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Outdoor Sports-Day 2013
- Thursday 22 August
One of
the
three
sports options
proposed take pave in the
mountainous Troodos area, in
the centre of the Island,
near Mount Olympos, the
highest point of the Island
(1954 m) :
S1:
Hiking
Two of the
three sports options
take place at the Makronissos
Beach, South-East of the
Island>
S2:
Scuba Diving
and /or S3
S3:
Kayaking
and /or S2
S2 and S3 last one
hour each. Subject to place
availability, participants
may participate in one only
or in both activities. In
either cases this will leave
one or two hours fro resting
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Details of Activities in Sport Afternoon: Hiking
Sport S1
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Hiking (level of physical difficulty
1)
About
2
Hours 15:00-17:00
Overall Schedule
Maximum number of participants:
10
Minimum Number :
6
Local coordinator:
TBD
CSC coordinator: TBD
Location: Troodos Forest, in the
center of the island, near the Alympos Mount
, is the highest point in Cyprus (1952 m).
part of teh Troodos Montains
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Start :
Troodos Resort
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End:
Troodos Resort
Description: Open to any
participants, walk in beautiful country park. Though
the elevation is almost 200 m, expect
however a high temperature (low 30s
probably) . The tour will last about two hours.
Required skills and health condition
Instructions
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Dressing: casual clothes, sport or
hiking shoes.
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A casual change
is recommended for use after the
session
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Participants are advised to bring a
backpack with a bottle of water.
How it will be organized
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The the CSC Sports-day bus will
drive the participants to the Troodos
resort (Iabout one hour). .
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After the hike, the bus will drive
the participants to Ayia Napa, down the
mountain to the cost (about 2 1/4
hours)
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Then the participants will enjoy the
rest of the day with the other
participants (dinner)
What will be provided
Full size
PDF map
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Details of
Activities in Sport Afternoon: Diving at
Makronissos Beach
Sport S2 |
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Skuba diving (level of physical
difficulty
2 )
One hour, organized in three successive
sessions 15:00-18:00
Overall Schedule
Maximum number of participants:
15
per session,
45
in
total
Local coordinator-1:
Fotis Ptochos CSC Coordinator:
François Flückiger,
Alberto Pace
Note:
Scuba Diving
and
Sea Kayaking last one hour each.
Subject to place availability, participants may participate in
one only or in both activities.In either cases this will leave
one or two hours for resting, swimming.
Location: Makronissos
Beach, 80 km from Nicosia, 3 km West of Ayia
Napa summer resort
Description: For
discovering Skuba Diving in the clear waters
of the Makronissos Beach. Participants will
receive initial instructions and safety
briefings.
Departure location: Makronissos Diving
centre, on the Makronissos beach.
Required skills and health condition
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This is open to any participant ,
male and female, in reasonably
good physical condition .
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Requires that participants are not
afraid of water and of course can swim.
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Participants need to be
comfortable with goring under water and
not suffer from severe claustrophobia, asthma,
epilepsy, or be diabetic.
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Participants will receive initial
instructions and safety briefings.
Instructions
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Dressing:
swimming costume.
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Small-size personal items (changing
clothes) can be safely stored in the bus
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A casual change
is recommended for use after the
session
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There is bar on the beach, but participants
may prefer to bring a
bottle of water.
How the afternoon will be scheduled
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Three successive sessions will be
organized, each with up to 15
participants:
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Session 1: 15:00-16:00
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Session 2: 16:00-17:00
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Session 3: 17:00-18:00
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Before or after their diving session,
participants, depending on their initial
choice when registering to the Sports
Day will either freely enjoy the beach (note
that sunbeds and umbrellas will be
arranged for everyone
or freely enjoy the beach and
participate in one of the three
one-hour see kayaking sessions
How it will be organized
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CSC Sports-Day bus first will transport participants to the Makronissos
Beach (about 50 min)
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Participants may leave their
clothes and other stuff not needed for
the beach afternoon in the bus.
Items may also be left on the sunbeds
and surveyed by a friend.
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The bus will collect the participants
and drive them to the dinner place in
Ayia Napa
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After the dinner, the bus will drive
everyone back to the Hilton Hotel
What will be provided
Full size
PDF map
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Details of
Activities in Sport Afternoon: Sea Kayaking at Makronissos Beach
Sport S3 |
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Sea kayaking (level of physical
difficulty
3 )
One hour, organized in three successive
sessions 15:00-18:00
Overall Schedule
Maximum number of participants:
11
per one-hour session,
33
in
total
Local coordinator-1:
Fotis Ptochos
CSC Coordinator:
François Flückiger,
Alberto Pace
Note:
Scuba Diving and
Sea Kayaking
last one hour each.
Subject to place availability, participants may participate in
one only or in both activities.In either cases this will leave
one or two hours for resting, swimming.
Location: Makronissos
Beach, 80 km from Nicosia, 3 km West of Ayia
Napa summer resort
Description: One-hour sea
kayaking session in the clear waters
of the Makronissos Beach.
Departure location: Makronissos beach.
Required skills and health condition
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This is open to any participant,
male and female, in reasonably
good physical condition .
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Requires that participants are not
afraid of water and of course can swim.
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As with any
water sports, there is a chance of
briefly going underwater. It's nothing
to be afraid of, and your head is
underwater for usually no more than 3-4
seconds. Participants need to be
comfortable with this.
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Participants should not suffer
from asthma,
epilepsy, or be diabetic.
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Participants will receive brief
initial instructions..
Instructions
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Dressing:
swimming costume, hat advised
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Sunscreen
highly recommended
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A casual change
is recommended for use after the
session and the dinner.
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There is bar on the beach, but participants
are advised to bring a
bottle of water.
How the afternoon will be scheduled ?
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Three successive sessions will be
organized, each with up to 10
participants:
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Session 1: 15:00-16:00
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,Session 2: 16:00-17:00
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Session 3: 17:00-18:00
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Before or after their diving session,
participants, depending on their initial
choice when registering to the Sports
Day will
How it will be organized
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CSC Sports-Day bus first will transport participants to the Makronissos
Beach (about 50 min)
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Participants may leave their
clothes and other stuff not needed for
the beach afternoon in the bus.
Items may also be left on the sunbeds
and surveyed by a friend.
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The bus will collect the participants
and drive them to the dinner place in
Ayia Napa
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After the dinner, the bus will drive
everyone back to the Hilton Hotel
What will be provided
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Brief initial instructions instructors,
single-seated and two-seated
kayaks, pedals
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Transportation to and from the
activity site
Full size
PDF map
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