with their traditional architecture, cobbled streets and pedestrian focussed as their small streets are accessible on foot, go off-road within the forest, visit Tzelefos Venetian Bridge, a Venetian Heritage and the largest in Cyprus crossing the Diarizos river to get to it, enjoy a refreshing dip in the Chantara Waterfall, visit the Holly Cross Monastery 210AD one of the oldest Monasteries and popular Tourists and locals destination, see a medieval wine press, enjoy wine tasting and more.
Start with pickup from your hotel in Paphos, Coral Bay, Kissonerga, Chloraka, Kato Paphos, or Yeroskipou. If you are staying in other locations of Cyprus, send me a message to give you a pickup point suitable to both.
Drive to the second-largest dam in Cyprus, Asprokremmos Dam for a photo stop while you learn about the area. Visit the traditional village of Salamiou for a coffee break. Drive through Mesana and Arminou villages to see one of the most beautiful dams in Cyprus, the Arminou Dam.
Go off-road as you ride through the forest to cross the river and stop at the 500 years old Venetian Bridge of Tzelefos. Go over and under the bridge and learn about the area through local stories.
Go for a scenic drive to admire Paphos forest and Troodos Mountains range with a photo stop.
Go off-road. Go for a short walk in the forest and indulge yourself in the nature.
Continue to the forest off-roading and asphalt to stop at the Chantara waterfall, a refreshing dip if you dare!
When there is snow, we drive to the highest peak of Cyprus at the Mount Olympos to enjoy the White Mountains.
Next, visit Omodos, a wine-producing village, where you can also taste some Traditional sweets and nuts with carob and pomegranate syrup.
Visit the Medieval Wine Press and the Zivania distillery.
Time for lunch, you can try traditional authentic Cypriot food at a Tavern or choose something light at a cafe.
Then you are given some free time to visit the Timios Stavros Monastery, the Holy Cross Monastery where there is a piece of the Holy Rope and one of the oldest Monasteries in Cyprus, 210AD. There are other places of interest to visit, such as Lace shops, blown glass - hand made artefacts and so on.
Later we visit a 200 years old winery for wine Tasting, try the oldest sweet wine ever made, Commandaria.
On the way back to Paphos, we see the 700 plus years old Ancient Olive Tree of Avdimou and after that we drive to Petra tou Romiou, the birthplace of the goddess of beauty and love, Aphrodite, before heading back to your hotel.