North Cyprus Beaches 2026: a guide to beach clubs, wild coves, and the best seaside hotels

In 2026, North Cyprus remains one of the most diverse beach destinations in the Mediterranean. Here you can spend the day on a completely wild beach with no people or infrastructure, relax in a beach club with music and cocktails, rent a cabana by the sea, or use a day use option in a five-star hotel with pools and all inclusive service. Prices start at around 60 TL for equipped municipal beaches and can reach several hundred euros for private VIP cabanas and premium hotel beach packages.

The main feature of the North Cyprus coastline is its diversity. Kyrenia offers an active beach club culture and well-developed infrastructure, while Famagusta and Iskele are known for their long sandy beaches with a gentle entry into the sea. The Karpas Peninsula remains one of the island's most natural and untouched areas. Almost every region has its own style of relaxation, atmosphere, and beach lifestyle format.

• Kyrenia and surroundings
• Esentepe and the eastern coast
• Guzelyurt
• Famagusta and Iskele
• Karpas Peninsula
• Premium hotels and day use
• Wild beaches of North Cyprus
• Frequently asked questions

Kyrenia and surroundings

Kyrenia is considered the most developed beach region of North Cyprus. This is where the largest number of beach clubs, seaside restaurants, beaches with music, day parties, and full leisure infrastructure are concentrated. In this region, it is easy to find both a quiet family beach and an active beach club with cocktails, DJ sets, and cabana areas.

Beaches with infrastructure

Lido — a modern beach club with a beautiful beach area, restaurant, and a seaside daytime relaxation atmosphere. Entrance fee — 500 TL.
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Chill Beach — one of the popular places for young people to relax with music, cocktails, and a beach club format. Cost — 500 TL.
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Silver Rocks Restaurant — a restaurant and beach area on a beautiful rocky coastline. There is no separate fee for sun loungers — guests only pay for food and drinks. The place is especially valued for its views and peaceful atmosphere.
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Riviera Beach— a small family hotel is located in a green 33,000 m² garden and is suitable for a peaceful holiday without feeling cramped. The hotel has its own 350 m sandy-pebble beach. Price: sea + pool — 400 TL, sea only — 300 TL.
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Diana Beach — an equipped sandy beach with easy access to the sea. Cost — 350 TL.
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Sunas Beach Club — a beach club with good service and a fully equipped seaside relaxation area. Cost — 600 TL.
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Ülfet Beach Club — a popular place with a restaurant, bar, and beach infrastructure. Cost — 750 TL (weekdays) / 1,000 TL (weekend day).
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Sardunya Bay — a beautiful place with a restaurant and beach infrastructure. Cost — 150 TL.
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Driftwood Restaurant, Bar & Beach— a beautiful and popular restaurant with beach infrastructure. There is no separate fee for sun loungers — guests only pay for food and drinks.
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Escape Beach Club — one of the region's most famous beach clubs with music, an energetic atmosphere, and water entertainment. Cost — 300 TL.
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Shayna Beach Club — a beach area with a pool and access to the sea. Cost — 200 - 300 TL.
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Denizkizi Pool — a beach area at Denizkizi Hotel with a pool and access to the sea. Cost — 300 - 400 TL.
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Vasilia Beach — a quieter equipped beach with an affordable entrance fee of 100 TL.
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Golden Bay (Altinkoy) — a place with a restaurant and beach infrastructure. Cost — 200 TL.
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Maramonte Beach — a small beach with basic infrastructure and a relaxed holiday format. Cost — 70 TL.
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Barış plajı— a small municipal beach with basic paid infrastructure and a peaceful atmosphere.
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Kervansaray Beach — a small municipal beach with basic paid infrastructure and a peaceful atmosphere. Cost — 70 TL.
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Karsıyaka Balina Sosyal Tesisleri — a public beach area with several venues where you can rent sun loungers and spend the day by the sea.
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Karaoğlanoğlu Halk Plajı— a municipal beach with free showers and toilets. Sun loungers are available for an additional fee — 100 TL.
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Free and natural beaches

Alagadi Turtle Beach — one of the most famous natural beaches in North Cyprus. The beach is protected because of sea turtle nesting sites and remains one of the best places for peaceful seaside relaxation without beach club infrastructure.
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Esentepe and the eastern coast

The eastern coast of North Cyprus is characterized by calmness, a lack of urban activity, and more natural scenery. Many beaches in the region feel more intimate and secluded compared with Kyrenia.

