A Limassol tour walks the old town, the castle and the Old Port, then reaches Kourion, Kolossi Castle, Amathus and the Troodos Mountains. Day trips continue to Paphos, Nicosia and Lefkara. Find more trip ideas on Greece Tours.
Below we compare the walks, the ancient sites, the mountain days and the day trips from the city, with the booking rules.
What is a Limassol tour?
A Limassol tour is a guided trip through the old town and to nearby ancient sites, by foot or road. Walks last 1.5 to 6 hours, and day trips last 4.5 to 10 hours.
Limassol holds the largest port in Cyprus, and cruise ships call there. GetYourGuide lists two shore excursions of 5.5 hours. One goes to the Troodos villages, and one goes to an olive farm, Lefkara and old Limassol. A Limassol tour therefore suits a long stay and a short call in port.
This page covers land tours. Our Cyprus tours hub shows the whole island. The Limassol boat trip page covers the sea trips from the harbour.
Which Limassol tour formats can you book?
Five formats run from Limassol. They are municipal walks, small-group or private walks, half-day guided tours, full-day road trips and jeep tours. The walks and day trips below show free cancellation on GetYourGuide.
Walks start in the old town. The architect’s walk lasts 2 hours in a small group. It follows the route from Castle Square to the Old Port. A private walk lasts 2 to 6 hours, and the local guide tailors the route to the guests.
Day trips collect guests in Limassol. The Troodos jeep tour lasts 9 hours, and the grand jeep safari lasts 8 hours in a small group. A half-day Limassol tour with a guide lasts 4 hours. The longest private tours last 10 hours.
How does the municipal Limassol walking tour work?
The Lemesos Municipality runs a 2.5-hour city walk from the Tourist Information Office at the Old Port. The listing gives Monday at 10:00 all year, and guests must book in advance. It does not run on public holidays.
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association organise it with the municipality. The walk opens on the Molos seafront, where an open-air sculpture park shows works by Cypriot, Greek and international artists.
It then passes the Old Port and the castle, which is now a museum of medieval Cyprus. Stone warehouses nearby now serve as restaurants and exhibition halls. The route then visits the Great Mosque, the Cathedral of Agia Napa and the Municipal Market. It also covers the pedestrian shopping street Agiou Andreou.
What does a Limassol tour show at Limassol Castle?
A Limassol tour at the castle enters the Cyprus Medieval Museum. Its collection runs from 400 AD to the nineteenth century. It holds cannons, wood carvings, tombstones, suits of armour and coins.
Excavations under the castle found an Early Christian basilica and a Middle Byzantine monument. The underground chamber and the first floor later served as prison cells. The Archaeological Museum also sat inside the castle before it moved next to the Public Gardens.
Tradition says Richard the Lionheart married Berengaria of Navarre here during the Third Crusade and crowned her queen of England. Castle Square, in front of the main entrance, is the meeting point for the architect’s walk.
Which old-town buildings does a Limassol tour pass?
The architect’s Limassol tour passes eight stops and lasts 2 hours. They are the castle, the Old Carob Mill, the Great Mosque and the Lanitis Building. The rest are the Senate Building, the Old Central Market, a university library and the Molos park.
The FreeTour listing names these eight stops. The guide is a Limassol-born architect who explains the city’s buildings, culture and traditions. Guests receive a written outing guide at the end, with places to eat and explore after the walk.
Guests enter only two buildings, the Agia Napa Cathedral and the Limassol Agora. They see every other stop from the street. The listing says the walk suits families with children.
Why does a Limassol tour walk from the Old Port to the Marina?
The walk shows how the city changed from a fishing port to a superyacht harbour. The private Old Port to Mega Marina walk lasts 3 hours, runs for a private group.
The Old Port opened in the 1950s under British rule. It supplemented the port of Famagusta and served freight and passenger traffic for about two decades.
The renovation of the old harbour added offices, restaurants, shops, large squares, pedestrian streets and venues for cultural events. The GetYourGuide listing frames the walk as a story of ambition, history and the new Cyprus.
Which museums and gardens can a Limassol tour add?
A Limassol tour can add the Folk Art Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Public Gardens and the Paradox Museum. The Paradox Museum shows more than 50 optical illusions, and a visit lasts 1 hour.
The Folk Art Museum fills a preserved historic house. It holds over 500 exhibits in six rooms. They include national costumes, tapestries, embroidery and wooden chests. The museum won a Europa Nostra prize.
The Archaeological Museum keeps finds from the district, from the Neolithic Age to the Roman period. It includes pottery from Kourion and Amathus. It stands next to the Public Gardens, which the British administration laid out with eucalyptus, pine and cypress trees.
