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YENIDUNYA WILD FLOWER WALKS

A day among the orchids and wild flowers of Northern Cyprus.
Designed to appeal to wild flower and orchid enthusiasts, walkers, bird watchers, artists and historians.

Mid February to early May.

We offer an interesting day out here in Hisarköy, a traditional Turkish Cypriot village on the southern slopes of the Kyrenia Mountains. Within a twenty minute walk of our smallholding we have identified 23 different species of orchid, including the extremely rare Orchis punctulata. At the same time of year there is an abundance of other wild flowers including several endemics.

A typical day out is divided into two sessions:

1. Morning walk.
A walk to the east over fairly gentle terrain lasting about two hours. Many different species of orchids are seen, including the very rare Orchis punctulata, as well as endemic wild flowers.
Return to the house, Yenidunya, for a cold drink and lunch of home baked quiches and salads followed by cheesecake.

2. Afternoon walk.
Also scheduled to last two hours, a gentle walk to the west to an orchid glade, an area of black tulips and other wild flowers. The circular route takes in the medieval Maronite Church, Ottoman Turkish bath, bronze age tomb and traditions of the village.