Explore Santorini’s volcano with Alex Private Boat Rental
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Santorini, Greece
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Set sail around sun-kissed Santorini aboard this flexible private cruise from Fira. Soak up the scenery as you motor around the caldera, passing the volcanic islands of Palea and Nea Kameni and cliff-top Oia village. Dive in to swim and snorkel in the Aegean Sea, take a dip in the volcanic hot springs, then refuel with a delicious local meal and Santorini white wine. Choose between daytime and sunset options.
- Half-day private cruise around Santorini from Fira—sunset option available
- Stop to swim, snorkel, and sunbathe as you cruise across the Aegean Sea
- Tuck into a delicious lunch on board with water and Santorini wine
- This private tour can be customized to your interests
What's Included
- LunchOur services include local white wine,water,as also 5 different plates of local cuisine
- Private tour
- Use of Snorkelling equipment
- Towels
- Entrance fee - Entrance to Nea Kameni Island and Volcano (if chosen)€5.00 per person
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- ALEXFira Santorini Old Port, Thira 847 00, Greece
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Make your own way to Santorini Old Harbor (Fira Old Port), where your private charter boat is waiting for you. Jump aboard and admire the dramatic scenery as you set sail around Santorini. Cruise around the underwater caldera, admiring the lava islands of Palea Kameni, Nea Kameni, and Thirasia—plus the pretty cliff-top village of Oia.
Your tour is completely flexible. But you'll likely hop off to take a soak in the natural hot springs, renowned for their mineral-rich volcanic waters, and make several stops to swim and snorkel in the Aegean Sea. Finally, refuel with a meal on board, washed down with Santorini white wine and water.
If you've opted for the sunset cruise, you'll stop at a sunset viewing point. Finally, come in to dock and end your tour back in Fira.
Your tour is completely flexible. But you'll likely hop off to take a soak in the natural hot springs, renowned for their mineral-rich volcanic waters, and make several stops to swim and snorkel in the Aegean Sea. Finally, refuel with a meal on board, washed down with Santorini white wine and water.
If you've opted for the sunset cruise, you'll stop at a sunset viewing point. Finally, come in to dock and end your tour back in Fira.
Santorini Old Harbor (Pass By)
1
Nea Kameni Volcanic Park
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Nea Kameni
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Palea Kameni
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Thirassia
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Oia (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Most travellers can participate
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please inform local operator if you want the morning private charter, or the afternoon from the Old Port under the capital Fira
- Please have with you either a black or an old swimsuit as the sulfury waters in the hot springs effects the color of it
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
David_G
Panos was an incredibly attentive host. He treated my family with utmost respect and care and made an unforgettable magical memory for us. Amazing food, a magical sunset and a stress free and relaxing day and evening on his luxurious boat. Every spot he chose to stop was most leisurely and absolutely prime choices of location.
Reviews
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based on 300 reviews
Tammy_C, May 2026
Panos was amazing! His knowledge of the island was outstanding! He was so accommodating and the lunch was unbelievable! You can’t go wrong with Panos !! He is amazing!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for putting a smile on my face by reading your feedback Mrs.Tammy.May you and yours people to have health and enjoy life!🙏
Reine_C, Sept 2025
This is a must do experience. Santorini from the water is a different island and Panos takes the time to explain the volcanic history while being a great skipper and host. I would highly recommend you book this tour well before you arrive. You bypass the hordes of tourists and and get a 100% locals experience.
David_G, Sept 2025
Panos was an incredibly attentive host. He treated my family with utmost respect and care and made an unforgettable magical memory for us. Amazing food, a magical sunset and a stress free and relaxing day and evening on his luxurious boat. Every spot he chose to stop was most leisurely and absolutely prime choices of location.
Nicole_M, Jun 2025
Panos was very informative about the history of the island but made sure to pack in plenty of fun opportunities to enjoy the views and swimming! Him and his partner also prioritized our comfort and provided a very fun experience.
Mariusz_O, Jun 2025
On a crowded, tourist trap of a destination like Santorini, you expect to share everything with everyone. Panos took us to a couple picturesque hidden gems where we were the only ones swimming. The meal he whipped up was phenomenal, and his insights about the local culture were fascinating. Great tour; well worth every penny.
Shannon_T, Sept 2024
Panos is the highlight of the tour. So knowledgeable, passionate about his country and Santorini. He taught us a lot of history about the area, took us to remote places around the caldera and served us a beautiful local meal. Highlight of our two week trip in Greece.
Dawn_C, Sept 2024
Wonderful tour!! This is a must do!!! Panos, our captain, is excellent and so knowledgable with history and fun facts. He is very customer focused and ensured we had an amazing time. Lunch that he prepared on board was delicious! Tour goes around the volcano crater and the caldera. We were able to swim in the thermal volcano waters, go to the black sand beach, see Oia and Fira from the water, swim/snorkle, etc. Boat has plenty of room for 6 people and offers shaded sitting areas. Tour was amazing! Highly recommend this tour. Can't say enough how wonderful Panos is!
