DK Travel : Cyprus : Outdoor

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Adrenaline Activities

You don’t have to be mad to ascend a shaky, 65-m (210-ft) high tower, then leap from the top attached to a length of elastic cord – but it helps. Agia Napa, that magnet for youthful thrill-seekers, is Cyprus’s bungee capital. Also available are the “skycoaster” and the “slingshot” – which instead of sending you plummeting towards the ground, fire you into the air.
Agia Napa

Agia Napa’s beaches are among the finest in southern Cyprus – and the liveliest, with activities ranging from water-skiiing to bungee jumping and quad-bike riding. Nissi is the closest to town, and gets busy in high summer. Makronissos, longer and less crowded, is 5 km (3 miles) from Agia Napa proper (see Agia Napa).
Agia Napa Promenade

A mere 9.5 km (6 miles) there and back from central Agia Napa to Agia Thekla, on the flat all the way.
Agia Thekla, Agia Napa

This tiny cove west of Agia Napa manages to avoid the worst of the summer crowds. There’s a small sandy beach guarded by a little white chapel.
Agioi Anargyri

A stiff clifftop walk, starting at the pretty church of Agii Anargyri above Konnos Beach with a detour to Cape Greco and its lighthouse.
Agios Georgios Alamanou

A natural amphitheatre of white limestone cliffs conceals this rugged stretch of shoreline from the south coast highway. The pebbles make it better suited for a quick dip before lunch than a full day’s sunbathing.
Akamas Peninsula

A rugged sierra of hills, cloaked in pine forest and fringed by Cyprus’s last undeveloped beaches, the Akamas Peninsula is the country’s only remaining expanse of wilderness. Turtles lay their eggs on its coasts, and its forest trails – which are best explored with a 4WD vehicle – are a very welcome escape from the bustle of the seaside resorts (see Akamas Peninsula).
Akrotiri and the Salt Lake

Look out for flamingoes and pelicans as you make this 30-km (19-mile) circuit (on the flat) of the lagoon.
Alagadi

Endangered loggerhead and green turtles lay their eggs on this undeveloped crescent of sand and shingle. The Society for Protection of Turtles (SPOT) operates a small information centre and takes visitors on turtle-watching walks from May to October, during the nesting season, as well as doing its best to protect eggs and hatchlings.
Amphorae Caves

This is a fascinating offshore cave dive – the clay wine-jar embedded in the roof of one of the caves seems to imply, according to archaeologists, that they were once above the waterline and have been drowned over the centuries by seismic movement. Beautiful coral abounds here. Maximum descent is 10 m (30 ft).