Santorini is one long cliff above a drowned volcano. Pick your ledge.
Which catamaran stops at the hot springs, what the volcano boat costs, and where to drink Assyrtiko while Oia queues for the sunset. Every bookable tour on the island, reviewed and priced.
Oiafrom $8
Imeroviglifrom $46
Firafrom $29
Megalochorifrom $57
Akrotirifrom $34
Perissafrom $34 The caldera, three hundred metres below the rim
Santorini’s first four: a catamaran, a cellar, the volcano boat, a day round the island.
Most first trips to the island hang off these. What each one costs, and what the people who took it said afterwards.
01The caldera daySantorini Classic Catamaran Cruise with BBQ, Drinks and TransfersOut of Vlychada past the Red and White beaches, a swim at the hot springs, barbecue on deck.
02The cellar eveningSantorini Wine Adventure with 12 Wine Tastings, Tapas and SunsetThree wineries, twelve pours from Assyrtiko to Vinsanto, the last glass facing the caldera.
03The volcano boatSantorini Caldera Cruise Tour (Volcano, Hot Springs, Thirassia)Crater trails on Nea Kameni, warm springs off Palea Kameni, lunch on Thirassia. The budget way onto the water.
04The island in a daySantorini Day Tour with Sunset in OiaThe Akrotiri dig, Emporio’s lanes, black sand at Perissa and a winery, then Oia for the light.
Santorini from the water: day catamaran, sunset sail, volcano boat or a kayak under the cliffs.
The island looks best from below. Pick the kind of boat day first; the price beside each is the cheapest seat going right now.
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · Sunset Sailing Catamaran Cruise in Santorini with BBQ and Drinks
Day catamaransLunch on board and swim stops below the coloured beaches.
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Sunset sailsOut at five, back after dark, dinner served while the sky turns.
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The volcano boatWalk the crater on Nea Kameni, then swim to the warm springs.
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Sea kayaksPaddle into the south-coast sea caves at water level.
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The Santorini tours more people book than any other.
The full Santorini list →The bookings with the longest line of past travellers behind them, and what each one costs today.
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Santorini Classic Catamaran Cruise with BBQ, Drinks and Transfers
Cruise Santorini’s coast from Vlychada by catamaran, with photo stops at Red and White beaches, swims at Mesa Pigadia and the sulfurous hot springs, and a final swim near the volcano. Choose a daytime or sunset sailing. Hotel transfers are included, and the BBQ buffet with wine and soft drinks depends on your booking option.
From · $114
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Half-Day Exclusive Catamaran Cruise in Santorini with Meal and Open Bar
from $133
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Santorini Gold Catamaran Cruise with Snorkel, BBQ & Open Bar
from $117
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Private Santorini Tailor Made – Choice of the Guest!
from $96
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Santorini Wine Adventure with 12 Wine Tastings, Tapas and Sunset
from $181
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Santorini Catamaran Cruise with Greek Meal, Open-Bar and Sunset
from $181
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Santorini Island Guided Day Trip
from $200
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Santorini Caldera Cruise Tour (Volcano, Hot Springs, Thirassia)
from $42
When the ships anchor off Fira, head for the south of Santorini.
On a heavy day several cruise ships sit in the caldera at once and their tenders land at the old port under Fira. The cable car queue snakes down the cliff and the lanes from Fira to Oia fill by noon. The south barely notices: vineyards round Megalochori, the black beaches at Perissa, the dig at Akrotiri.
Santorini wine grows in baskets on the ash. Taste it where it grows.
The vines are coiled into low baskets against the wind, the grape is Assyrtiko, and the sweet Vinsanto is dried in the sun before pressing. Cellar tastings, a cooking class that ends as lunch, and the food walks in between.
Oia at sunset is the most crowded twenty minutes on Santorini.
The castle ruin at the top of the village fills an hour before the light goes. These get you a terrace, a deck or a winery seat facing the same sky instead.
What a day out in Santorini costs, from the volcano boat to a private skipper.
Every priced tour on the island, split three ways. The cheap end is volcano boats and short shuttles; the top end is private sailing and long cellar evenings.
Volcano boats, entry to the Akrotiri dig and the shuttle up from the port.
The standard catamaran day, half-day island tours, cooking classes and most tastings.
Private skippers, sunset cellar dinners and a car that goes wherever you point.
A buried Bronze Age town, a dress on the wind, the path along the Santorini rim.
Every Greek island has beaches and boats. Few have a town sealed under volcanic ash, a photo trade built on metres of coloured silk, or a cliff-top footpath with the sea three hundred metres down.
Akrotiri
The eruption around 1600 BC buried a whole harbour town, and the ash kept its streets, stairways and two-storey houses standing. A roof now covers the dig. Go in the morning, when it is cooler under there, then on to the Red Beach just along the coast.
- 1Guided Horseback Riding Day Trip to a Beach★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 · 477 reviews
- 2Akrotiri Entry Ticket and Audio Guide★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 · 348 reviews
- 3Archaeological Bus Tour To Akrotiri Excavations & Red Beach★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 · 280 reviews
The flying dress
A long train of coloured chiffon, a roof terrace over the caldera and whatever the wind brings. Photographers book the hour after sunrise, before the lanes fill, and send back a gallery of edited shots a few days later.
- 1Santorini 2h Private Flying Dress Photoshoot with Transportation★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 357 reviews
- 2Exclusive Santorini Flying Dress Photoshoot with Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 · 336 reviews
- 3Flying Dress Photoshoot in Santorini by Flying Dress Photo ©★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 137 reviews
Fira to Oia
The path along the rim runs roughly ten kilometres from Fira through Firostefani and Imerovigli to Oia, past chapels and the Skaros headland. Start early. After Imerovigli there is very little shade.
- 1Caldera Trail Guided Hike and Sunset Viewing★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 · 110 reviews
- 24hr Small Group Caldera Hike from Fira to Oia★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 75 reviews
- 3Santorini’s Famous Fira to Oia Hike: A Private tour Adventure★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 · 49 reviews
Four Santorini bookings that will not wait for you to arrive.
Most of the island can be arranged the evening before. These four cannot: a fixed number of seats, a fixed hour, or a taxi rank that empties the moment a ferry docks.
- 01Santorini Sunset Luxury Sailing Catamaran Cruise with BBQ, drinks, transferEvery boat wants the same hour on the water, so the sunset departures go before the daytime ones.
- 02Economy Arrival Transfers From Santorini Airport To All DestinationsTaxis on the island are few and vanish when a ferry or a full flight lands. A car booked ahead is waiting with your name on a card.
- 03Santorini 2h Private Flying Dress Photoshoot with TransportationShoots run at first light for the empty lanes, and a photographer only has a couple of those slots each morning.
- 04Greek Cuisine Cooking Class in Santorini with Recipes and WineClasses cook around one kitchen table, so each session takes a small group and stops there.
By village, rim to beach
By kind of day: boat, cellar, camera or saddle
The latest Santorini tours to get a review.
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Private Santorini Villages Morning Walking Tour inc. tastings
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Santorini Half Day MotorCruiser Private Cruise incl. Meal,Drinks &Free Transport
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The Fastest Private Motor Yacht in Santorini – All Inclusive Tour
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Small Group Local Wine Tasting Tour In Santorini
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Santorini JTR Airport Transport & Transfer Services
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Iconic Sights of Santorini – Private Full Day Tour
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Santorini Private Sightseeing – Real Island Experience
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Santorini Hotel-Villas Transport & Transfer Services
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Santorini In One Day Bus Tour with Oia Sunset & optional Sailing
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