Santorini · SHORE EXCURSIONS
The 15 best shore excursions you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
See Oia, Firostefani, Megalochori, and Perivolos Beach on a small-group Santorini shore tour built around cruise schedules.
“This was a very fun and informative tour. George was a wonderful tour guide and gave us lots of Greece's history. I just wish we had more time. Great tour!!”
See Oia’s Three Domes, Imerovigli, Fira, and Santorini’s caldera on a four-hour cruise shore excursion with guide and transport.
“We had an amazing experience with Mary in exploring Oia. She was very pleasant & knowledgeable about the area, a great tour guide & a photographer. She also gave us recommendations on the food & shopping & made sure we were picked up & dropped off at the appropriate time. I would highly recommend Mary to anyone looking to explore Santorini.”
See Santorini’s top villages, beaches, and volcanic views in six hours with hotel, port, or airport pickup and water transport included.
“Our guide George and the driver did an excellent job of showing us the Hidden Treasures of Santorini. We loved seeing the island from top to bottom. The walking was not too much. The scenery was spectacular and the timing was just right. We left a phone in the car. Thank you for the extra effort to return it.”
Explore Santorini your way with a private driver, from Oia and Akrotiri to black beaches, villages, viewpoints, and volcanic wines.
“Mike was a very good tour guide. He showed exactly what we wanted to see and even reserved us a table at the Santos Winery with an amazing view. This custom tour was exactly what we wanted. We reccommend it for you too”
Explore Santorini’s villages, summit views, Oia, and local wine on a six-hour small-group shore tour with transport and tasting.
“Santorini is very hectic; the extreme shortfall of cable car capacity vs the volume of cruise ship passengers results in a frustrating experience at the island. That said, this excursion provides a variety of experiences across the island, from the highest point, to the beauty of Oia, to a fun wine tasting. Megalachori was underwhelming; perhaps the weather, and we did not stop in Pyrgos. Could have used more time in Oia (beautiful), but there's not much to do but eat, shop, and take selfies anyway. Will likely not return to Santorini if I can avoid it, but for an all-in-one-day non-ship intro to Santorini, this fits the bill. Not…”
See Oia, Firostefani, Prophet Elias, and Santorini wine country on a private Mercedes tour with caldera views.
“Highly recommend this tour if you only have a short time in Santorini. Our tour guide Michael Angelo was very informative and knew all the right spots to take us for great pictures. The wine tasting was also great! Got a lot of information about the wine of Santorini.”
Private Santorini shore tour with Fira, Oia, winery, Red Beach, and Perivolos, plus local insight and hotel transfers.
“This was just an expensive cab ride. No useful content, no guidance at historic locations. Why was this billed as an "historic Santorini" tour? This was merely transportation to one old site, and to one view spot.”
See Oia, Pyrgos, volcanic beaches, vineyards, and Santorini’s caldera on a flexible five-hour private shore tour.
“Our guide who called herself Mary was knowledgeable and interesting.”
See Santorini’s cliff towns, mountain summit, traditional villages, and black-sand beach in five hours, with cruise-port pickup and flexible timing.
“Our guide was very attentive and made sure everyone got to see the important sites and obtain our desired pictures.”
Review of Santorini’s 5-hour private tour, with Oia, Red Beach, island views, optional wine tasting, and flexible sightseeing.
“Very beautiful and interesting island. We really enjoyed the views from the wine tasting facility and the bit of shopping we got to do.”
Customize a private Santorini tour with Oia, Akrotiri, black beaches, island wine, and flexible pickup from your hotel, port, or airport.
“Theo was wonderful. He was late due to traffic, but offered us an additional hour at no extra charge.”
Review of Santorini Shore Excursion in Style, a private three-hour drive to Oia, Fira, Red Beach, villages, and black sand beaches.
“Tassos was the absolute best! He was so flexible and kept us laughing the entire time while teaching us so much! Thank you so much!”
See Santorini in four hours, from Oia and Imerovigli to Profitis Ilias and Perissa, with private transport and a driver-guide.
“Our original private tour guide never picked us up. I called the number and gave reservation number and she said they had no such reservation. She did send another small group tour to get us.”
Review of Santorini’s 4-hour small-group shore tour, with black beaches, caldera views, Oia, light walking, pricing, and practical tips.
“Amazing experience, Katherine took us everywhere and extra places. It was only my wife and I for this small group shore excursion. Highly recommended specially if you have some mobility issues and if you don't want to walk too much. She took us to all offered places and extra around the wineries. We had a lot of fun. Thank you :) Loved this experience.”
See Santorini’s highest peak, Oia, and Fira on a private cruise excursion with a guide, air-conditioned vehicle, and cable car return.
“Communication between Viator was VERY poor. We were at the dock at 8:15am , early since our tour was scheduled at 9:00am and excited to see and spend time on the island, but no one showed up from Viator until almost 11:00am. I will call Read more”
Pick a deck, a cellar, a village or the crater.