The gardens also hold playgrounds, an open-air stage, the Limassol Zoo and the Patticheio Municipal Museum. GetYourGuide sells the Paradox Museum ticket with skip-the-line entry.
What does a Limassol tour see at the Kourion theatre and Roman houses?
A Limassol tour at Kourion sees the Greco-Roman theatre and the House of Eustolios. It also sees the mosaic houses of Achilles and the Gladiators. The theatre dates to the second century BC and still hosts open-air shows in summer.
Builders extended the theatre in the second century AD. The restored theatre overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. Concerts and plays use the stage during the summer months.
The House of Eustolios began as a private villa and became a public recreation centre in the Early Christian period. Four mosaic floor panels from the fifth century cover the central room. A roof now shelters the remains all year.
The baths show the Roman heating system. Hot air ran through flues beneath the floor and inside the walls. The Houses of Achilles and the Gladiators take their names from the scenes on their mosaics.
Which other Kourion sites does a Limassol tour reach?
Kourion also holds the Roman Agora, a fifth-century basilica, the Stadium and the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates. The Stadium lies 1 km west of the main site, on the right side of the road to Paphos.
The Roman Agora dates to the early third century. Porticos with marble columns surround it. On its northwest side stand a public bath and a small temple to the water nymphs, the Nymphaeum.
The basilica has a separate baptistery on its northern side. The Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates honoured the god of the woodland. Its remains include a temple, a bath complex and a palaestra, the wrestling school.
What does a Limassol tour see at Kolossi Castle?
Kolossi Castle is a Crusader keep with a 17 by 17 metre base. A walled yard of about 30 by 40 metres joins it. The ruins of a fourteenth-century sugar mill stand next to it.
The castle stands on the south-west edge of Kolossi village. The coat of arms of Louis de Magnac, the Commander of Kolossi, is carved into its walls. The Knights Templar held the castle for a time, and the Hospitallers took it back when the Templars were abolished.
One private half-day itinerary drives through the Phassouri citrus plantations to reach the castle. The Cyprus Wine Museum in nearby Erimi shows the history of wine from antiquity to the present. It also has displays on local grape varieties.
What does a Limassol tour see at Amathus?
Amathus is an ancient city-kingdom on the coast east of Limassol. Its ruins include the Temple of Aphrodite on the acropolis, Iron Age tombs, baths and an agora. A 14-tonne limestone jar from the site now stands in the Louvre.
The temple honoured Aphrodite Amathusia and a bearded male Aphrodite called Aphroditos. Legend says the festival of Adonis brought hunts, dancing and singing to the site. Another legend names Cinyras as the founder of the city.
Herodotus tells a stranger tale. The people of Amathus cut off the head of the besieger Onesilos and hung it above their gates. Bees filled the skull with honeycomb, and an oracle told the city to bury it and make a yearly sacrifice.
Which Limassol tour combines Kourion with Paphos?
GetYourGuide lists three Limassol tours to Paphos. They are a 7-hour Kourion tour with Paphos Town, a 9-hour archaeology tour and an 8-hour private tour with Kolossi. All three list pickup.
The 7-hour tour adds the Tombs of the Kings and Petra tou Romiou, with free time at the modern harbour. Guests book at least 10 hours ahead.
The private tour lists Kolossi, Aphrodite and the ruins of Paphos, and the booking closes 4 hours before the start. A separate 8-hour tour joins Kourion, the village of Vouni and a winery with a tasting. It is an adults-only tour.
Which Limassol tour climbs into the Troodos Mountains?
GetYourGuide lists at least ten Limassol tours into the Troodos Mountains. They run from a 5.5-hour shore excursion to a 10-hour private full-day tour. Formats include small groups, private cars, jeeps and hiking.
The Troodos food and wine tour lasts 8.5 hours in a small group. It picks guests up in six towns, including Limassol, and stops at a family winery. It holds a rating of 4.9 stars from 440 reviews.
A 9-hour day reaches Kykkos Monastery, and a 9-hour Land Rover tour climbs to Mount Olympus. A hiking day in the Troodos Geopark lasts 8 hours. Another day visits mountain towns for cheesemaking and brunch.
Our Troodos Mountains tour page covers the monasteries and villages, and the Troodos wine tour page covers the cellars.
Which Limassol tour visits Lefkara, Kato Drys and Choirokoitia?
