If you love exploring old cities and historic towns, a morning at The Tomb of Kings in Paphos is a must while travelling around Cyprus.
While everyone else headed to the beach, we hopped on a bus to explore these ancient ruins. Here’s our guide to The Tomb Of Kings in Paphos so you can make the most of your trip!
This post was originally published in 2017, and updated in 2024 with the latest prices & opening times
How To Get To The Tombs Of Kings, Paphos:
We were surprised at how easy it was to get there!
Most of the hotels have bus stops outside, or at least a small walk away, and the 615 runs from Coral Bay all the way to The Harbour and back every 10 minutes, so you’ll never be short of a bus.
You need the 615 bus that’s heading towards The Harbour, look out for the opening of the Tombs Park on the right-hand side once you hit the restaurants on Tomb Of Kings road – it isn’t (or wasn’t) very well signposted so it’s easy to miss your stop.
Don’t panic if you do though – the stops are often, we missed the one straight outside it but only ended up walking back 5 minutes.
Tomb Of Kings Opening Times
The opening times for The Tomb Of Kings depends on the season you’re visiting Cyprus.
April 16 – September 16: 8:30 – 19:30
September 17 – April 15: 8:30 – 17:00
If you’re visiting in Summer like we did, you want to get here just as the park is opening. The earlier the better.
We arrived at 9 am, and the weather was already nearly unbearable in direct sun – and there isn’t much shade here either.
A good thing about going early though is you have the whole place to yourself! Bonus! It’s also quite a large place so it allows you plenty of time to wander and fully explore.
Want to see more of Paphos? We recommend this tour!
How Much Is The Tomb Of Kings Entrance Fee:
This is a cheap and cheerful day out, for just €2.50 each you can spend as long as you want to wander around the tombs.
Leah from 2024 here… Surprisingly, these prices haven’t changed since we were there in 2016!!
Don’t worry about buying tickets beforehand, we never saw queues here and the size of the park would suggest they don’t really have a limit on the number of guests allowed in.
Photo provided by Monica @ Digital Roamads
What To Pack For The Tomb of Kings, Paphos:
– Lots of water! Lots and lots and lots of water! This place is a real sun trap, you’ll dehydrate quickly if you don’t come prepared.
– A cover. If you want to avoid blistered skin, bring something to cover your shoulders. I can’t stress enough how hot it was here, the mass amounts of sand and stone all reflect the sunshine directly back at you making it feel 10x hotter than it is. You can tuck into the tombs for a quick shade stop but they’re not all close to each other.
– Snacks. You could spend ages walking around this place, and the heat will take it out of you so water and snacks! Just not chocolate haha
What To Wear To The Tomb Of Kings:
– Nothing white. This sand will ruin it. Trust me!
– Comfy shoes. Even though you can get the bus to the Tomb of Kinds, there’s still a lot of walking involved, and a lot of steps so heels would be a ridiculous idea. A sturdy pair of flip-flops or flats would be ideal.
Tomb Of Kings Review:
Despite the blistering heat (an oversight on our part) we really enjoyed our time exploring these tombs.
There are no kings buried here, the name comes from the grandeur and size of the grounds but that doesn’t make them any less impressive.
Each tomb is carefully carved from the natural rock and surprisingly, nothing is off limits here. In retrospect, if these grounds were in the UK or New Zealand, you’d have much less freedom to wander around climbing down the steps and through the tombs.
We wish there was more shade in place to give us more breaks from the sun, but I don’t think they get masses of visitors so structures like that are probably not a priority over preserving the area.
Navigating around the grounds was easy, each tomb has a sign posted with good information about each one and while the grounds are huge you never feel like you’re properly lost.
Leah from 2024 here again. Full disclosure, this post was written in 2017 and as much as I really wanted to update it with more information, thoughts & experiences, this was long before we were full time travelling and making notes/taking photos of our day trips specifically for you guys! I hope this brief guide was helpful and you decide to add it to your Paphos itinerary, it really is worth the trip!
If you do visit, let us know what you think and you can read more in depth guides about places to see in Europe here!