Beaches with infrastructure

Kaplica Beach — an equipped beach at a hotel with a restaurant and relaxation area. Cost — 150 TL.
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Hilltown Beach Club — a modern beach club with a beautiful sea view and a peaceful atmosphere. At the end of May, sun loungers are provided free of charge with food and drink orders, but conditions may change in summer. It is recommended to follow updates on Instagram.
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Korineum Beach & Café — a private beach relaxation format with a restaurant and seaside service. Cost — 500 TL.
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Satin Bay — a private beach relaxation format with a restaurant, located in the Esentepe area by the sea.
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Zambak Tatil Köyü (Tatlısu Belediyesi)— a public relaxation area with views of the cliffs and a secluded atmosphere. Cost — from 60 TL.
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Sivil Savunma — a public relaxation area with a restaurant and event space, located in the Esentepe area by the sea. Cost (pool)— from 200 TL.
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Wild beaches

Küçük Erenköy Beach (Tatlısu Beach) — a beautiful natural beach with cliff views and a secluded atmosphere. This is one of the places people come to for tranquility and the feeling of an almost untouched coastline.
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Guzelyurt

The western coast of North Cyprus remains one of the quietest regions on the island. There are no noisy beach clubs or dense development here, and many beaches retain their natural character.

Caretta Beach— a long coastline with minimal infrastructure, spacious beaches, and a calm atmosphere. This place is especially attractive to those looking for peace, clean sea, and a less touristy holiday format. The region has great potential as a natural destination without dense beachfront development.
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Famagusta and Iskele

Famagusta and Iskele are known for wide sandy beaches, soft sand, and a very gentle entry into the sea. This region is especially popular for family holidays and long beach walks. Many beaches here have an almost endless shallows and calm sea.

Beaches with infrastructure

Aura Beach (Silver Beach) — a cafe on one of the most pleasant stretches of coastline near Famagusta. Guests can enjoy a wide sandy beach, clean sea, and all the infrastructure needed for a comfortable holiday. The cafe operates as an organized relaxation area, so it is recommended to clarify the visiting conditions in advance.
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EMU Beach Club — the EMU University beach club is located on one of the best stretches of coastline near Famagusta. It has a wide sandy beach with a gentle entry into the sea, soft sand, and clean transparent water with no rocks near the shore. Visitors can use sun loungers, umbrellas, a pool, showers, and other beach infrastructure. The entrance fee with a sun lounger and umbrella is 200 TL per person, while pool access is 350 TL per person.
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Loof Beach — an atmospheric beach bar with music, a cafe, and a relaxed holiday format. There is no classic sun lounger system here, and many people relax right on towels by the water. To better understand the atmosphere, it is worth checking the beach bar's Instagram.
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The beaches of the Varosha area are considered among the most beautiful in North Cyprus thanks to their clear water, light sand, and long coastline, but against the backdrop of buildings frozen since 1974 in what was once a beautiful city. The map will show the following municipal places — Mıddenno Beach, Derinya Halk Plajı, Maraş Plajı, Beach Villa Varosha Gazimağusa beach buffet, and many other beach areas in the region. Most of these beaches are free, and the average sun lounger rental price is around 250 TL.

Devran Restaurant — a venue on Varosha beach. Sun lounger price — 250 TL, shower works on a token system — 30 TL.
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Bedis Beach — an equipped beach with a cafe and a comfortable relaxation area. Cost — 200 TL.
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Yeniboğaziçi Belediyesi Halk Plajı — a municipal beach with free showers and toilets. Sun loungers are available for an additional fee — 100 TL.
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Mimoza Restaurant & Beach — a beach restaurant with full seaside infrastructure. Cost — 500 TL.
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Lush Long Beach — a modern beach zone in the Long Beach area, with a pool. Entry works on a deposit system that can be used for food and drinks — 1750 TL.
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MACKENZI BAY — a beach area with free access for venue guests.
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Glapsides Beach — one of the region's most popular family beaches with water entertainment and well-developed infrastructure. Cost — 300 TL.
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Kocareis Beach — an equipped beach complex with a restaurant and a seaside relaxation area. Cost — 300 TL.
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Pera Mackenzie — a premium-level beach club with modern infrastructure. Cost — 750 TL.
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Long Beach — one of the most famous public beaches in North Cyprus with a long sandy coastline, promenade, cafes, sports areas, and beach clubs along the shore. Cost — 100 TL. .
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Four Seasons Restaurant

Four Seasons Restaurant offers cabana packages for seaside relaxation. One of the packages, priced at 200 €, is valid on weekdays and is designed for 4 people. The price includes breakfast at the restaurant, 2 soft drinks per person, unlimited water, a seasonal fruit platter, salted peanuts, ice service, a cabana with sun loungers, and free Wi-Fi. An additional guest is charged separately — 50 €. Advance reservation is required.
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Caesar Beach (Bar) — an equipped beach with seaside leisure infrastructure, featuring a bar, sun loungers, a pool, and areas for comfortable time spent by the sea.
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Mushroom Beach — a very small and secluded wild beach with no infrastructure.
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Bafra Public Beach — a public equipped beach with an affordable entrance fee of 100 TL.
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Karpas Peninsula (Karpaz)

Karpas is considered the most natural part of North Cyprus. The sea is especially clear here, with long sandy beaches and minimal development. Many beaches in the region remain almost untouched.

