3 - days walking in wine land and in the forest - average 15 km per day 

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Three days of walks around vineyards, stone-built villages and in the forest
The trip constitutes a three-day exploration on foot in the wine region of Limassol and at the edge of Paphos Forest and Troodos highlands. The trip can be extended to include a walk around Artemis trail at the top of the island and even a bit further away, a walk around Madari peak, both of which offer stunning views towards many parts of the island.

Natural Beauty, cultural heritage, gastronomy and wine
The trip takes participants through some of the best combinations of nature and cultural heritage on the island. Wine land dotted by picturesque stone built villages and medieval bridges inside forests (with possibility of mouflon spotting). Participants will get many opportunities for wine tasting as well as for dining in some of the best village restaurants in Cyprus.

Omodos ​
​Walkers will be staying in the village of Omodos, a stone built village in the wine region of Limassol, with developed tourism infrastructure in the form of great village restaurants, shops, coffee places, and accommodation.

​Rich Cultural heritage
Omodos stone-built wine producing village will be the base of the travellers.  The ancient monastery in its center, dates from the third century AD. There are two 'linos' (wine presses) old big manual grape presses in the village, open to the public, as well as wine tasting establishments and shops whose ware ranges from locally processed glass, locally processed food, silverware and lace. Some of the best village restaurants in rural Cyprus can be found in Omodos. The main square, in front of the monastery, with its mulberry trees offering shade during the hot season, and its coffee shops and restaurants, is a very pleasant place to relax before or after a day's walk.   
Other cultural attractions on (or near) the itinerary include :
1) Kelephos medieval Venetian bridge
2) Picturesque stone-built villages (Arsos, Vasa Kilaniou, Mandria) 
3) Milia medieval bridge
4) A number of chapels (eg medieval Apostle Philippos chapel found between Arsos and Omodos) 

Day of Trip	​Distance in km	​Total ascent (m)	​Total descent (m)	Average elevation (m)
Day 2 - Kelephos medieval Venetian bridge - Omodos	14	1,050	700	750
Day 3 -  Omodos - Arsos - Vasa - Omodos	16	750	750	900
Day 4 - Omodos to Pano Platres	14	850	550	900
Average	15	900	650	850

The itinerary (summary)
Day 1 - Arrive at Omodos village - walk in the alleys, discover the village and relax
Day 2 - The taxi takes participants to Kelephos medieval Venetian bridge. From there they walk inside Paphos Forest back to Omodos village
Day 3 - The route takes walkers via Apostle Philip medieval chapel to Arsos and Vasa villages in a circular route back to Omodos.
Day 4 - Walkers walk from Omodos village towards Pano Platres village. Those who want to walk more, can add (at an additional taxi fee)  Caledonia Waterfalls to their itinerary, increasing the route by many more kilometers
Day 5 - morning - end of the trip

Detailed Itinerary
On Day 1, those travellers who book the transfer, from the airport are transported to their accommodation in Omodos. Time to relax at the hotel or explore the village.

​On Day 2 the participants are transported by car along a scenic route to Kelephos medieval Venetian bridge, from where the walk begins.  The first stretch (abouth 60% of the walk) is inside Paphos Forest, and at many points offers panoramic vistas of the area. There are possibilities of moufflon spotting on the way.

​ The last part of the walk is in vine land, and ends at Omodos village.

At Kelephos medieval Venetian bridge - the start of the walking trip

Medieval Apostle Philip chapel

The whole of Day 3 is scheduled for exploration of wine land and visits to nearby traditional stone-built villages, that are of course wine producers. The route starts at Omodos village and passes through Arsos and Vasa villages. Of these three pretty villages, Omodos is the most developed touristically, while the other two are more laid-back (and offer better possibilities for chats with locals on village coffee places). 
Walking through wineland on the white chalk hills offers different scenery depending on the season, with no leaves in winter, leaves in spring, also fruit in summer and earthy colours and falling leaves in autumn. The route passes by medieval Apostle Philip chapel, where an ancient laurel tree is used as a bellfry.

