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Hey guys,
Here is the latest amendments on our tour:
On Pricing Tab:- Payments are marked as settled. Thank you all very much for that!
- Added as an option, Private tour and Halloumi Cheese Tasting Workshop @ €60 /Tour.
- Airport transfer to Salamiou 27th at night as complementary
On the itinerary of the 28th:-
- We shall reach our destination (Salamiou bnb) during daylight as to your preference.
- I’ll pick up James and Justin from the airport, when they arrive later in the evening.
On the itinerary of the 31st:-
- We will pass by an artisan Halloumi cheese production unit, If we can make it there early we can have the chance to enjoy warm Halloumi cheese at the making! A unique experience highly recommended. (If you choose to include this activity you may want to skip breakfast on that day!)
Good to know: I’ve added some practical information and links you may want to have a look at. I’ve also included our meal options. I’m most concerned about your meals. I’m still waiting for the new suggested menu from Salamiou to include fish. Yet, I’d like you to know that I trust Vassiliki (chef) with her choices in cooking.
Resources
- Google photo album: I created this album so we can share media files
- WhatsApp Group Chat: for better communication.
- US Embassy in Cyprus
Dear all,
As discussed yesterday with James, on the night of the 28th, you will all arrive at Salamiou village. This will be our base. That will give us a comfortable start on the next day. We will be hosted by a local family who will impress you with the amazing activities they have already prepared for you. It involves Sunday morning church chant, winery tour, millennial olive groves, folklore poetry, exclusive lunch. Optionally you may want to order breakfast and dinner for the rest of the days from their restaurant. They work only by reservation and here are the suggestions by the chef:-
Sunday Lunch @ €25 pp
- Bread selection & Dips, Salads, Zelatina, Baby roast potatoes, Mushroom cooked with onion and White Wine, Wild Asparagus with eggs, Lagria Chicken, Pork and beef lazagne, Roast pork belly with home-made BBQ sauce, Eclairs, Kattaifi
Dinner Suggestions @ €15 pp
- Saturday dinner Chicken magiritsa soup
- Sunday dinner Ravioli with halloumi sprinkled with anari and dry thyme
- Monday dinner Tzoutzoukakia with rice
Breakfast Suggestions @ €12 pp
- Sunday breakfast 2 eggs sunny side up, Bacon, Lounza, Halloumi, Tomato, Cucumber, Olives, Traditional sliced bread toasted with olive oil, salt and mountain oregano, Anari cheese with epsima (grape syrup) or sugar, cinnamon
- Monday breakfast Zucchini with scrambled eggs with plated olive bread with soft goat cheese and sundried tomatoes, Muffins with honey
- Tuesday Breakfast Greek strained Yogurt with Muesli, village raisin and our thyme mountain honey, Pancake with cheese and ham topped with an egg, Scones with village mosfilo (Hawthorn) jam
Sunday activities @ €60 pp. Includes Wine tasting and food pairing, Winery tour , Olive Grove tour and Lagria theme center tour.
The final element I’ve added on today is a private tour at Yorgos Studio. For Monday’s sunset watch. Yorgos has kindly agreed to introduce us to his art work at the studio and host a memorable wine tasting during sunset at his vineyard.
Dear all,
I really love the way this tour is shaping up. My job is to facilitate options, you make the choices. My objective is to involve as many places of interest as possible on every route while being flexible. Therefore I will be happy if we manage to visit even 50% of them! As we discussed, you will choose the next stop as to your mood of the moment. no stress!
Starting times of the day and length of visits will also be decided by you. Except of the sunset view which will be happening around 7 pm daily 😉
On the first day I will pick up Laura and Jasmine at the Leonardo Crystal Cove Hotel & Spa (Protaras), drive west and stop at the sites they would like to visit. If we get the timing right we could be picking up James and Justin from the airport, too!
It’s been very nice meeting you virtually on Monday. It’s very helpful to have a face next to a name!
We talked about the route we will follow to get you from Protaras (East) to Paphos (West) via Troodos Mountain in three days.
We filtered our options and the results are shown on the map below. We agreed that a tour will be booked through Tours by Locals and that I will claim a basic daily concierge fee for my services and transportation needs. All other expenses will be covered by guests on route. Having a fourth person joining will not change my fees, but it will mean 3 people seating at the back seat of the car.
Our goal is to get from point A to point B everyday visiting as many destinations possible, on the way of each tour. Depending on the mood of the day we will be flexible enough in order to get the most out of our day.
For this reason I recommend adding a forth day to the total journey. This way I will have better time and resource allocation to cover all points of interest in an easy comfortable journey that will be remembered for a while!
Dear James,
I’m so glad you are seriously considering using my services during your visit to Cyprus. I created this is password protected page for your party to help you turn that inquiry into a booking!
I’m so excited every time I get to organise and host a private tour for a group of guest with further cultural and intellectual background and interests. Every trip is unique and every tour has a story to tell. I will guide you through each day building up the story you will be telling your husbands later on. I promise that you will Experience your Memories! the best possible way.
Designing a tour with a theme helps me also discover new stories to tell every single time. I have prepared this private blog post for your custom tour. You can find all information and you can share your thoughts and media files.
In the following tab (top right on pc) of this note you can find the pricing details and current status of your booking flow. Tab on a date to see relevant updates, as we move on with the creation of your journey.
