A Paphos sunset cruise puts you on the water while the light fades over the south-west coast of Cyprus. Find more trip ideas on Greece Tours. Below we sort the evening boats by style, boarding point, food and drink, sunset time and booking rule. Turtle watching, a Latchi barbecue and a Blue Lagoon sail each get a section.
What is a Paphos sunset cruise?
A Paphos sunset cruise is a boat trip from the Paphos coast that returns as the sun goes down. The boats range from a yellow semi-submarine to a show yacht with dinner and fireworks.
Wikipedia says Kato Paphos, the part of town by the sea, is built around the medieval port. The port holds 300 boats and works as a small marina and a fishermen’s shelter.
Each Paphos sunset cruise listing pairs the sail with an extra. The extra is a turtle search, an open bar, a barbecue or a dance show. It sets the style of the evening.
GetYourGuide also sells beach painting with wine and a sunset picnic for couples. Those two happen on land. This page covers the boats only.
Our Cyprus tours guide sets the evening boats beside the island’s other day trips. For the daytime cruises and the glass-bottom boats, read our Paphos boat trip guide.
Which Paphos sunset cruise styles can you book?
A Paphos sunset cruise comes in five styles. They are turtle watching, a semi-submarine cruise, a Latchi barbecue, a Blue Lagoon sail and night shows. Each style has its own GetYourGuide listing.
The list below gives the listing title and the length of each style.
- Turtle watching with an open bar, 2 hours: Paphos: Sunset Cruise, Turtle Watching, & Unlimited Drinks.
- Semi-submarine turtle cruise, 2 hours: Paphos: Turtle Cruise, 99% Success Rate, Snorkeling & Sunset.
- Latchi barbecue cruise, 4 hours: From Latchi: Nafsika II Sunset BBQ Cruise, Waterslide & Swim.
- Blue Lagoon sail with a Paphos transfer, 6 hours: a Latchi sailing that carries the Pickup available label.
- Show cruises after dark, 4 hours: an all-inclusive dance and show night, and a buffet dinner with a fireworks finish.
Pick a Paphos sunset cruise by length first. Wave Dancer’s own site then adds three evening sailings. They are a sunset barbecue cruise, a deluxe night cruise with fireworks and a variety show cruise.
The Viator cards under this section add four evening options. They are two Wave Dancer sailings, an Ocean Vision show night and a stargazing session with a telescope.
Where does a Paphos sunset cruise board?
A Paphos sunset cruise boards at Paphos Harbour, where Apostolou Pavlou Avenue ends beside the medieval fort. The Latchi barbecue cruise boards at Latchi harbour instead, near the Akamas Peninsula. Read the start point on your voucher.
Wikipedia says Apostolou Pavlou Avenue ends outside the medieval fort at the harbour. The GetYourGuide meeting points of both turtle cruises sit on that avenue. The Wave Dancer night cruise meets at Paphos Harbour itself.
Wave Dancer’s terms set the arrival time. Guests who make their own way arrive 20 minutes before departure. Guests on a hotel transfer wait at the pick-up point 10 minutes before the pick-up time. The GetYourGuide listing for the night cruise asks for 30 minutes before departure.
The fireworks and deluxe night cruises list a free hotel transfer within the Paphos region as an option. The sunset barbecue cruise leaves Paphos Harbour on Saturday and Sunday, from 17:30 to 20:30, and heads for Atlantida Bay.
Its other nights run on set days. The fireworks, dinner and show cruise sails on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 18:30 to 22:30. The deluxe night cruise sails on Monday at the same hours.
Paphos Sea Lines runs the turtle-watching Paphos sunset cruise and publishes a departure for each date range. The boat leaves earlier as the days shorten.
- 1 to 30 April: 17:30.
- The day after April ends to 15 August: 18:00.
- 16 August to 5 September: 17:30.
- 6 to 25 September: 17:00.
- 26 September to 10 October: 16:30.
- 11 to 24 October: 16:15.
- 25 October to 15 November: 15:00.
The operator asks guests to arrive at least 15 minutes before the departure time.
What does the turtle-watching Paphos sunset cruise with an open bar include?
The turtle-watching Paphos sunset cruise with an open bar is a semi-submarine sail run by Paphos Sea Lines. It visits the Vera K shipwreck, searches for turtles and stops for a 20-minute swim. The open bar serves unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks.
