The tour runs as five stages. Day 1 takes you from Larnaca to Rizokarpaso, 115 km with 700 m of climbing. Day 2 is the longest at 125 km from Rizokarpaso to Karavas, with 1,000 m of ascent. Day 3 climbs hardest — 121 km from Karavas to Polis with 1,500 m — before Day 4 heads south from Polis Chrysochous to Limassol, 110 km and 1,400 m. The last day is the shortest and flattest: 80 km from Limassol back to Larnaca with 600 m of climbing.

Each morning starts with breakfast from 6.30 and a stage start at 8.00. The guides plan two breaks a day, more if the group needs them, and the support car follows with luggage and spares. Arrival at the day's hotel is typically between 17.30 and 19.00.

The guides are Colin Warn, who is British and based in Cyprus and leads in English, and Matthias Czakay, who is German and leads in German and English. The wider guiding team speaks German, English, Greek and Turkish. Colin and Matthias ride the stages with the group rather than pointing from a car.

Bikes are not included, but you can hire one for the five days. Category A is €120 for an aluminium frame with Tiagra components or higher; Category B is €150 for full carbon with 105 components or higher; Category C is €200 for full carbon with high-end mechanical or electronic shifting. The hire fleet is listed as Eddy Merckx EMX-1 Carbon. If you bring your own bike, the support vehicle carries it between hotels.

What separates this from a generic island tour is the route itself: it crosses the island rather than circling one resort, and it uses the quiet coastal roads between Larnaca and Limassol plus the climbs on the doorstep of the Troodos. The operator is a small Cyprus-based outfit — the associated bike corner in Kalavasos opened in 2021 and runs guiding, repairs and shuttle-supported group events — so the logistics are handled by people who ride these roads themselves.

What's included

- 5 days accommodation - Breakfast each day - Guiding by experienced experts - Luggage transport between hotels - Support vehicle

What's not included

- Flights - Bicycle (hire available at extra cost) - Dinner