Top Santorini Outdoor Activities - page 10

We aren't expert kayakers but this excursion ended up being the highlight of our first time in Santorini. The water is beautiful, clear, rocky but we felt safe the whole time. Adonis, our guide, was confident, calm, but also had jokes to keep the adventure stress free. Elliot, spent extra timing making sure we knew exactly how to work this kayak and never made us feel bad for being slower compared to the group. Lia, gracious got us a driver to take us to Oia to see the beautiful city and sunset. Even though I initially said no to her setting up a fair (details below), she didn't make me feel like I was inconviening her to set one up last minute. The price was also reasonable (Like uber/lyft rates in US) The entire time, the team clearly wants you to enjoy your time in Santorini, they love the city and the water too. They also take adorable photos of you with phone and GoPro and will send them afterwards. They have some things waterproof cases, extra water for purchase which was very convenient and reasonablely priced. Book the kayaks!! It's fun! Our lesson learned: We booked with viator, Lia personally messaged us to confirm our arrival time and if we needed additional transport. We said no the private car they offered (pretty much an uber/lyft via local driver) assuming we could take the public bus and save some cash. She was kind and respected our decision, but said to let her know if we needed anything. The public bus team was confusing to navigate, only took small bills/euros, were rude, and didn't speak much English. The day we went, it was on time though, but apparently typically isn't.

Excellent tour! We saw the entire island in 3 hours on two new ATVs guided by the operator who has 30 years experience on Santorini. The kids loved being on the ATVs and it kept their interest for the entire tour. Our guide navigated Oia flawlessly and saved us an enormous amount of time, and had friends at all the destinations to make sure everything went smoothly. I highly recommend it!

Fantastic from start to finish! We got off our cruise ship early to beat the cable car lines and our guide showed up an hour early when they found out we were on the island. From there we went to the domes first thing and saw the rest of beautiful Santorini. Perfect mix of history sites and fun told through the eyes of a local guide. Couldn’t ask for more!