A 5.5-hour small-group tour from Limassol visits the villages of Lefkara and Kato Drys. It also stops at the UNESCO site of Choirokoitia, which guests explore on their own. A 4.5-hour tour pairs Choirokoitia with donkeys and the White Rocks.
Choirokoitia is a Neolithic village from the seventh millennium BC. A stone wall 2.5 metres thick enclosed it. Round houses called tholoi, between 2 and 9 metres across, stood close together around open courtyards.
Scholars think no more than 300 to 600 people lived there at a time. Its people farmed wheat, barley and lentils, herded sheep and goats, and hunted deer.
Kato Drys sits at 520 metres above sea level. Neophytos of Cyprus was born there, and his house still stands. A small church dedicated to him stands on a hill near the village.
Which food, wine and photo tours start in Limassol?
A food-led Limassol tour can be a 70-minute tasting at a boutique winery in Pyrgos. The tasting has five wines and five herbs. A 1.5-hour herbal elixir workshop and a 4-hour tour with a professional winemaker also start in the city.
The Pyrgos winery tour is wheelchair accessible. The winemaker tour enters the exclusive winery areas, explains how wine is made and ends with a guided tasting. The elixir workshop sends each guest home with a handcrafted bottle.
Photo tours also start in the city. GetYourGuide lists a 2-hour editorial and lifestyle photoshoot, and a private vacation photographer who works for 1 to 3 hours. Viator adds a culinary tour in the village of Anogyra.
Which Limassol tour goes to Nicosia, Larnaca or Kyrenia?
The Grand Tour from Limassol lasts 9 hours. It visits Nicosia, the only divided capital in the world, and the Larnaca seafront and old town. Private tours also reach Kyrenia.
An 8-hour guided tour joins Lefkara and a walk through Nicosia. A private 7-hour tour visits Larnaca and the divided city. A private 8-hour tour from Limassol reaches the castles, harbour and abbey of Kyrenia.
Viator sells a full-day Limassol tour and a private city tour of the main spots. It also sells a private Nicosia and Kyrenia day and a private Famagusta day. Our Nicosia tour page compares the Nicosia formats.
Which months suit a Limassol tour?
Summer in Limassol lasts about six months, with temperatures from 22 to 40 degrees Celsius in July and August. June and September run from 19 to 30. Winter days run from 16 to 20 degrees.
Rain and wind arrive between December and March, and the city gets around 410 mm of rain a year. Rain is rare in summer, so a summer Limassol tour rarely loses a day to weather.
GuruWalk lists four walks with local guides. Highlights of Limassol City lasts 2.5 hours and starts at 11:00 and 16:00. Invisible Limassol lasts 1 hour 45 minutes and starts at 10:30 and 18:00. A 1.5-hour history walk uses visual storytelling.
The Limassol Carnival runs for ten days, with a grand parade on Makariou Avenue. The Wine Festival of Cyprus fills the Public Gardens in early October, every evening, with free tastings. The Flood Festival follows in June.
How do you book and plan a Limassol tour?
Book a Limassol tour on GetYourGuide or Viator. Cut-off times run from 5 minutes for the museum ticket to 2 days for the private walk. The longer day trips close 10 hours before the start.
The architect’s walk needs 30 minutes’ notice. The Old Port to Marina walk, the Lefkara tour and the Troodos food and wine tour all need 10 hours. The municipal walk asks for advance booking and runs on Mondays only.
The Lefkara tour, the Troodos food tour and the grand jeep safari run as small groups. The Troodos waterfall tour and both shore excursions run as private groups. Pickup is available on the day trips and on the private walk.
What do travellers ask about a Limassol tour?
Does a Limassol tour run in French?
Yes. GetYourGuide lists a 4-hour half-day guided tour of Limassol that runs exclusively in French. Pickup is available, and the booking closes 10 hours before the start.
Are Limassol tours wheelchair accessible?
Five listings carry the wheelchair label on GetYourGuide. They are the private walk, the guided walk and the Old Port to Marina walk. The Paradox Museum and the Pyrgos winery tour also carry it.
Can a Limassol tour include lunch?
Yes. The Troodos food and wine tour includes lunch. The private Troodos waterfall tour lists a traditional lunch and a Cypriot coffee stop.
Is there a Limassol tour for couples?
Viator lists a romantic private tour for couples called Love Stories of Limassol. It also lists a private romantic picnic experience in Cyprus. GetYourGuide lists a 2-hour beach picnic with optional extras.
Can a Limassol tour reach Famagusta?
Yes. GetYourGuide lists a 10-hour day from Paphos and Limassol that covers Famagusta, Salamis and the Varosha ghost town.