Northern Cyprus Tourism

Tourist Information Offices are available in all major towns. Tour guides, Hotel Receptionists, Taxi drivers and the locals are also a good source of information. Tourist information centers can be very helpful to you whilst visiting North Cyprus. There are tourist information centers located in Kyrenia, Nicosia and Famagusta.
There is a wide range of accommodation offered in North Cyprus ranging from 5 star Hotels, Hotel-Bungalows, Hotel-Apartments, camping and Self Catering Apartments, Villas to small family-run bed and breakfast establishment.

How to get to North Cyprus?

There are daily scheduled flights from major European capitals and from the major cities of Turkey to Ercan Airport in Northern Cyprus. Regular scheduled and charter flights to North Cyprus are provided by:

• Pegasus Airlines
• Cyprus Turkish Airlines
• Turkish Airlines
• Atlas Jet
• Fly Air
• Onur Air

Passport & Visa Requirements

The citizens of European Union (EU) nations, Turkey, USA, Canada, Mexico, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Australia, New Zealand do not require visa.
All other nationals should check their position with regard to passports and visas with the nearest Embassy or Office of Representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Visitors who do not wish to have their passports stamped by the authorities on arrival in North Cyprus may request a stamped visa form which is loosely inserted into the passport and removed on departure.
For further information about North Cyprus and regarding visa requirements, please contact the nearest North Cyprus Embassy or Representative Office abroad:

Historical & Scenic Places of Interest

Nicosia

• Sarayönü Square
• Selimiye Mosque (St Sophia Cathedral)
• Arabahmet District
• Arabahmet Mosque
• Tanzimat Street
• Kyrenia Gate
• Mevlevi Tekke (Museum of Whirling Dervishes)
• The Bedestan
• Sultan Mahmud II Library
• Lapidary Museum
• Great Khan (Inn)
• Kumarcilar /Gamblers Khan (Inn)
• Guide to the Antiquities of Turkish Nicosia, by W. Dreghorn
• Restoring the Heart of Nicosia - Master Plan

Famagusta

• The Walls of the Old City, Famagusta
• Othello Tower & Citadel
• Djanboulat's Bastion & Museum
• Porta del Mare (Sea Gate)
• Nestorian Church (of St George the Exiler)
• Period Houses of the Old City by Dr U. Dagli
• Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque (St Nicholas Cathedral)
• Palazzo del Provedittore (the old Royal Palace)
• Namik Kemal Dungeon & Museum
• Sinan Pasha Mosque (Church of St Peter & Paul)
• Cathedral of St George of the Greeks
• Church of St George of the Latins
• Agios Ioannos Church & Icon Museum
• St Barnabas Monastery & Museum
• Ancient Roman city of Salamis
• Bronze age settlement of Engomi-Alasia
• Guide to the Antiquities of Famagusta, by W. Dreghorn

Kyrenia

• Kyrenia Castle
• Ancient Shipwreck Museum
• Buffavento Castle
• St Hilarion Castle
• Karmi
• Necropolis of Karmi
• ncient city kingdom of Lambousa
• Lapta (Lapithos)
• Karaoglanoglu (Ayyorgi, Ayios Yeoryios)
• Picturesque village of Bellapais
• Bellapais Abbey
• Archeangelos Church & Icon Museum
• Cypriot Folk Arts Museum
• Sourp Magar Armenian Monastery
• Antiphonitis Church
• Neolithic settlement of Ayios Epiktitos Vrysi
• Guide to the Antiquities of Kyrenia, by W. Dreghorn

Güzelyurt-Lefke

• Gemikonagi
• Yesilirmak
• St. Mamas Church and Icon Museum
• Güzelyurt Museum of Archeology & Natural History
• Pighades: A Bronze Age Settlement
• Ancient city of Soli
• Vouni Palace
• Piri Osman Pasha Mosque

Iskele

• Iskele Icon Museum
• Bogaz
• Kantara Castle
• Karpas peninsula
• Apostolos Andreas Monastery
• Kantara Castle
• Nangomi Beach