7 days · all ages · beach, resort
The lowest-effort week on the catalog, and deliberately so. One resort, one check-in, warm shallow sea and a kids' club, with two optional days out for families who want more than the pool. It is the right shape of trip for a first holiday with a toddler, for a year when nobody has the energy to plan, or for a family with a wide age spread where the hotel does the work.
Families who want to see the country. This is a resort week with excursions attached, not a route. If you want the Troodos mountains and the wider island, hire a car for the full week and stay somewhere self-catering.
Day 1 · Paphos
Fifteen minutes from the airport, then the pool.
Paphos airport transfer
The shortest transfer of any Cypriot resort area — around fifteen minutes to the Kato Paphos hotels.
Work out what is included
Confirm à la carte restaurant bookings, kids' club hours and which drinks are covered on the first evening.
Day 2 · Paphos
Pool, beach, kids' club.
Settle into the hotel
The first full day is usually best spent not leaving. Children find the resort's own geography before anything else is added.
Day 3 · Paphos
Roman mosaics before the heat, back for lunch.
Paphos Archaeological Park
A UNESCO site beside the harbour, best known for exceptionally preserved Roman floor mosaics.
Good to know. Open-air with almost no shade. Before 10:00 or after 16:00 only in summer.
Day 4 · Paphos
Half a day on the water with swimming stops.
Akamas and Blue Lagoon cruise
Departs from Latchi or Paphos harbour along the undeveloped Akamas coast.
Good to know. Smaller boats suit children better than the large party cruises. Afternoon seas are choppier.
Day 5 · Paphos
Either the park, or nothing at all.
Paphos water park
Separate toddler areas alongside slides graded by height, typically 120 cm for the larger ones.
Day 6 · Paphos
The best sandy swimming in the area.
Coral Bay beach
Sheltered, sandy and gradually shelving, about twenty minutes north of the resort strip by bus.
Day 7 · Paphos
Late checkout and a short transfer.
Airport transfer
Fifteen minutes. Most hotels will hold luggage after checkout for a final swim.
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Where to stay
The standard Cyprus family product: pools with slides, a kids' club, family rooms and food included, with the beach and the archaeological park close by.
Fitting a family in
Family rooms sleeping four are the norm. Check whether a sofa bed counts towards the stated occupancy.
Watch out. All-inclusive packages differ sharply on à la carte restaurants, branded drinks and kids' club hours. Compare inclusions, not just the headline rate.
Cheaper than the big resorts, with a kitchen and the best sandy beach in the area within walking distance.
Fitting a family in
Two-bedroom apartments are widely available and well below resort prices for the same occupancy.
Watch out. Fewer on-site facilities: no kids' club, and pools are shared and small.
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Paphos
Half-day boat trips from Latchi or Paphos harbour along the undeveloped Akamas coast, with swimming stops at the Blue Lagoon.
Good to know. Smaller boats suit children better than the large cruise operators. Sea can be choppy in the afternoon wind.
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Money & costs
All-inclusive packages differ sharply on à la carte restaurants, branded drinks, water sports and kids' club hours. The gap between two similar-looking hotels is usually in those details.
Getting around
Most families use a car on two or three days at most. Renting only for those days costs far less than a week of hire and hotel parking.
Getting around
A surprise for most European visitors. Roads are good and signposted in English, but the first hour takes concentration.
4 people · 7 days · EUR
€3,650
≈ €130 per person per day
| Category | Estimate |
|---|---|
| FlightsFour return fares from within Europe. | €720 |
| Accommodation6 nights all-inclusive, family room, shoulder season. | €2,100 |
| TransportAirport transfers plus two days of car hire, or taxis. | €180 |
| FoodAlmost everything is in the room rate; this covers meals out on the two excursion days. | €150 |
| Activities & ticketsBoat trip, water park and the archaeological park for four. | €380 |
| ExtrasTips, sunscreen, incidentals. | €120 |
| Total | €3,650 |
How to read this figure. Indicative planning figures for a family of four in May, June, September or October, based on published prices at the time of writing. August costs considerably more.
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