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The 15 Best Santorini Sightseeing Tours

81 tours  ·  from $49 a head

One day, one van, most of the island. These 15 cover Oia, Fira, the southern villages and the beaches in different orders and at different prices, private and shared.

Private Santorini Sightseeing Tour – Customizable,Cruise Friendly - Megalochori and the Heart of Santorini
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Private Santorini Sightseeing Tour – Customizable,Cruise Friendly

1.Private Santorini Sightseeing Tour – Customizable,Cruise Friendly

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 717 reviews · 3 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $60Our pick

Set your own pace on a private Santorini tour of 3 to 6 hours, with an English-speaking driver-guide, air-conditioned transport, and stops that can include Fira, Imerovigli, Oia, Megalochori, and the island’s volcanic beaches. Guides such as Chris, Nikolas, and Pavlina have been praised for personal attention and helpful photos. Cruise pickup is at the top of the Fira cable car.

“Our driver took us all over the island. She shared some history and made sure we got to good spots for photos. She accommodated our needs.”

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Santorini Highlights Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting option - Pyrgos and the island’s highest viewpoint
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Santorini Highlights Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting option

2.Santorini Highlights Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 699 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $102

Explore Oia, Pyrgos and Prophet Elias Monastery with a local guide in a group of no more than 12. Choose the longer route for Akrotiri, Red Beach and Emporio, and add a winery tasting for €20 per person. Hotel pickup is offered, but cruise ship passengers arriving at the Old Port must plan to reach Fira by cable car.

“This tour was exceptional! We saw the island from top to bottom. The information provided was vast. I highly recommend this tour.”

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Santorini Highlights Private Tour - Pyrgos brings a different village mood
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Santorini Highlights Private Tour

3.Santorini Highlights Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 614 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $181

Cover Santorini in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with a local driver-guide, from Firostefani’s blue dome and Oia to Prophet Elias, Akrotiri and volcanic beaches. You can shape the day around your interests, with optional beach time or a winery visit. Guides have included Sakis, Nicholas, Maria and Angelo.

“Excellent afternoon spent with Nicholas our tour guide who was friendly, funny and very knowledgeable on places to go in the limited time we had to spend in Santorini. Highly recommend this tour and if you are fortunate enough to get Nicholas as your tour guide you’ll be even more pleased.”

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Santorini Must-See Highlights: Private Shore Tour - Three Bells and the caldera road
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Santorini Must-See Highlights: Private Shore Tour

4.Santorini Must-See Highlights: Private Shore Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 569 reviews · 3 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $48Best value

Explore Santorini by private, air-conditioned vehicle with a local driver-guide, tailoring a 3-to-7-hour tour to your interests. Stops can include Oia, the Three Bells of Fira, Megalochori and volcanic beaches, with optional winery, museum and sunset visits. Guides named by past customers include Nikolas, Aphrodite, George, Babis and Thomas.

“Nickolas was AWESOME!!! He was informative and funny! We had the best day ever!!! We saw so much of Santorini!!”

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Santorini Sightseeing Half Day Small Group Tour - Megalochori: lanes, whitewashed houses and a coffee pause
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Santorini Sightseeing Half Day Small Group Tour

5.Santorini Sightseeing Half Day Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 544 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $78

In about five hours, visit Prophet Elias, Megalochori, the Three Bells of Fira, Imerovigli and Oia in an air-conditioned vehicle with a group of no more than 18. Hotel pickup is offered, and guides including Fotis and Gregory have led the tour. The afternoon option includes time for Oia’s sunset.

“It was well organized, very thoughtout. Guide was extremely knowledgeable. Fanas and Phil were very professional.”

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Santorini Highlights and Venetian Castles Small-Group Day Tour - Pyrgos: a hilltop castle and island-wide views
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Santorini Highlights and Venetian Castles Small-Group Day Tour

6.Santorini Highlights and Venetian Castles Small-Group Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 410 reviews · 10 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $108

Spend 10 to 11 hours crossing Santorini by air-conditioned minivan, from Pyrgos and Emporio’s Venetian castles to Perissa’s black-sand shore and Oia at sunset. Hotel pickup is offered across the island, and wine tasting is included. The Symposion music workshop costs extra and closes from mid-October through March. Guides associated with the tour include Gregory, Nefili, George and Gregorios.

