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Cyprus, Greece & Turkey activities
TENNIS
Dabble: Use of the tennis courts at the afore-
mentioned Coral Beach Hotel in Cyprus is free
to residents. The resort has its own tennis
academy offering private coaching and group
sessions for all levels. The InterContinental
Aphrodite Hills Resort offers guests a flexible
five-day fitness programme, which can be
tailor-made for the individual to include a
tennis session from a professional instructor.
The package can be booked through Wellbeing
Escapes, with prices starting from £1,780. This
includes seven nights’ B&B, flights, transfers,
five-day fitness programme, hammam ritual,
two thermae experiences and a sports massage.
■wellbeingescapes.co.uk
Devoted: LykiaWorld Oludeniz has no fewer than
19 courts, five of which are floodlit. The resort
features in Ace magazine’s top 10 European Activity specialists Mark Warner, with two resorts in
resorts for tennis holidays. In May 2010 it will Neilson’s Pete Tyler explains: “It’s one of the Greece, and Neilson, with six in Greece and two in
host an annual tennis cup with categories for best places in the world to go windsurfing – Turkey, both feature RYA windsurfing courses
men, women, men over 40 and juniors. it has strong reliable winds every afternoon,
■lykiaworldtennis.com regularly topping force five or six.” Neilson
Top of the Ace list is Mark Warner’s Latikira offers seven nights’ B&B at Vassiliki Beachclub
A few more ideas
Beach Resort in Kos. Tennis is one of a number for £364 in September, including Gatwick
of activities on offer here. Coaching endorsed flights and transfers. Horse riding: This is very popular in Cyprus
by the Lawn Tennis Association is available for ■neilson.co.uk and there are several equestrian centres in
all levels of experience, even up to county the Paphos area offering scenic rides. These
standard. Group coaching costs £50 for four SAILING can last anything from an hour to two days
hours and the tennis academy, aimed at Dabble: The Surf Cyprus watersports centre in with overnight camping. Stables include
advanced players, costs £100 for eight hours sheltered Pissouri Bay has a fleet of Hobie Cats, George's Ranch in Coral Bay, Paddocks
including a speciality shots clinic. perfect for water babies. Seven nights’ B&B at Equestrian Centre in Kissonerga and Santa
■markwarner.co.uk the five-star Columbia Beach Resort costs from Fe Ranch in Yeroskipou. paphos.com
£1,068 departing on September 27 with Walking: Travelux specialises in seven-day
WINDSURFING Olympic Holidays, including Gatwick flights. walking tours in the mountainous Zagori
Dabble: The Columbia Beachotel in Cyprus has ■olympicholidays.com region of Greece. It’s a magnificent setting
a windsurfing, sailing and kite-surfing centre of rivers, forests, ravines and stone-built
run by Surf Cyprus. There are just two hotels Devoted: Neilson and Mark Warner are the villages. The abundance of fresh air will
along a 1.2-mile stretch of sand in Pissouri Bay only operators offering RYA-approved sailing ensure the locally produced, home-cooked
– the Columbia Beach Resort and sister clinics in the eastern Med. In a two-week dinners slip down very well. travelux.co.uk
Columbia Beachotel, which means there is holiday it is possible to achieve level two. Aerobics: LykiaWorld Oludeniz holds a
plenty of room in the water for novices and Tyler says: “Sivota in Greece is excellent for Fun’n’More Aerobics Week every May.
experts. Windsurfing courses for children as learning to sail as it’s a sheltered bay and a It’s a five-day action-packed programme of
young as eight can be taken over one beautiful setting. Non-euro Turkey is flavour of fat-busting exercises, kickboxing, yoga and
or two days, and prices for a the month right now and line dancing. lykiaworld.com
combined package of water- we’ve just opened a new White-water rafting: Goldtrail offers a
skiing, sailing and windsurfing Beachplus centre at Teos, day’s rafting as an add-on to its hotels in
lessons, plus 60 minutes in which is fantastic for more the Fethiye, Marmaris and Antalya areas for
a pedalo and 60 minutes in a challenging sailing.” Ionian about £50. Sales and marketing manager
kayak, costs about £65. Seven Island Holidays and Neilson Joe Lavers says: “River rafting is great fun
nights’ B&B at the Columbia both offer shore and sail for families. It’s quite gentle in places which
Beachotel with Cyplon costs yachting programmes. During means you can marvel at the fantastic views
from £918 in high season, the first week, clients stay in and with lunch included it’s good value for
including flights and transfers. resort and learn the ropes. In money.” goldtrail.co.uk
■cyplon.co.uk week two, they are given the Bowls: Paphos hotels Athena Beach,
keys to a yacht to sail around Athena Royal and Pioneer Beach all have
Devoted: Many windsurfing the Greek islands as part of a international standard bowling facilities.
fanatics head to Vassiliki every flotilla, following a lead yacht. olympicholidays.com
summer to get their hit. Many resorts have top tennis coaching ■ionianislandholidays.com
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