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date icon21st August 2026

Family Holidays in Cyprus: Meet the Kanika All Stars

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Kanika Accents Category News Family Holidays in Cyprus: Meet the Kanika All Stars

Where Little Guests Become the Stars

For children, the best family holidays in Cyprus are rarely remembered as a list of facilities. They are remembered through people. The entertainer who knew their name. The new friend they met at Kids Club. The song they insisted on dancing to every evening.

That is the idea behind children’s entertainment at Kanika Hotels & Resorts.

Across Olympic Lagoon Resort Ayia Napa, Olympic Lagoon Resort Paphos and Alexander the Great Beach Hotel, professional entertainment teams, supervised Kids Clubs and the Safari Stars are always close at hand. Together, they give young guests a holiday experience that feels like more than a holiday.

For parents, there is another side to that same story: confidence in qualified supervision, time to relax and the pleasure of watching children become comfortable, independent and excited about what comes next.

  • Children enjoying supervised activities at the Little Monsters Kids Club.
  • Children hugging the Safari Stars mascots during their family holiday in Cyprus.

Meet the Kanika All Stars Behind Family Entertainment

The energy begins with the Kanika All Stars.

They are professional actors, singers, dancers, sports instructors and entertainment professionals who bring personality to daytime activities and evening performances.

That human element matters.

For a child arriving somewhere new, a familiar face from an activity earlier in the day can make the hotel quickly feel less unfamiliar. The All Stars are there to encourage participation, introduce games, bring families together and create the atmosphere around both organised activities and entertainment.

At Olympic Lagoon Resort Ayia Napa and Olympic Lagoon Resort Paphos, that programme sits within a broad resort experience where more than 150 activities are available. Alexander the Great Beach Hotel offers its own more intimate interpretation, with entertainment woven into the rhythm of a beachfront stay.

The format varies by hotel, but the principle is consistent: family entertainment is built around interaction.

  • Kanika All Stars performing a live evening show at Olympic Lagoon Resort.

  • Children enjoying supervised activities at the Little Monsters Kids Club in Cyprus.
  • Teenz Club entertainment and gaming space for teenage guests at Olympic Lagoon Resort in Cyprus.

More Than a Kids’ Club:
Qualified Care and Supervised Activities

For many parents researching family hotels with kids’ clubs in Cyprus, the important question is not simply whether a Kids Club exists. It is who is looking after the children once they are there.

Supervised Kids Clubs across all three featured hotels are run by qualified NVQ Early Years Practitioners. That gives parents an important layer of reassurance, with activities designed around each child’s age group.

At Olympic Lagoon Resort Ayia Napa and Olympic Lagoon Resort Paphos, the programme extends across three supervised clubs.

The Crèche welcomes babies and toddlers from six months to three years. The Little Monsters Kids Club is designed for children aged three to twelve. Teenz Club gives guests aged twelve to sixteen a space and programme created with older children in mind. The clubs are free of charge.

At Alexander the Great Beach Hotel, Little Monsters Kids Club welcomes children aged three to twelve. NVQ Early Years Practitioners work alongside professional entertainers and sports instructors, with at least six and a half hours of activities each day.

That means the Kids Club becomes part of the holiday rather than simply childcare. Children gain a little independence and something to tell their parents about afterwards, while adults can enjoy time of their own knowing that supervision is provided by appropriately qualified practitioners.

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Where Children Find Their Own Holiday

A family holiday works differently when children have experiences that belong to them.

At Alexander the Great Beach Hotel, Kids Club activities can include arts and crafts, storytelling and puppet theatre. There’s also time in the pool, the garden or on the beach.

At Olympic Lagoon Resort Ayia Napa and Olympic Lagoon Resort Paphos, children can move between structured club activities and games. A broader entertainment dimension is added during the summer season.

The Olympic Soccer Academy offers a five-day holiday football programme with a certified trainer and operates from April to October. For parents, it adds another way for children to stay active, take part and enjoy experiences of their own. This breadth is especially useful for siblings with different interests.

