Best day trips from Limassol with kids
Cyprus is small enough that almost everywhere is a day trip from Limassol. The picks below are the ones that genuinely work with kids in the car - reasonable drive times, somewhere to run around at the other end, and lunch options that don't require a 30-mile detour.
Water parks & big attractions
Cyprus' tropical-themed waterpark with slides, a lazy river, wave pool and a large dedicated kids' area set among palm groves.
Greek-mythology themed waterpark - one of the largest in Europe - with rides for thrill-seekers and gentler zones for younger kids.
Cyprus' biggest funfair, in operation since 1999 across a 30,000 m² site with more than 25 rides, including the Sling Shot ejection seat and a full set of family rides for younger kids.
Animal parks, aquariums & farms
A small strawberry farm in the seaside village of Zygi where families can wander the rows and pick their own fresh berries straight from the plant.
Cyprus' only camel park - home to ~60 camels plus ostriches, ponies, wallabies, llamas, alpacas, lemurs and more, set around a swimming pool and restaurant.
A working donkey farm and traditional-Cyprus experience - meet and feed the donkeys, see how halloumi, soap and donkey-milk products are made.
The city's revamped zoo, reopened in 2012 inside the Municipal Gardens, with a mix of mammals, reptiles, birds and primates set among mature trees right by the seafront.
Cyprus' largest zoo, founded in 2003 around the founder's bird collection. Now home to a wide range of birds and animals plus a Natural History Museum and a Traditional Art Museum on site.
An indoor-outdoor aquarium and tropical garden complex with more than 1,000 species including stingrays, turtles, crocodiles, penguins and piranhas, set across 12,500 m² of grounds.
Mountain villages & culture
A whitewashed mountain village famous worldwide for its hand-made 'Lefkaritika' lace and intricate silver filigree workshops.
Picture-perfect wine village built around the Monastery of the Holy Cross, with a stone-paved square ringed by tavernas, bakeries and craft shops.
At roughly 15 metres, one of Cyprus' tallest waterfalls - reached on a short, shaded nature trail through pine forest from Platres village.
Classic Troodos forest walk along the Cold River with little wooden bridges, ending at the 13-metre Caledonia waterfall.
Spectacular cliff-top Greco-Roman city with a still-used 2nd-century theatre, intricate floor mosaics and the House of Eustolios.
Mythological birthplace of Aphrodite - a dramatic sea-stack on a pebble beach with a small visitor centre on the cliff above.
A small waterfall and natural pool on the Mavrokolympos river, set in a privately-managed park north-west of Paphos with swings, a small museum and traditional taverna.
A dramatic narrow gorge at the start of the Akamas Peninsula, 16 km west of Paphos, with steep walls, rich flora and the endemic Centaurea akamantis plant.
A picturesque Troodos village at ~667 m altitude, known for its restored old quarter of stone houses, the Solea river running through it, and nearby UNESCO-listed painted churches.
A revived Troodos mountain village famous for its sulphur springs, the UNESCO-listed Monastery of Agios Ioannis Lampadistis and a network of riverside walking paths.