All Inclusive Winter Warm Up | Cyprus

Put away your parka, you wont need it anymore after your flight to the Island nation of Cyprus takes off! In January, Cyprus is gifted with average daily temperatures in the mid 60s, making a winter escape to this Mediterranean island a pleasant diversion from Germany’s winter weather. Older than the Roman Empire, older than the Athenian Greek Empire, older than Alexander’s Macedonian Empire, Cyprus was famous in the chronicles of the Mediterranean Region from the bronze and early iron ages, as well as in Greek myth as the location where Aphrodite emerged from the sea. You can visit many archaeological and cultural sites in and around Paphos, including the Tombs of the Kings and Orpheus Mosaic at Paphos Archaeological Park and Petra tou Romiou, home of Aphrodite’s Rock.

Your Winter Warm Up in Cyprus doesn't have to be all about ancient history. Your four star beach resort is on the western coast of the island, offering you unobstructed views of the winter sun setting into the Mediterranean Sea. The hotel provides day and evening activities and entertainment for adults and children, has a heated indoor pool, a spa, a gym and more. Your all-inclusive meals package includes not just breakfast, lunch and dinner in your choice of either family friendly or adults only restaurants, but also provides you with snacks, desserts, ice cream and most beverages.  

Spaces on this Winter Warm Up are limited. Contact Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation today to visit Island of Aphrodite!

Estimated Itinerary

Thursday: Flight to Cyprus

Escape Germany’s grey skies for the spring time temperatures of Cyprus, The Island of Aphrodite. Your Winter Warm Up includes a flight from Frankfurt which lands on a beautiful Mediterranean island known to experience average daytime temperatures in the mid 60s, even in January. Everything is taken care of for you once you arrive at your beach front resort hotel. Your all-inclusive meals package provides breakfast, lunch and dinner in your choice of either family friendly or adults only restaurants, and also includes a selection of snacks, desserts, ice cream and most beverages throughout the day

Friday: Free Day

Your holiday weekend is exclusively dedicated to your free time, giving you the option to choose from countless activities under the blue skies of Cyprus. A beachside path runs directly from the hotel to Kato Paphos, the harbor and downtown district, allowing you to easily come and go as you wish. In Paphos, the 2017 European Capital of Culture you will find Paphos Castle, cafes, restaurants and historic churches. Many treasures have been unearthed in the Paphos Archaeology Park, including the mosaics in the Houses of Dionysos, Theseus and Aion, extremely well preserved after 16 centuries underground; the Tombs of the Kings; the Roman Agora including the pillar on which Saint Paul was said to have been whipped and the ancient Odeon Theatre.

Saturday: Free Day

Paphos is home to multiple dive shops, boat charters and watersports facilities allowing you to have fun on, in or under the water. Today is another free day allowing you to do whatever you choose in and around the sandy beaches of Paphos. The warm water temperature allows diving throughout the year and almost 20 dive sites in and around Paphos invite divers of all skill levels to take the plunge. 

Sunday: Free Day

About 10 miles east of Kato Paphos you will find the village of Kouklia, formerly known as Old Paphos. Inhabited since the Stone Age, Old Paphos was one of the most famous and important sites dedicated to the worship of Aphrodite in the ancient world. The Sanctuary of Aphrodite Paphia is enshrined in the UNESCO World Heritage List and Aphrodite’s Rock is where the goddess of love was said to have risen from the sea. Legends state that anyone who swims around this exposed sea stack will be blessed with eternal beauty, but the rough waters at the base of the exposed stone tower make attempting this a bad idea. A much better idea is to set up for long exposure photography or time lapse video and capture the sun sinking into the Mediterranean Sea behind this unique rock formation. 

Monday: Return to Kaiserslautern

Your return flight to Frankfurt takes off in the evening, allowing you to enjoy using your all inclusive package in Paphos right up until its time to leave the hotel. After changing planes in Vienna, you will return to Kaiserslautern in the evening.

Price:

• Double Occupancy: $1379 per person
• Single Occupancy: $1529
   
• Child and Family Room rates upon request based on individual requirements

Deadlines and Discounts:

• Empty hotel rooms will be cancelled on Wednesday, October 23
• Airline ticket price supplements and/or hotel rebooking fees may apply to all registrations made on or after Thursday, October 24

Trip Includes:

• Round trip transportation including airfare and airport shuttles
• 4 nights lodging at Athena Beach Hotel**** or equivalent
• Ultra All -Inclusive Package including:
  • Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Snacks
  • Ice cream
  • Water and other hot and cold beverages throughout the day

What to Bring:

• Comfortable, weather appropriate shoes and clothing
• Credit/Debit card or Euro
• Military ID and Passport

Departure: 7 a.m. from Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation, Pulaski Barracks, bldg. 2905

Return: Monday evening