Karpas is for those looking for the most natural holiday format. There is no dense tourist infrastructure here, and many beaches stretch for kilometers without beach clubs, loud music, or an urban atmosphere.

Un-equipped beaches of Karpas

Golden Beach (Altınkum) — the most famous beach in Karpas and one of the symbols of North Cyprus. This is a long sandy beach with no infrastructure, especially valued for the feeling of nature and complete seclusion.
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Karpaz Kaplumbağa Plajı

Translated as "Karpas Turtle Beach" and often used to refer to the same natural area where Golden Beach is located, but it marks sea turtle nesting sites.
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Small Sand Beach Plajı — a small natural beach.
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Marali Beach — a quiet wild beach for a peaceful seaside holiday.
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Beaches with infrastructure

The Island — a beach club format with sun loungers and service. Cost — 300 TL (2 sun loungers).
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Ayfilon Beach — an equipped beach in a beautiful bay. Cost — 200 TL.
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Arkın Karpaz Gate Marina Beach Club — one of the most premium beach clubs in the region, with several relaxation formats, cabana areas, and full seaside service, 4 offers:

- Sahil Beach — 350 TL
The price includes a sun lounger, towel, and beach service.

- Pool Side Cabana — 500 TL
The price includes a sun lounger, towel, and beach service.
Children aged 6-12 receive a 50% discount. Guests over 12 are charged separately.

- Marin Cabana — 150 €
The cabana is designed for 2 people. The price includes 2 bottles of water, a fruit platter, and a 130 € deposit for food and drinks from the Beach Club menu.

- Caretta Cabana — 300 €
The cabana is designed for 4 people.
The price includes 2 bottles of water, Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Soda, and a 250 € deposit for food and drinks from the Beach Club menu.
Children under 6 are free. Children aged 6-12 receive a 25% discount. Guests over 12 are charged as adults.
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Sea Bird Beach (Zafer Burnu Plajı) — the easternmost point of the island with clear water and the option to rent sun loungers for around 200 TL.
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Livana Hotel — a quiet beach area at a hotel in the Karpas region.
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Erenköy Karpaz Belediyesi Halk Plajı — a public equipped beach costing around 200 TL.
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Blue Sea Karpasia — a beach at a hotel, free for restaurant visitors.
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Club Di Mare — a beach club and seaside restaurant. The cost of visiting is recommended to be clarified directly via the website or by phone; by the end of May, the visitation program is not ready.
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For trips around Karpas, many recommend using a car with higher ground clearance, and also bringing water, food, and an umbrella, especially when visiting wild beaches.

Premium hotels and day use/pass

In North Cyprus, many five-star hotels offer a day use format — daytime access to the beach, pools, and infrastructure without staying overnight. This format is especially popular in summer and allows you to spend a full day by the sea with resort hotel service.

Kaya Palazzo offers day use from 1500 TL on weekdays and 1700 TL on weekends. Children receive a 50% discount. The complex is known for modern beach infrastructure, large pools, quality service, and an atmosphere of premium seaside relaxation. The price includes the beach, pool, sun lounger, shower, and toilet.
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Kaya Artemis operates in a day use format from 100 € for an adult and 50 € for a child. The complex combines beach relaxation, pools, and a resort hotel area in the style of Mediterranean all inclusive.
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Lord’s Palace offers day use from 850 TL on weekdays and around 1100 TL on weekends; children receive a 50% discount. The price includes access to the beach and pools; drinks and food are charged separately. The hotel is popular for its beautiful beach area and modern atmosphere.

Under one roof are numerous restaurants, bars, and a magnificent two-story pool. Among them are the seafood restaurant Khephal New Generation Fish, Kömür Steak & Ocakbaşı, offering the best examples of Turkish cuisine, the Odyssey club with events shaping Cyprus nightlife, the Mystique Shisha Lounge hookah bar, the Aurora bar located on the pier in summer, and EsQuire Beach, offering beach and water sports.
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Cratos Premium — one of the most famous resort complexes in Kyrenia. Day use starts at around 1000 TL on weekdays and 1250 TL on weekends. Access is provided either to the pool or the beach; otherwise, the price may almost double. Food is not included.
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Chamada Prestige Beach Club is considered one of the most premium beach club complexes in North Cyprus. Several holiday formats are available here at once — from standard day use to private cabanas over the water. The price is listed with a 10% online booking discount on the hotel's website.

