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Santorini Day-Trip: Semi-Private 5-hour Cultural and Historical Experience
4.4
17 Ratings
Fira
Embark on a 5-hour semi-private cultural and historical day-trip in Santorini. Explore the island’s scenic, historical, and cultural highlights with an expert guide and driver. Visit Megalochori village, Prophet Ilias Monastery, Red Beach, and more!
Embark on a 5-hour semi-private cultural and historical day-trip in Santorini. Explore the island’s scenic, historical, and cultural highlights with an expert guide and driver. Visit Megalochori village, Prophet Ilias Monastery, Red Beach, and more!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Red Beach - Prepare your camera for a rare sight - such landscapes are not common… While Santorini boasts several, Red Beach stands out with its distinctive scenery: deep blue waters beneath a towering mountain, painted in crimson and black, creating a one-of-a-kind view. This intriguing and special morphological feature places Red Beach among…
- Red Beach - Prepare your camera for a rare sight - such landscapes are not common… While Santorini boasts several, Red Beach stands out with its distinctive scenery: deep blue waters beneath a towering mountain, painted in crimson and black, creating a one-of-a-kind view. This intriguing and special morphological feature places Red Beach among the world’s most captivating shores.
- Perissa Black Sand Beach - As one of the largest beaches in the Cyclades and a top spot in Santorini, it offers a wide range of restaurants, taverns, cafes, beach bars, and water sports. It’s the perfect destination for those looking to combine relaxation, swimming, and delicious food. Time for leisure, lunch, or swimming is included. Please note, lunch is not included in the price (1½ - 2 hours).
- Megalochori - Traditional Village - Enjoy a walking tour in Megalochori, one of the island’s most tranquil and beautiful treasures. This traditional little village will captivate you with its unique charm. Everything here seems to have stepped out of a painting, and respect for tradition ensures a peaceful atmosphere.
- Sunset in Oia - Located about 30 minutes by road from Fira, it will truly captivate you with its breathtaking beauty. The main road splits it into two areas: one, facing Caldera, features impressive underground structures, while the other is adorned with captain-houses (capetanospita). On the settlement’s side lies the castle, with its remnants offering unparalleled views of the endless blue and the renowned sunset.
What's Included
- English-speaking local guide
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Complimentary bottled water
- Inclusive of local taxes
- Convenient hotel, port, and airport transfers
- English-speaking local guide
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Complimentary bottled water
- Inclusive of local taxes
- Convenient hotel, port, and airport transfers
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Cable car tickets for cruise ship travelers (6.00 Euros per person, per ride)
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Cable car tickets for cruise ship travelers (6.00 Euros per person, per ride)
Additional Information
An unparalleled journey for you to uncover all the attractive sights of our island!! Create lasting memories! Take a five-hour tour of Santorini alongside a knowledgeable guide and a driver. Experience the visual, historical, and cultural wonders of the island. Explore the beautifully white village of Megalochori and visit the Prophet Ilias Monastery at…
An unparalleled journey for you to uncover all the attractive sights of our island!! Create lasting memories! Take a five-hour tour of Santorini alongside a knowledgeable guide and a driver. Experience the visual, historical, and cultural wonders of the island. Explore the beautifully white village of Megalochori and visit the Prophet Ilias Monastery at the peak. Capture images of Red Beach, traditional windmills, castles, and more.
Location
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
The pick-up point is choice by the customer. Please inform us at least 24 hours prior to start time of the tour. For cruice meeting point is exit at the cable car to the top.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(17 Ratings)
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Evicat2025
Feb 23, 2025
Amazing experience - I had an amazing experience on the semi-private tour in Santorini! The smaller group made it feel much more personal, and we got to explore some of the most beautiful spots without the crowds. The guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the tour even more enjoyable. Watching the sunset in Oia was absolutely breathtaking! Highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a more intimate way to experience Santorini.
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Sue_s
Oct 16, 2023
THE best Santorini tour - We saw & experienced EVERYTHING including the amazing sunset at Oia - our guide was outstanding - highly knowledgeable yet engaging AND got us back to the cable car / our ship well on time
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Ken_c
Aug 13, 2023
Private tour in Santorini - Private tour for our group of 10 was awesome!! Costos our driver took us to all the best spots in Santorini and returned us to our cruise ship in a timely fashion. Great visit in Santorini and would definitely book this private tour again.
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Laszlo_v
Jul 4, 2023
Great and funny guide, enjoyed every minute - We had a private tour of Santorini. I am sad it did not last longer, but the guide was very pleasant and helpful, took us everywhere our short time allowed.
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Barry_b
Apr 18, 2023
Ideal tour of Santorini - The tour guides were very knowledgeable about all of Santorini.
They knew the history dating back 4,000 years to present day.
The whole tour was very relaxed with plenty of time to see the sights and have refreshments.
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Kelli
Jul 2, 2022
Great island and sunset tour! - We had a great time touring the island. Our guide and driver were fantastic, as well as very patient and accommodating to our slower mobility. Our guide was very knowledgeable, providing information and in answering our questions. We enjoyed our tour very much and would recommend to others.
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Henry_j
Aug 17, 2020
Amazing Experience - This was an amazing experience with so much history. There were multiple stops to show sights of significance and stories to make you envision them. The driver was great, gave us all the ‘secrets’ of Santorini.
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Aaftab_m
Feb 17, 2020
Great alternative to driving on your own - Panos was great and really explained things well! As we couldn't spend much time at the Black beach he added another stop for us.
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Lisa_g
May 19, 2023
Trip, Not a Tour - Be aware that this is a half day trip and not a tour. Our driver was great getting us around the island to see things but he was not a guide explaining or educating us much. However it was much better than renting a car and dealing with traffic and logistics. The driver was friendly and spoke very good English.
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Mary_c
Sep 10, 2023
Missed excursion - We missed this excursion. We had to be tendered from the cruise ship which took a long time and the line for the cable cars were extremely long (3 hour wait). More information should be provided for this excursion so this doesn't happen to other people.
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