CrossFit Camp in Limassol, Cyprus: Twice-Daily Training, Full Board & Island Adventures

The camp runs on a set calendar — 27 April to 4 May with Coach Kārlis Pļaviņš, 12–19 October with Coach Jānis Todavčičs, and 4–11 November with Coach Reinis Garkalns. Each is seven nights. You fly into Cyprus, get picked up at the airport, and are driven to the Pefkos City Hotel in Limassol, where you'll be in a double or triple room with your own bathroom. From there it's a short hop to the CrossFit facility where all the training happens.

Training is twice daily. Expect a mix of strength and conditioning across the week — Olympic lifting work, metcons, functional circuits, and, with Reinis, boxing sessions. Because there are three coaches on rotation, sessions get split by ability when needed. Kārlis runs Urban Tribe and has been a certified CrossFit Level 1 coach for over a decade. Jānis runs Sport Factory Riga and leans towards functional training aimed at long-term health rather than one-off PRs. Reinis, from Sporta Centrs Teika, brings boxing and teenage-athlete coaching into the mix. Between them there's enough experience to scale a workout for someone who's been training a year and someone who competes.

Food is full board at the hotel — buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, eaten by the pool. It's clean and healthy rather than a free-for-all: proteins, vegetables, rice, salads, fruit. Sports nutrition from named manufacturers is provided before and after workouts, so you're not relying on whatever you packed in your suitcase.

The island day is what separates this from a pure training block. The group decides together where to go, and the usual picks are Ayia Napa and Nissi Beach for the white sand and the catamarans, Avakas Gorge for the walk along the river with mountain goats, Cape Greco for the sea caves and the 15-metre cliff jump, Aphrodite Hills, the Millomeri waterfall in the Troodos mountains, or the Adonis Baths. Some of it is a swim, some of it is a hike, some of it is sitting in a beach bar — it depends who's in the group that week.

Since launching, the camp has run 24 editions, with 386 people through the door. It's a small operation, and most people come solo and end up sharing a room with someone who becomes a training partner for the week. You leave with a tan, some new lifting numbers, and a phone full of photos of you jumping off a rock into the Mediterranean.

What's included

- 7 nights at Pefkos City Hotel, Limassol - Double or triple Superior room with private bathroom - Full board buffet: breakfast, lunch and dinner daily - 2 coached workouts per day at a dedicated CrossFit facility - Sports nutrition products before and after workouts - Airport transfer to the hotel and back - One island exploration day with the group - Team-building activities

What's not included

- Flights to and from Cyprus - Travel insurance - Alcoholic drinks and snacks outside meal times - Personal expenses and souvenirs - Optional extra excursions or spa treatments - Private room upgrade unless the Private package is booked