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Cyprus sits at a safe level 1 advisory across US, UK, and Canadian governments, and the local safety score jumped ten points to 85 today. Watch for the global measles notice before you book.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Cyprus
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
Go.
The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't fall for it
Scams to know
Drink spiking
Strangers in Ayia Napa may spike drinks to facilitate muggings. Decline drinks from people you do not know.
Cabaret brothels
Cypriot cabarets are brothels linked to organized crime rather than entertainment venues.
Don't do this
Laws that jail tourists
Consular notification
Authorities often fail to notify embassies of foreign arrests. Assert your right to contact your home country if detained.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Recommended:
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.
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
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 (10 sources)
- us-state — observed 2026-07-12
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-07-12
- ca-gac — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-07-12
- cdc-health — observed 2026-07-12
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-07-12
- unodc — observed 2026-07-12
- acled-hdx — observed 2026-07-12
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-07-12