On this Paphos sunset cruise the boat has a below-deck cabin with 20 big viewing windows. Guests watch the shipwreck and the reef from there. The listing puts the chance of seeing turtles at 90% on the sunset sail.
The crew provides masks and floaties on board. The listing tells guests to bring a camera and swimming gear. Food, gratuities and hotel transfers are not included.
The operator’s own page adds a sundeck. Guests sip their drinks there as the sun sets, and the drinks are for use on board only. The sail ends in the sunset, with Paphos harbour in view.
A second listing, the Atlantis turtle cruise, adds an open-air front deck for the sunset. A shaded deck sits at the back. Its boat has an air-conditioned viewing area with large windows.
What does the Latchi BBQ Paphos sunset cruise add?
The Latchi BBQ Paphos sunset cruise adds a waterslide swim in the Blue Lagoon and a barbecue dinner on board. Nafsika II sails the Akamas coast and returns at sunset. The menu lists chicken and pork with salad and wine.
Cyprus Mini Cruises runs Nafsika II from Latchi Harbour. On its site the Latchi BBQ Paphos sunset cruise starts at 16:00 and ends at sunset.
The crew prepares chicken and pork souvla on board and serves village salad and garlic bread. Seasonal fruit, local red or white wine and orange squash come with the meal. Beer and soft drinks are for sale at the bar. The GetYourGuide listing adds a vegetarian choice.
CheckYeti puts the time in the Blue Lagoon at around two hours for swimming or snorkelling. The day cruise on the same boat describes an inflatable slide that drops from the deck into the sea.
Guests meet at Latchi harbour at least 15 minutes before departure. CheckYeti says Nafsika II moors opposite the Yiangos & Peter Hotel and Restaurant. The operator’s site also lists transfers from Paphos by taxi or by coach.
What does the Blue Lagoon Paphos sunset cruise with transfer include?
The Blue Lagoon Paphos sunset cruise with transfer sails from Latchi Harbour from 17:00 to 20:00. A hotel bus from Paphos is included. The 3-hour cruise holds a one-hour swim at the Blue Lagoon, a waterslide, music and local wine.
The operator, MP Westcoast Cruises Ltd, runs the trip with a host who speaks English and Greek. The bus ride between Paphos and Latchi takes about 1 hour 30 minutes each way. The bus collects guests from hotels in Kato Paphos and the Coral Bay area.
The departure time on the listing is the time the bus leaves the first hotel. The operator confirms your own pickup time after you book. The bus can wait for a maximum of 5 minutes, so be at the stop early.
A Paphos sunset cruise on this route starts at Latchi. The boat passes the Baths of Aphrodite, St George Island, Plaji Bay and the Manolis Sea Caves. English audio commentary tells the history of the area. Our Akamas tour page follows the same peninsula on land, from the gorge to the Baths of Aphrodite.
At the Blue Lagoon the boat stops for one hour of swimming. The operator says it runs the biggest waterslide in Latchi harbour. Life jackets for all ages are free, and changing facilities are available.
After the swim, this Paphos sunset cruise serves fresh watermelon, orange squash and local wine at no extra charge. The boat then heads toward the sunset. Free Wi-Fi is available on board. The bar sells pizza, hot dogs, sandwiches, cocktails, beer and soft drinks separately.
When does the sun set during the Paphos sunset cruise season?
The sun sets over Paphos at 19:11 on 1 April. It peaks at 20:07 on 29 June and falls to 18:15 on 15 October. These local clock times come from the Paphos calendar on sunrise-sunset.org, with the seconds dropped.
The list gives the Paphos sunset cruise season by month, in 24-hour local time. Each line shows the sunset on day 1 and on day 15.
- April: 19:11 on the 1st, 19:22 on the 15th.
- Month five, late spring: 19:35 on the 1st, 19:46 on the 15th.
- June: 19:58 on the 1st, 20:05 on the 15th.
- July: 20:07 on the 1st, 20:04 on the 15th.
- August: 19:52 on the 1st, 19:38 on the 15th.
- September: 19:17 on the 1st, 18:57 on the 15th.
- October: 18:34 on the 1st, 18:15 on the 15th.
Light stays after the sun goes down. Civil twilight ends when the Sun sits 6 degrees below the horizon. From then on you need artificial light outdoors. On 15 June the sun sets at 20:05 and civil twilight ends at 20:34. On 15 October the pair reads 18:15 and 18:41.
