Car Hire

To fully enjoy your stay in North Cyprus and to explore the mountains and beaches, the villages and restaurants, we strongly recommend you have a hire car, for at least some of your holiday.
Hire cars are relatively inexpensive,about £20 a day including air conditioning and all insurance, and you'll feel at home driving on the left! The minimum age to hire is 21 but some companies have higher limits. A UK or International Driving Licence is required.

We can arrange a hire car for you, small, medium, large or jeep. Let us know what you fancy. Despite a large number of hire car companies operating in north cyprus, it can still be difficult to find a car in the season so we would always recommend booking in advance. We don't need a deposit, you simply pay them direct when you arrive. We just reserve the car for you.

You can hire a car from some companies at Larnaca in the south, and take it into the north. The insurance is not valid in the north so you have to pay for extra insurance at the border. This will be third party insurance only which is very risky. If you have an accident which is your fault or damage the car in any way you will be liable up to the full value of the car. Also if the car breaks down you will have to sort out the problem yourself, the hire car company in the south will be unable to help. Consequently we don't recommend this.

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Taxi Transfer and Car Hire

Most of our clients enjoy the peace of mind of letting us arramge both Taxi and Hire Car.
We can arrange for your party to be met at Larnaca by a taxi driver displaying your name on a board. The journey to the north will take about ninety minutes and cost about £45 each way . You will normally remain in the taxi at the border and the driver will help you with the brief passport formalities.
The taxi will then take you to one of their depots where you transfer to your hire car and drive yourselves to the villa. We will have already supplied you with directions to your villa and the taxi driver will point you in the right direction!
Again, no deposit is required, payment is direct to them when you arrive. £UK cash is easiest but credit cards are fine if they are warned to have their machine ready.
What makes this works so well is that we use the same very reliable and very nice people for both Taxi and Hire Car which makes the coordination easy.
If you are arriving at Ercan Airport in the North then we can arrange for you to collect your hire car at the airport and you can drive yourselves to your Villa following our directions.

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Don't just take our word for it .........................

"We were particularly impressed with the services we received from your taxi and car company.  Both taxis to and from the airport were luxurious and comfortable with charming and friendly drivers.  Also, rather than taking us to the depot to collect our car, we were taken straight to our villa, and the car was delivered to us there. Again, after such a long journey we were so grateful for this thoughtful gesture.  If you get the opportunity I would be grateful if you could pass on our thanks to the company, and please keep using them.  We thought they were great"
H.T.
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From Larnaca Airport to your Villa

If you don't need to book a hire car we can still arrange for your party to be met at Larnaca Airport and taken by taxi to your Villa in the North. As you walk out of the airport arrivals you will be met by the driver displaying your name on a board. They will already be briefed on where you are staying and of course you will have directions anyway. The driver will help you with the brief passport formalities at the border, you dont normally even have to get out of the taxi. The whole journey will take about ninety minutes and cost about £45 return .

Alternatively if you prefer to be independant you can probably pick up a taxi at the airport to take you all the way. You can certainly take a taxi to the Ledras Palace border crossing, walk through the passport control and pick up another taxi on the other side to take you to your villa. You will have directions from us to show the driver.

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From Ercan Airport to your Villa

Ercan is only twenty miles from Kyrenia (Girne) so it's about thirty minutes by taxi depending on which villa you are staying in. You can easily pick a taxi up at the airport and they will accept payment in pounds sterling. You will have an address and directions from us to show to the taxi driver.

If you prefer it, we can arrange a taxi for you. You will be met by someone holding a board with your name on it and they will already be briefed on where you are staying. The price is about £30 each way.

If you are hiring a car, you can collect your car at the airport and find your own way to your villa, again following our directions. If you get lost a few times, that's part of the fun!

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