“AMAZING!!! After 3 years, I returned in October with my Teenage Daughter, as my Birthday Celebration; so she would experience what I had fell in love during my 1st trip. It DEFINITELY met the expectations! She LOVED this Tour!!! I had the honor & priviledge to have Gregory as our Tour Guide again, he is definitely a Blessing to this Tour; Tour would not be the same without him. Our Tour Group were wonderful, so attentive & sweet, they became Family during these hours. This is an ALL-DAY Travel of the Island! Learn History from Gregory as you Travel the Island, beautiful views / stops to capture in photos/video. 'Symposion…”

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Santorini Island Private Custom Tour in Half or Full Day - Oia and Imerovigli, views with different moods
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Santorini Island Private Custom Tour in Half or Full Day

7.Santorini Island Private Custom Tour in Half or Full Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 359 reviews · 3 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $169

Explore Santorini for three to eight hours with a private driver-guide, setting the pace and choosing from Oia, Firostefani, black and red beaches, Akrotiri, traditional villages, and wineries. Guides such as Theodore and Michael have led tours, though your assigned guide may differ. Hotel, airport, ferry-port, and cruise-port pickup is offered.

“We had the best day in Santorini with Micheal. He managed to show us so much of the Island, including all the must see locations. We had been worried about it being crowded as we came off a cruise ship on a day of 6 ships in port. But by being able to book a custom time (2pm) we had a great day. Micheal was very good a navigating the island around the crowds especially finding us the perfect place for pictures of the iconic Dome. We did do the winery but not the highlight of the trip very impersonal and expensive. Imerovigili was the highlight a very charming town…”

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Santorini Private Sightseeing Guided Tour - The lighthouse, Red Beach and Akrotiri
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Santorini Private Sightseeing Guided Tour

8.Santorini Private Sightseeing Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 299 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $127

Explore Santorini in a private, air-conditioned vehicle, from Fira and Oia to Pyrgos, Red Beach and Akrotiri. The roughly five-hour route includes bottled water and pickup anywhere on the island. Guides Vaso and Chris have led tours here, though guide assignments can vary. Akrotiri’s €12 entry ticket and cruise-port cable car fares are extra.

“We had a rough start to our tour due to technical issues, but Viator and the operator resolved this. We had a wonderful tour guide, Vaso, she customized a tour and took us around the whole island. She knew hidden spots and arranged timing to avoid the cruise ship crowds. She took pictures and we learned about Greek culture. A positive experience- highly recommend if you want a private tour rather than a bus.”

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Full-Day Private Tour of Santorini Caldera & The Most Famous Sightseeing - Oia is the postcard, and the crowd magnet
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Full-Day Private Tour of Santorini Caldera & The Most Famous Sightseeing

9.Full-Day Private Tour of Santorini Caldera & The Most Famous Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 204 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $260

Spend about seven hours crossing Santorini in a private, air-conditioned vehicle, with Wi-Fi and water provided. The route can take in Oia, Firostefani, Megalochori, the lighthouse, Perissa’s black-sand beach and Mount Profitis Ilias. Guides named by past participants include Petros, Stavros and Giannis. You can adjust the stops to suit your interests.

“This tour with Petros was amazing! It feels like we covered the entire island and then some! He was extremely knowledgeable about the islands history and attractions and a fantastic photographer! I highly recommend this tour and Petros to anyone interested!”

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Best of Santorini Sightseeing Guided Tour 5h - Profitis Ilias above Pyrgos
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Best of Santorini Sightseeing Guided Tour 5h

10.Best of Santorini Sightseeing Guided Tour 5h

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $145

Visit Oia’s famous blue domes, pause above the caldera, see Profitis Ilias and walk Megalochori’s lanes before time at Perissa’s black sand beach. My Santorini Tour provides pickup, a driver-guide, bottled water and a group of no more than eight. Guides on past tours have included Constantine and Raphael, though your guide may differ.

