Akrotiri Salt Lake, Limassol, Cyprus
4.0 (43 reviews) Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #2 in Akrotiri Bodies of Water
Flamingo heaven
Second visit to this lovely area. November. This time the Flamingos where there. 1000s of them . My wife was ecstatic. As last visit we didn’t see any. Must go to the visitors centre they have some great exhibits and binoculars to see the Flamingos. If your lucky may even see fighter jets landing at airfield. A great stop off for all the family.
Address
ovest DI Lemesos 13 Km, Akrotiri 4640 Cyprus
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Website
http://www.english.akrotirienvironment.com
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Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9:42
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4.0 based on (43 reviews)
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3Redkitewatcher64 5:00 PM Feb 25, 2020
Nice spot but not really clear where you should go or how to find the visitor centre
We travelled here as we had read it was a great bird watching site. The whole area is surrounded by military sites , mast and warning signs not to use binoculars or camera's . Its not really clear where to go to get the best views, we stopped a few times by the main road and got out to look at the small flock of flamingoes that were there. We also got a brief sighting of a Marsh Harrier as it flew past but there were no other birds to be seen.We then drove along a small side road along the lake but again there was nowhere you could really stop and look and just comes to a dead end. So we drove back to the main road and walked across part of the salt flat to get a closer view. Someone told us that was the closest view that they'd had of the birds in two years. We did see a sign to the educational centre but thought it was a school room , but had not realised it had a bird hide with telescopes , perhaps they should say this on the signs and publize it more. It was great to see the flamingoes but we also went to the Hala Sultan Tekke salt lakes where there were more birds, clearly marked areas to park and walk and a much less industrialised place to watch the birds . Good to stop if in the area, but not the best bird viewing site
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4Dave Puls 5:00 PM Feb 18, 2020
Flamingos - in the distance
A pleasant drive along the shore on the way to St Nicholas of the Cats. We saw about 20 flamingos in the distance, but you can't really get closer. The area is spoiled slightly with all of the radio masts.
