Top Santorini Shore Excursions

Our tour was fantastic based on the knowledge and passion of our tour guide George. George has been coming to Santorini well before the island became a tourist destination. He personalized our tour based on our interests and presented us with amazing views, interesting history, and ended with with a stunning wine visit, where we enjoyed great wine, delicious small bites, along with a stunning view. By the end of the tour George felt like a close friend to us. Please ask for George and you will have a special experience.

After reviewing many tours available, this is the tour that my daughter and I really wanted to take. We were very nervous because we were arriving and departing on a cruise ship so likely drove them crazy with our messages. The tour started 1.5 hours early and lasted 6 hours from drop off to pick up. This gave us plenty of time to enjoy the learning, the wines, and the wonderful people we met on the tour. All 3 tasting stops were fantastic! One warning though, take cash. The first two stops were fine to buy wine with credit card, but the last stop is a small one family business. These were my favourite wines (I love sweet wines and liquors) and I wanted to buy one of each but didn’t have cash. Our tour guide Elias went above and beyond. He has so much knowledge of the island, the wines, the processes etc, he is also so incredibly kind. He offered to lend us cash at the last winery (I just didn’t feel right doing that). He was so concerned about making sure we got back to our ship on time that he arranged for a car to come pick us up. My daughter was chilly in the wind, he lent her his jacket, and also packed all of our bags and items into a shopping bag for us to carry easily. I would 100% recommend this tour and guide!

Georgios was a very expirienced, kind and accommodative guide. He showed us hidden diamonds of the island and told us sincerely about life there. The transport organisation was perfect and comfortable, we had enough time to explore alone, swim at the black beach and have lunch as well.

This tour introduces you to many aspects of beautiful Santorini! Our guide was friendly and informative as she shared history, folklore, and modern day life about the island. Our driver was exceptional with navigating narrow streets and crazy traffic.

Trip seemed a little chaotic at first as meeting time changed and there was no one at the meeting point initially. Large group was put into a boat to transfer to dock avoiding the cable car but once we arrived we were all split into smaller luxury buses. Our guide was excellent and knowledgeable and ensured the whole group were looked after. Great way to see Santorini in a short space of time. Would liked to have spent more time in places but the sheer numbers of people from the cruise ships made it impossible to get around quickly. Great restaurant recommendation from the guide too and we got back in perfect time for the boat to take us back to the tender.

Skipping the cable car was a big plus! Bus was comfortable. I found we had a good enough of time in each town to explore a little. The restaurant they bring you to is on a beach, good food and gorgeously decorated. It was a good option for us who was on a cruise and the provider was very good with messaging to choose the best time for our tour to start based on the arrival time of our ship.

Avoid the cable car madness and book this tour while in Santorini! During our cruise there was a 4 hour queue to ride down to get to the pier to tender to the ship at the end of the day! Booking this tour ahead of time helped us avoid that whole debacle! Our tour guide Alex was so wonderful and helped make our time in Santorini special with his commentary about the history and ways of life on the island! He took us to all the places on our itinerary and made sure we got some great photos! The lunch spot he took us to called The 41 was delish, get the Rose on your Nose cocktail! Thanks Alex for the best time in Santorini!

Arsenios our guide was great. With a family of 6, from young to middle aged he kept a good pace engaged in interesting conversations for all of us and was knowledgeable of the ins and outs of history, landscape and picture taking. Definitely recommend.