Akdeniz Wreck

Alagadi Beach (Turtle Project)

Ancient Kyrenia Harbour Wall

Fred Wreck

Gulet Wreck (Kyrenia)

Power Station Wreck (Karaoglanoglu)

St. Hilarion Wall (Kyrenia)

Zephyros Reef (Kyrenia)

North Cyprus blends Cypriot and Turkish cuisine: abundant meze, grilled lamb and fish, gözleme flatbreads and baklava, washed down with crisp white wines and rakı. Kyrenia’s harbour is lined with fish restaurants, and the mountain villages are known for slow-cooked meats and village breads. The result is hearty, shared food built around the Mediterranean larder and the day’s catch.

The Hideaway Club

Onar Village

Merit Cyprus Gardens

The Cathedral Court Hotel

Riverside Holiday Village

The Kyrenia coast, known in Turkish as Girne, forms the mountainous northern shore of Cyprus beneath the dramatic Kyrenia (Besparmak) range. It is the heart of diving in North Cyprus, offering a mix of purpose-sunk wrecks, a dramatic volcanic-limestone wall and genuinely historic underwater archaeology. The Power Station Wreck and the Fred Wreck provide accessible artificial-reef dives draped in coral and sponge, while the Ancient Kyrenia Harbour Wall lets divers swim among submerged Hellenistic and Roman stone blocks and pottery. The St. Hilarion Wall plunges into deep blue water alive with gorgonians and amberjacks, and the rare summer blue shark, while Zephyros Reef, the little Gulet Wreck and the Akdeniz Wreck round out a varied menu. Ashore, Kyrenia’s Venetian harbour, crusader castle and hillside villages make a captivating base, and the region’s lower visitor numbers give it an unhurried, exploratory feel.

Kyrenia (Girne) & Northern Coast (North Cyprus)

Fly into Ercan (ERC) via Turkey or cross the Green Line from the Republic, then drive to Kyrenia. A rental car is the most flexible way to reach the harbours and dive boats, and most centres run hotel transfers.

Dive Sites in Kyrenia (Girne) & Northern Coast (North Cyprus)