  • Children taking part in the Olympic Soccer Academy with a football coach at Olympic Lagoon Resort.

Meet the Marvellous Mascots: The Safari Stars

For younger guests, some of the most recognisable faces at Kanika Hotels & Resorts are not people at all.

The Safari Stars bring a playful world of characters into the family experience: Murry the Monster, Zorba the Zebra, Lucas the Lion, Bella the Ballerina and Gigi the Giraffe.

The characters add imagination to the programme and give younger children familiar faces to recognise during their stay. Encounters linked to children’s entertainment and mini discos can quickly become part of the holiday story.

For returning Kanika families, the Safari Stars can also provide a sense of familiarity. Children may arrive already knowing the characters from an earlier stay, while first-time guests quickly begin choosing favourites of their own.

The mascots give younger children an imaginative thread that connects structured activities with family time.

For parents, the characters also provide an easy way to ask children about their day.

Murry the Monster, one of the Safari Stars mascots at Kanika Hotels & Resorts.
Murry the Monster
Gigi the Giraffe, one of the Safari Stars mascots at Kanika Hotels & Resorts.
Gigi the Giraffe
Bella the Ballerina, one of the Safari Stars mascots at Kanika Hotels & Resorts.
Bella the Ballerina
Zorba the Zebra, one of the Safari Stars mascots at Kanika Hotels & Resorts.
Zorba the Zebra
Lucas the Lion, one of the Safari Stars mascots at Kanika Hotels & Resorts.
Lucas the Lion

From Mini Discos to Family Evening Entertainment

As afternoon becomes evening, children’s entertainment does not simply stop.

Mini discos feature within the children’s entertainment programmes across the three featured properties, with schedules and operating periods varying by hotel and season.

At Olympic Lagoon Resort Ayia Napa and Olympic Lagoon Resort Paphos, evenings can continue at the indoor Xperience Arena, giving family entertainment the scale of a professional show.

Productions may include favourites such as Mamma Mia, This Is the Greatest Show, The Queen Experience, Le Mystique, Believe and Livin’ On A Prayer.

Alexander the Great Beach Hotel brings evening entertainment into a different setting. During the May-to-October season, the Havana venue hosts the kids disco, while movie nights, mini discos and entertainment including shows such as Sweet Soul Sister, Le Mystique and Believe extend the family day into the evening.

The settings differ, but the transition feels natural: children who have spent the day getting to know the entertainment team can finish it dancing, watching a show or sharing the evening with the rest of the family.

  • Live band performing during evening entertainment at Kanika Hotels & Resorts.
  • Live evening entertainment at the Havana venue at Alexander the Great Beach Hotel, Paphos.
  • Live family entertainment show at the Xperience Arena at Olympic Lagoon Resort.

What Parents Get From the Programme

For parents, the programme answers two practical questions: will my child be engaged, and can I relax while we spend time apart?

Qualified supervision supports confidence; age-appropriate clubs support independence; and shared evening entertainment gives families a natural point to reconnect.

That balance gives adults genuine downtime without making the holiday feel divided into separate experiences. Before booking, parents should check current club age rules, seasonal operating dates and reservation requirements for the activities their children most want to try.

  • Guests enjoying relaxing spa treatments at the Serenity Health Club & Spa.
  • Serenity Oasis adults-only pool with swim-up bar at Olympic Lagoon Resort Ayia Napa.

Family Holidays Built Around People

What sets these family holidays in Cyprus apart is not one club, one show or one activity. It is the way the pieces connect.

Children meet the Kanika All Stars, discover activities of their own, spend time with qualified childcare teams, get to know the Safari Stars and return to their parents with stories from the day. Later, everyone comes together again for mini discos, entertainment and evenings shared as a family.

The result is a clearer choice for parents: three distinct family hotels, each combining supervised activities with shared entertainment in its own way.

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  • Family enjoying the Lazy River at Olympic Lagoon Resort in Cyprus.

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