Format	Price	What is included
Chamada Beach Day Use	1125 TL	Sun lounger, towel, and shower use
Day Bed	5400 TL	Private area for 2 people, fruit platter, and 4 bottles of water
Günlük Havuz Kullanımı	5400 TL	Daytime pool access on an all inclusive basis
Sofa Bed	7200 TL	Package for 4 people with fruit, nuts, and 6 bottles of water
Riva Cabana	9000 TL	Cabana for 6 people with fruit, champagne, and drinks
Ocean Cabana	13500 TL	Premium cabana over the water with VIP service

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General visiting conditions for Chamada Prestige Beach Club:

• entry to the beach club is available only for guests 18+;
• visitors under 18 are admitted only with parents;
• men may visit the complex only accompanied by women;
• internal beach club rules must be followed;
• refunds for cabana packages are not provided;
• date changes are possible only if places are available.

Arkin Iskele offers day use from around 110 € for an adult and around 55 € for a child. During holiday periods, the price may increase to around 130 € and 65 €, respectively. The hotel is oriented toward calm premium beach relaxation by the sea.
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Merit Royal Gardens Hotel & Casino operates in an all inclusive day use format costing around 150 $ for adults and around 40 $ for children. The complex offers a full resort format with restaurants, a beach, and pools.
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Merit Park — Giamare Beach Club is considered one of the most premium beach club complexes in North Cyprus. Day use usually costs 200–250 €, and the format includes all inclusive service, bars, a beach club, lounge areas, and access to shared spa spaces. Children usually receive a discount of around 50 %.
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Merit Diamond offers an all inclusive format from about 150 $ for an adult and around 40 $ for a child.
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Elexus — one of the largest resort complexes in the region, with day use costing around 150 € for adults and around 100 € for children. The price includes the beach, pools, food, and the complex's infrastructure, but the spa area is usually charged separately.
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Concorde Luxury Resort offers an all inclusive format from 120 € for an adult and 50 € for a child. The complex is known for its modern infrastructure and spacious beach area.
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Acapulco Resort remains one of the most popular family complexes in North Cyprus. Day use starts at around 1000 TL for an adult and around 500 TL for a child. The price includes pools, the beach, and a water park.
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Limak Cyprus offers an all inclusive format from 120 € for an adult and 65 € for a child. For children under 6, admission is usually free.
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Salamis Bay Conti Hotel offers a day use format from 5000 TL for adults and 2000 TL for children. The complex is designed for a full resort holiday with all inclusive service.
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Arkin Palm Beach offers access to the sea and pools from 700 TL on weekdays and 1000 TL on weekends; there are no discounts for children.
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LES AMBASSADEURS HOTEL — one of the most premium day use formats in the region. Prices start at around 1250 TL and reach about 1500 TL on weekends. The price includes the sea and the complex's pools.
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In many premium beach clubs and resort complexes in North Cyprus, cabana packages are available starting from 8000 TL, with jacuzzis, fruit sets, drinks, and personal service. This format is especially popular for couples and groups.

Wild beaches of North Cyprus

Despite the growth of beach club infrastructure, North Cyprus still has many completely natural beaches without sun loungers, restaurants, or dense development. This is precisely what many travelers especially appreciate about the island.

For those who prefer a natural holiday format, seclusion, and the sound of waves instead of a beach bar and music, the following places are especially interesting:

• Alagadi Turtle Beach — a protected natural beach with a chance to see sea turtles;
• Tatlısu Beach — a wild beach with beautiful cliff views;
• Alevkaya Bay — a scenic place near a pine forest;
• Seyir Tepe Beach — a beach near the lighthouse on the eastern coast.

On most wild beaches of North Cyprus, infrastructure is practically absent, so it is recommended to bring water, food, sun protection, and a beach umbrella in advance.

Frequently asked questions

Which beaches in North Cyprus are free?

Among the most famous free beaches are Alagadi Turtle Beach, Golden Beach, Tatlısu Beach, Maraş Plajı, and many municipal beaches in Famagusta.

How much does beach club entry cost?

The price depends on the level of infrastructure and the region. On average, entry starts from 70 TL and can exceed 1000 TL in premium beach clubs and resort complexes.

Where are the best sandy beaches located?

The longest sandy beaches are located in Famagusta, Iskele, and on the Karpas Peninsula.

Are there fully wild beaches in North Cyprus?

Yes. Especially many natural and un-equipped beaches are found in Karpas and on the eastern coast.

Can you visit hotel beaches without staying overnight?

Yes. Many five-star hotels offer a day use format with access to the beach, pools, and infrastructure.

Which beaches are suitable for holidays with children?

For family holidays, beaches in Famagusta and Iskele are most often chosen because of the soft sand and gentle entry into the sea.

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