“The other couples who were supposed to be with us canceled out so we were alone with Rafael for the whole tour, 9am to 3pm, and he was excellent!! He was very informative, interesting, friendly, flexible and spoke almost perfect English. We were so impressed with him that when the tour ended we gave him our contact information and invited him to come visit us in Florida. We highly recommend the company and the driver, Rafael. Tom N., Sarasota, Florida, USA”

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Small Group Sightseeing Tour: All Santorini’s Treasures - Imerovigli’s high perch above the sea
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Small Group Sightseeing Tour: All Santorini’s Treasures

11.Small Group Sightseeing Tour: All Santorini’s Treasures

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 175 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $103

Visit the Three Bells of Fira, Imerovigli, Oia, Megalochori, the Heart of Santorini and Perissa Beach in an air-conditioned minivan with an English-speaking guide. The six-hour tour costs $103.44 per person, includes bottled water and pickup, and caps the group at 12. Guides such as Chris, Christos, Nikos and George have led past tours, but assignments vary.

“Sometimes in your travels you meet the perfect person, on the perfect day, in the perfect place, …. and that is what happened on our tour of the island of Santorini Greece! Our tour guide, Christos, was beyond wonderful. He shared the history of the island as we drove to incredibly picturesque photo stops. He drove to places we never could have seen or known about without him. One of our favorites was the Church of Prophet Elias built in 1750 on the top of a high mountain. We even met the man who is the caretaker and helped rebuild the church after it was destroyed in the 1956 earthquake.…”

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Santorini 5 Hours Sightseeing Tour - Oia: famous views, short visit
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Santorini 5 Hours Sightseeing Tour

12.Santorini 5 Hours Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 163 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours (approx.) · from $119

In an air-conditioned minivan, an English-speaking guide takes you to Imerovigli, Oia, Megalochori, Profitis Ilias and a black-sand beach. Expect a mix of village walks, photo stops and free time, with bottled water included. The tour lasts about 4.5 to 5 hours, costs $119.77 per person and starts at 10:00 am.

“Picturesque Santorini can only be discovered with a tour guide willing to take you everywhere. We joined another family and explored the island with Michael, our tour guide. He was exceptionally knowledgeable about the history and archaeology of the city. We witnessed culture and explored hidden gems only known to locals. The tour was very informative, catering to both casual visitors and those with a deeper interest in history. I recommend Michael to all age groups wanting to know Santorini.”

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Private Cultural Villages Sightseeing & Akrotiri Excavations - Private transport, flexible pacing and the time question
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Private Cultural Villages Sightseeing & Akrotiri Excavations

13.Private Cultural Villages Sightseeing & Akrotiri Excavations

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 135 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $217

Explore Pyrgos, Megalochori and Emporio with a local driver-guide, then walk through the Bronze Age ruins at Akrotiri. The private air-conditioned van picks you up at your hotel, port or airport. Akrotiri admission is included, but the driver-guide cannot lead you inside the site.

“Vasilis was an enthusiastic and accommodating guide. He was very knowledgeable and especially proud of his hometown and family history in Emporio. Akrotiri is a must-see!”

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Santorini Private Sightseeing Tour - Profitis Ilias and the island-wide view
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Santorini Private Sightseeing Tour

14.Santorini Private Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · 4 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $199

See Santorini at your own pace on a private tour with a driver-guide, hotel or port pickup, and a flexible route. Visit Oia and Firostefani, then choose from Akrotiri, the black-sand coast, Profitis Ilias, a winery, or other stops. Guides such as Theodore and Michael have led guests across the island, with local food and photo stops often part of the day.

“We were able to explore the whole island with our tour guide Theo. He was able to bring our experience Alice with the culture and history of the island. He made sure to take us to the most amazing points to capture photos and took some amazing photos of my fiancé and I. He took us to an amazing lunch at an authentic Greek restaurant, home grown and family cooked meal.”

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Santorini: Private Sightseeing Tour with Local Guide - Ammoudi Bay and Firostefani
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Santorini: Private Sightseeing Tour with Local Guide

15.Private Sightseeing Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 105 reviews · 3 - 7 hours · from $114

Explore Santorini by air-conditioned vehicle with a local guide such as George, Lefteris or Mike. The route can include Oia’s blue domes, Ammoudi Bay, Prophet Elias, Megalochori, Red Beach and Akrotiri Lighthouse, with pickup from your hotel, airport or port. Choose a tour lasting 3 to 7 hours and, where possible, shape the stops around your interests.

“My guide Lefteris, was fantastic. He picked me up on time and we had a solid 5 hour tour with lots of great places and photo ops. He know how to avoid the crowds and when to take a break. He also picked a great lucnh spot with excellent food and right on the beach. Would highly recommend. Thanks a lot Lefteris, for a great day out in Sanotrini.”

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