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Festive Bridge & Bowls in Paphos
8 days from £865pp
Your Tour Includes
- 7 or 14 nights half-board accommodation
- Return airport transfers from Paphos Airport
- Services of an EBU-qualified director and friendly hosts
- Varied bridge programme with masterpoints and prizes awarded
- 2 weekly seminars
- 3 weekly bowls sessions
- 2 weekly dance lessons
- Christmas Eve Gala Dinner
- New Year's Eve Gala Dinner
- Fruit and wine in room on arrival
Your Team
Holiday Overview
Join us at the Athena Beach Hotel Paphos for our Christmas and New Year overseas bridge & bowls holiday. This hotel is exceptionally popular with First for Bridge guests and renowned for its excellent service and superb dining, and offers a wide range of facilities. Ideally located with direct access to a sandy beach, and a pleasant flat coastal walk takes you directly into Paphos harbour.
There is so much to do on this holiday. In addition to our bridge sessions and seminars we include seven bowls sessions on our 2 week holiday, and the hotel offers twice weekly dance lessons with their resident dance leaders. Combine this with a festive programme of events in the hotel and Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve Gala Dinners on our 14-night holiday, and you are guaranteed a truly wonderful holiday!
If you can find time to tear yourself away from all these activities there is much to discover on the beautiful island of Cyprus. Take a trip up the Troodos Mountains visiting traditional villages and monasteries, passing Aphrodite’s Rock on the way. Explore Paphos – it is listed in UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritage sites. Walk around the harbour and castle, which was originally a Byzantine fort. Visit the Paphos mosaics, considered to be the finest in the eastern Mediterranean, explore the Tomb of the Kings from the Hellenic and Roman periods, and view the legendary Baths of Aphrodite. You can even venture further afield, crossing the border into Nicosia, the only divided capital in Europe!
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 8 or 15 day itinerary
Please Note: Flight-inclusive packages are available at an extra cost, with flights from London Gatwick and other regional UK departure airports and one piece of checked-in luggage included.
Your Bridge Programme
Our bridge programmes will vary according to the length of your break, and, in addition to playing bridge, we try to include interesting bridge seminars, hosted by your EBU-qualified director.
Your duplicate bridge will be available every evening between 7:45pm and 11:15pm. We endeavour to vary these evening sessions, balancing between teams and pairs and featuring at least one Swiss event during a two-week break.
Bridge will also be offered some afternoons between 2:30pm and 4:45pm. These sessions are normally given over to open pairs/teams.
Masterpoints are awarded on evening bridge sessions, and on day sessions with over 5 tables.
During your bridge holiday, nothing is obligatory, and you can play in as many or as few bridge sessions as you wish. We don’t forget you are on holiday and our bridge programmes also allow time to relax, giving the opportunity for you to explore the surrounding area.
Meet us at Paphos Airport for your transfer to the hotel. Relax and settle in, enjoy dinner, and join our evening bridge session if you arrive in good time.
Singles are invited to a meeting to find a suitable bridge partner.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Join us for a welcome meeting this morning.
Relax and enjoy the hotel facilities this afternoon or explore the surrounding area before joining our bridge session this evening.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Highlights
- Bridge
Join us for 2 morning bridge seminars; 3 bowls sessions; 2 dance classes, evening bridge and some afternoon bridge.
If you wish to explore this delightful island, why not hire a car? Car hire is very reasonably priced and, in Cyprus, you still drive on the left! Alternatively, browse the choice of excursions available from the hotel.
In the evening on day 4, we enjoy a superb gala dinner to celebrate Christmas Eve or New Years Eve
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Highlights
- Bridge
Depart the hotel for your return transfer to Paphos Airport.
Please Note: Flight-inclusive packages are available at an extra cost, with flights from London Gatwick and other regional UK departure airports and one piece of checked-in luggage included.
Your Bridge Programme
Our bridge programmes will vary according to the length of your break, and, in addition to playing bridge, we try to include interesting bridge seminars, hosted by your EBU-qualified director.
Your duplicate bridge will be available every evening between 7:45pm and 11:15pm. We endeavour to vary these evening sessions, balancing between teams and pairs and featuring at least one Swiss event during a two-week break.
Bridge will also be offered some afternoons between 2:30pm and 4:45pm. These sessions are normally given over to open pairs/teams.
Masterpoints are awarded on evening bridge sessions, and on day sessions with over 5 tables.
During your bridge holiday, nothing is obligatory, and you can play in as many or as few bridge sessions as you wish. We don’t forget you are on holiday and our bridge programmes also allow time to relax, giving the opportunity for you to explore the surrounding area.
Meet us at Paphos Airport for your transfer to the hotel. Relax and settle in, enjoy dinner, and join our evening bridge session if you arrive in good time.
Singles are invited to a meeting to find a suitable bridge partner.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Join us for a welcome meeting this morning.
Relax and enjoy the hotel facilities this afternoon or explore the surrounding area before joining our bridge session this evening.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Highlights
- Bridge
Join us for 2 weekly morning bridge seminars; 3 weekly bowls sessions; 2 weekly dance classes, evening bridge and some afternoon bridge.
If you wish to explore this delightful island, why not hire a car? Car hire is very reasonably priced and, in Cyprus, you still drive on the left! Alternatively, browse the choice of excursions available from the hotel.
In the evening on day 4, we enjoy a superb gala dinner to celebrate Christmas Eve.
On day 11, there will be an amazing New Year's Eve gala dinner and entertainment.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Highlights
- Bridge
Depart the hotel for your return transfer to Paphos Airport.
Please note- 15 day holidays receive both Christmas Eve & New Years Eve Gala Dinners. 8 day stays will receive either Christmas Eve Or New Year's Eve Gala Dinner depending on arrival Date
Accommodation
You will stay for 7 or 14 nights at the 4-star Athena Beach Hotel in Paphos.
Athena Beach Hotel
The Athena Beach is a luxurious 4-star hotel located right on the beachfront in Paphos, Cyprus. The hotel offers comfortable accommodation and a range of facilities including swimming pools, a spa, restaurants, and bars, making it an ideal location for a relaxing getaway.
Hotel Facilities
- Indoor and Outdoor Swimming Pool (Seasonal)
Room Facilities
- TV
- Safe Box
- Free Wifi
Single Room Supplement from £160.00