The clocks go back one hour in late October. In the calendar used here, the sunset moves from 18:04 on 24 October to 17:02 on 26 October. It reads 16:45 on 15 November. The earliest sunset of the year, 16:38, falls on 5 December.
Compare the start time on your booking page with the sunset time for your date. The sun sets 1 hour 49 minutes later on 15 June than on 15 October.
Who can join a Paphos sunset cruise?
Adults and children can join a Paphos sunset cruise, and each GetYourGuide listing sets its own age bands. The turtle-watching cruise with an open bar splits guests at ages 2, 11 and 12. The Blue Lagoon cruise with transfer splits them at age 11.
The booking widget of each Paphos sunset cruise listing shows the age bands and the group limit:
- Turtle-watching cruise with an open bar: ages 2 and younger, 3 to 11, and 12 and older; up to 49 guests.
- Latchi BBQ cruise: ages 1 and younger, 2 to 11, and 12 and older; a booking limit of 90 guests.
- Blue Lagoon cruise with transfer: ages 11 and younger, and 12 and older; up to 100 guests.
- Evening show cruise with fireworks: ages 3 and younger, 4 to 12, and 13 and older. Children aged 3 and younger join free but need a place in the booking. Unaccompanied minors are not allowed.
Swimming skill matters on the semi-submarine trips. The snorkel-and-sunset turtle cruise and the swim cruise with an Aperol both name non-swimmers as not suitable. They add people prone to seasickness. Our Paphos turtle watching page explains how the turtles behave on these trips.
Paphos Sea Cruises does not allow pets on board. It takes strollers on its buses and boats, and the crew shows where to store them. Its Ocean Vision yacht has a lift and facilities for guests with disabilities.
Wave Dancer can ask for a passport, a birth certificate or an ID to check a child’s age. A child without proof can be charged the adult rate or refused boarding without a refund. Its sunset BBQ cruise counts children aged 4 to 12.
How do you book and cancel a Paphos sunset cruise?
Book a Paphos sunset cruise on the listing page, pick a date and choose to pay now or later. The turtle-watching, snorkel-and-sunset and Blue Lagoon listings offer free cancellation. You cancel up to 24 hours before the start for a full refund.
Check the cut-off on each Paphos sunset cruise listing. The snorkel-and-sunset turtle cruise needs a booking at least 30 minutes ahead. The Blue Lagoon cruise with transfer needs at least 3 hours. The evening show cruise with fireworks needs at least 4 hours.
After you book the Blue Lagoon cruise, the operator sends the pickup time and place 12 hours before the trip. Enter your phone number with the country code (+) in the booking form.
Booking a Paphos sunset cruise direct follows the operator’s own terms. Wave Dancer charges 50% for a cancellation within 48 hours of departure. It charges 100% for one made less than 24 hours before. Paphos Sea Cruises refunds nothing if you do not contact it at least 12 hours ahead. It also keeps the deposit.
Paphos Sea Cruises treats your online booking as your ticket. It moves the day free of charge when you email the team. If bad weather stops a sailing, it offers the next date or a full refund. Wave Dancer can re-route, delay or cancel a cruise in adverse weather.
What do travellers ask about this Paphos sunset cruise?
What goes in your bag for a Paphos sunset cruise?
The Blue Lagoon listing asks for a change of clothes, a towel and sunscreen. The Aperol swim cruise lists swimwear, a towel, a camera, snacks, sunscreen and water. Wave Dancer provides no towels on any cruise.
Can you bring your own drinks on board?
Wave Dancer and Paphos Sea Cruises both ban outside food and drinks. The snorkel-and-sunset turtle listing says to bring your own drinks or buy them on board. The Aperol swim cruise bans alcohol in its pickup vehicle.
Is smoking allowed on a Paphos sunset cruise?
Both semi-submarine listings list smoking as not allowed. Paphos Sea Cruises offers non-smoking tables on its Ocean Vision evening cruises, although the deck is open.
Can you pay by card on board?
Paphos Sea Cruises says it accepts card payments on board.
Where do you park for a Paphos sunset cruise?
Paphos Harbour has a free parking area in front of the Paphos Archaeological site. On specific tours the start and finish differ. You cannot return to a car parked at Latchi Harbour after the cruise. The operator recommends its own transfer for Latchi cruises.
Does the crew cater for diets?
The Paphos Sea Cruises buffet has a wide range of vegetarian options. Send a special request, such as a dietary need, in writing at least 48 hours before the cruise.