On Day 4 the route takes walkers initially through prime vineyard land, as  it ascends from Omodos towards Troodos peak through Mandria village. Uphill from Mandria village the habitat changes to forest. 

The itinerary climbs to Pano Platres village (a major tourist destination in Cyprus in the last century) on the way passing through a pine forest, Milia medieval bridge and Myllomeris Waterfall and trail. Those who prefer, can add Caledonia Waterfalls trail to their itinerary.

Myllomeris waterfall in winter

Summary of our services
We offer Independent Self–Guided Walkers interested in exploring beautiful Cyprus, a menu of services:

• Extensive information on our inhouse designed route that presents the best Cyprus has to offer, combining top elements of its cultural and natural heritage. We provide information on each day's walk and instructions to find one's way, as well as relevant useful information material on Cyprus.  We recommend the use of GPS data (which we can gladly provide) as an excellent addition to maps and navigation tables that may be available.
• Booking of appropriate accommodation on the route, where possible in small, family run establishments.
• Booking of meals, including breakfast, dinner (as per the package) and optionally lunch packs , with a high element of local cuisine, where available.
• Arranging all applicable luggage transport.
• Arranging transfers to location of arrival/departure and other transfers if required.
• On the ground support for the independent walker.

The package
It includes the following:
a) Information on the walking routes and nearby attractions (as well as public bus info where applicable), in the form of GPS readings, electronic material (PDF), printed material (at an additional fee) and/or other media.
b) Accommodation in Omodos - depending on availability, travellers will stay at Katoi, Kyr Yianni or in other similar places in Omodos, on an accommodation only basis.
c) One way transportation for two of the walks. 
d) There are no hotels in Omodos. Because there are many breakfast options, we do not include any breakfast in the package.
e) On the ground support

Notes : 
1) The package includes neither transport to the accommodation (on Day 1) nor from the accommodation (on Day 5). We can arrange such transportation upon request.
2) In the unlikely event that all accommodation that we cooperate with in Omodos is occupied, walkers will have the option to accept alternative accommodation, reschedule or cancel the booking.  
    
Prices
The price for the standard package per person, for
a)  Double Occupancy basis is 285 Euro.
b) A solo traveller is 480 Euro.
c) Single rooms (when more than one person in the group) is 390 Euro.​

​BOOKING PROCESS
1) Once Customers study the extensive material, once they have their questions answered and are ready to proceed, they book the trip with us.
2) Then Cyprus Walks Etc works on the bookings.  We make a best effort to come back to the Customers with a reply within two working days. 
If there is availability for all places (including alternative accommodations) then we notify the Customers and we proceed to step 3. 
Otherwise, if some of the properties (including alternatives) are unavailable we notify the Customers. If they don't want to change the dates we provide them with full refund and cancel the booking. 
3) We communicate to provide the Customers with the relevant material (GPS readings, PDF or printed files) at least one week before the trip.

CANCELLATION POLICY

If Customers cancel:
Cancellation charges for a booked trip:

• Until Day 31 prior to travel date: 100 Euro per booking
• Day 30 to Day 16 prior to travel date : 20%
• Day 15 to Day 3 prior to travel date: 50%
• Day 2 prior to Day 1 prior to travel date: 80%
• Day 0 of the trip onward: 100%

If Cyprus Walks Etc cancels
If Cyprus Walks Etc cancels for severe expected weather or other reason we provide our customers with full refund for the services paid to us. Where possible we provide alternatives, which customers can select instead of refunds if they prefer.

TRAVEL INSURANCE
We expect that all users of our services will make all necessary arrangements to, and will for the duration of their trip with us, be covered by adequate insurance related to our services (personal accident, medical expenses, etc).

​​Please keep in mind that walkers may buy services from us for other short trips, for combinations of trips, or for longer trips.

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