You can find your trip’s itinerary sorted by day and pined on the map below. Tab on the Day to see details and use the navigation bar on the left of the map to see the routes and useful locations.
You can find your trip’s itinerary sorted by day and pined on the map below. Tab on the Day to see details and use the navigation bar on the left of the map to see the routes and useful locations.
ITINERARY
28/05/2022
Protaras to Salamiou: Driving along the South coast
I pick you up at noon. The total driving time is 2:30 hours.
We’ll be driving along the entire south coast of the island, from East to West. The itinerary for this trip was initially created based on James’s directions. I understand there will be changes and I will try my best to cater for the day as to Laura and Jasmine’s choices.
- Moving on to Larnaca we can visit the Church of Lazarus and the Hala Tekke by the salt lake.
- On the way to Limassol we will use the seafront road and pass by the Archeological sites of Choirokitia and ‘Tenta’.
- Pass through Limassol and still driving along the seafront we may stop by the Wine Museum and the Commandaria Orchestra
- A short visit at Curium Ancient Amphitheatre is a soul cleansing experience for any performer!
- We shall reach our destination (Salamiou bnb) during daylight as to your preference.
- I’ll pick up James and Justin from the airport, when they arrive later in the evening.
use the navigation bar to see the routes and useful locations.
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29/05/2022
Salamiou Experience: Let’s be Spiritual
- Sunday Church Service
- 9:00 -9:30 Breakfast at Lagria
- 9:45 -10:45 Walk in the footsteps of the Apostles (St. Peter and St Paul). Option of a one hour hike (or go by car) to the Apostlic Olive Trees (stay for 30 minutes)
- 11:15 Return to the Lagria Winery by car for Winery tour (30minutes)
- 11:45 Tour of the Lagria Theme Centre (30 minutes)
- 12:15 Wine Tasting at Lagria Tavern Anoi (30 -45 minutes)
- 13:00 Lunch at Lagria Tavern
Aphrodite’s Birthplace & Kourion: Let’s fall in love
- For the rest of the day I’d recommend we get in the car and drive down the valley to the abandoned village of the knights Templar
- Visit Kouklia for the temple of Aphrodite and the ancient Olive Press
- Aphrodite’s rock
- Ancient Amphitheatre of Kourion
- Commandaria Orchestra and wine museum
- We can return to Salamiou for dinner or go to any restaurant on the way.
30/05/2022
Troodos Mountains – Let’s get High!
- On Monday the route will be a circular one around the top hills of Troodos mountains. We will visit the village of Kalopanayiotis. with its unique landscape, the Monastery, the Venetian bridge, the byzantine painted church and the holy icons museum.
- Along the way there will be plenty of chances to stop and explore various villages, view points, churches, ruins and sites like the Troodos botanical Garden.
- For the sunset stop of the trip I will organize a visit at Yorgos Studio. We will be hosted in private by the artist and his husband. The tour will end at the vineyard to watch the sunset with a bottle or two of their own produced wine.
31/05/2022
On the way to Paphos: Let’s Explore
This is our monastery route. There is churches and ruins all along this route.
- Starting from Salamiou heading north to the west site of Troodos mountains and Paphos forest.
- We will pass by an artisan Halloumi cheese production unit, If we can make it there early we can have the chance to enjoy warm Halloumi cheese at the making!
- A few wineries and plenty of monasteries will be found on our way. You will choose where we visit.
- Time permitted I’d love to drop by my village to see the islands biggest monolith and enjoy a drink at my Tasting Room.
- Our last stop will have to be Saint Neophytos monastery and we need to be there before it’s closing time, which is 18:00
- We will end up at your hotel on time to enjoy sunset !
RESOURCES
- US Embassy in Cyprus
- Designed with you on my Mind
- Photo Album
- WhatsApp Chat
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To be decided at your convenience.
Sunday Lunch
- Bread selection & Dips, Salads, Zelatina, Baby roast potatoes, Mushroom cooked with onion and White Wine, Wild Asparagus with eggs, Lagria Chicken, Pork and beef lazagne, Roast pork belly with home-made BBQ sauce, Eclairs, Kattaifi
Dinner Suggestions
- Saturday dinner Chicken magiritsa soup
- Sunday dinner Ravioli with halloumi sprinkled with anari and dry thyme
- Monday dinner Tzoutzoukakia with rice
Breakfast Suggestions
- Sunday breakfast 2 eggs sunny side up, Bacon, Lounza, Halloumi, Tomato, Cucumber, Olives, Traditional sliced bread toasted with olive oil, salt and mountain oregano, Anari cheese with epsima (grape syrup) or sugar, cinnamon
- Monday breakfast Zucchini with scrambled eggs with plated olive bread with soft goat cheese and sundried tomatoes, Muffins with honey
- Tuesday Breakfast (Option 1 at Salamiou) Greek strained Yogurt with Muesli, village raisin and our thyme mountain honey, Pancake with cheese and ham topped with an egg, Scones with village mosfilo (Hawthorn) jam
- Tuesday Breakfast (option 2) We will pass by an artisan Halloumi cheese production unit, If we can make it there early we can have the chance to enjoy warm Halloumi cheese at the making! A unique experience highly recommended. (If you choose to include this activity you may want to skip breakfast on that day!)
