Some car hire companies will let you take the car over the border, Petsas being one of them. We have done this several times paying the extra insurance with them. Email them for a hire quote, always cheaper than their website price.

The border is near Vrysoulles through the army base, and is easy to find. Famagusta is well worth a visit, lovely old town within walls and then the beach area and all the empty hotels past the barbed wire. Salamis is also very interesting if you like ruins (we do). Kyrenia, Bellapais, and Kantara castle also recommended. Hope you have a good time.

The border crossing is Dhekelia.

No the border crossing is not Dhekalia its at Ayias Nicolias which is just past Vrysoulles.

If you drive from Napa, head for Paralimni, go straight through, through Derinya and when you get to Sotira turn right to Vrysoulles, keep on going until you reach a T junction, turn right and follow the road through the British base to the border.

You will have to stop at the first kiosk for insurance, minimum is 1 month for 35 Euros (as of Monday), extra drivers no problem as long as you have UK driving licenses. Next kiosks on the right are for visas, free of charge and stamped on paper, then on to the gate at the end where a soldier will check your passports and insurance....then on you go. Remember all the places in the North have Turkish names.....makes the drive a little more interesting lol

As a general tip, once through the border keep going until you reach a large rounderbout with sort of bronze faces carved in the middle (think its the second r'bout) Left is towards Nicossia, straight on is Bogaz, right is Famagusta/Varosha

Sorry, on my directions i said 'Sotira' I meant to say Frenaros!

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