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No major changes since yesterday.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Cyprus
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
Go, but pay attention.
The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't fall for it
Scams to know
Drink spiking
Strangers in bars, particularly in Ayia Napa, may spike drinks to facilitate muggings. Decline offers of drinks from people you do not know.
Don't do this
Laws that jail tourists
Buffer zone trespassing
Do not enter the buffer zone except at designated crossing points.
Restricted photography
Do not photograph military or police installations.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Required: Yellow Fever
Recommended: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Measles, Rabies
Source: CDC Travelers' Health →Getting in
What you'll need at the border
The visa policy of the Schengen Area is a component within the wider area of freedom, security and justice policy of the European Union. It applies to the Schengen Area and Cyprus, but not to EU member state Ireland. The visa policy allows nationals of certain countries to enter the Schengen Area via air, land or sea without a visa for up to 90 days within any 180-day period. Nationals of certain other countries are required to have a visa to enter and, in some cases, transit through the Schenge
Source: Wikipedia →Real, not invented
Terrorism
Terrorist attacks in Cyprus cannot be ruled out. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreign nationals.
Source: UK FCDO →From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Cyprus is a remarkably safe country, with low crime rates.
- •Note also that the numerous Cypriot "cabarets" are not what their name implies but rather brothels associated with organized crime.
- •The hunting season in Cyprus is from November till February.
- •Cypriot authorities have a poor track record of informing foreign embassies, consulates and high commissions when foreigners are arrested.
Staying healthy
- •Tap water in Cyprus is potable, but can have an unpleasant taste and may give you an upset stomach at first because of the minerals content.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
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Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
G · 240V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 112 or 199 / ambulance: 112 or 199 / fire: 112 or 199
Cash vs. Card
Northern Cyprus uses Turkish lira (TRY). Euros are generally also accepted in the tourist centres, but at unfavourable rates. There are many ATMs in the north too. Turkish lira are not generally accepted in the south.
Zoom in
2 Cyprus cities on SKETCH.WORLD
Real, resident-submitted Numbeo crime data at the city level — the same national picture above, with crime swapped for what people who actually live there report.
Show the receipts (8 sources)
- us-state — observed 2026-09-09
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-09-09
- ca-gac — observed 2026-09-09
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-09-09
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-09-09
- cdc-health — observed 2026-09-09
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-09-09
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-09-09