NOTE: wear an OLD swim suit or a DARK colored one - the thermal water of the volcano contains sulfur and irons which will discolor/ruin light colored swim suits!!!!- and it did to our dark colored suits.
Kristina_C, Sept 2024
This was (by far) the highlight of our stay in Santorini! Panos and Alex were tremendous, both as crew and as tour guides. Panos has a deep love for the nature all around the island and it is apparent in everything he does. We got to swim in the volcanic waters (which were so warm) and then got a magical tour around all the islands in the Caldera. We mentioned that we don't like hordes of people and Panos took us to delightful remote spots to enjoy the beauty around us. The lunch they served was the best food we've had in Greece.
I cannot recommend this tour enough!
Lori_H, Sept 2024
Amazing tour! We had a small group and were blown away by this experience. Our guide took us to quiet secluded places when we saw other boats crowding into main stream locations. We learned so much about the history of the Greek islands, the volcanic activity and swam in the exquisite waters seeing fish and gorgeous landscapes. Highly, highly recommend this tour - you won’t be disappointed.
Response from Host, Sept 2024
Thank you very much for your kind words for our services,honored!
Jennifer_K, Aug 2024
Boating with Panos was an honor. We brought 4 small children with us to cruise. Best part is you don’t have to wait in the cable car lines to go up and down. you arrive on your cruise tender and he is waiting at the port for you. The lines at the port were terrible and there were only two cruise ships that day. So glad that we chose this excursion because my kids and my husband would not have tolerated the lines.
We swam in beautiful waters! Fed some fish off the back of the boat. Watching the sunset was surreal. It was the best time ever . My daughter could not believe this was real
Panos is knowledgeable and very professional. Food was delicious. This is an amazing tour and wanted to give my perspective as a mom with kids taking this tour. He kept everyone 100% safe at all times.
We can’t thank Panos enough for sharing his boat, time, expertise and country with us.
Jacob_K, Jul 2024
Panos was an excellent captain and guide, the yacht is in pristine condition, and we had all the time that we needed to swim in various places where larger excursion boats can’t get close enough. He made a tasty lunch for us, the views were beautiful, kids had a great time. Panos is also knowledgeable about local history and geography, and we asked him lots of questions. Overall, the entire family was very happy.
Michelle_T, Jul 2024
Incredible! Panos was a wonderful guide. We loved swimming in the sulfur hot springs. Overall our best outing g in Greece!
James_C, Jun 2024
This was probably one of the best excursions we have done in 30+ cruises.
Our ship itinerary shifted a little bit at the last minute and we wanted to try and make it up the cable car to Fira and back before the boat tour. Reached out and we were told "no problem, we will be waiting at the dock when you are ready".
Panos our guide was amazing. A local man who deeply cared about sharing his thoughts on the history of Santorini he was a pleasure to spend time with and went out of his way to make sure we were all having a great day.
Hand made food and a bottomless bottle of white wine was a perfect way to enjoy the sunset as we cruised back to the ship.
We cut our trip a little short due to wanting to get up to Fira but enjoyed a swim in the volcanic springs and then a second swim in some "cool clean" water afterwards will sipping wine.
The sunset below the cliffs of Oia was amazing.
Ask for Panos though, he made the experience special.
Erin_H, Jun 2024
Our captain was very knowledgeable of the areas we stopped at. It was great learning the history of the area. Sunset by boat is definitely something to experience. He had a home made authentic meal (tapas style) which was so good!!! There was white wine and water aboard. We would have liked to see a few more drink options, but to be fair we didn’t request anything specific. Had we done so I’m sure he would have had it for us.
jcraksin, Aug 2023
We had the best time!! I wish we could do this trip again - it was so much fun!! Do not hesitate to book!!
Audrey_P, Aug 2023
Exactly what we wanted! We were in Santorini for a short time only on a cruise, and this was a great option to avoid the cable car crowds and relax and explore the caldera and its islands. A comfortable private boat collected us right on schedule from the old port next to where the tenders drop off. Our captain, Panos, was an excellent guide, giving us a thorough explanation of the volcanic history of the island and current activity. Our first stop was at the hot sulphur springs which was really a lovely experience. I was not feeling that great so a swim in the warm mineral rich water was very therapeutic. Panos got us there before any of the big tour boats so we had it all to ourselves which was very peaceful. We continued along the inside of the caldera to see the amazing volcanic formations and stopped at the mouth of a cave for a swim in the crystal clear water. We then explored the coastline around Therasia island and moored there for a shallow snorkel and a delicious lunch made by Pamos' neighbour. He served a tasty local white wine to go with it. After lunch we cruised past Fira and headed back to be dropped off at the old port right next to our ship tender.
This was a great trip to make the most of our limited time in Santorini without any stress. It was so relaxing to be driven around on the water and watch the whole caldera pass us by. 5 hours went very quickly, we could have stayed on board all day. Panos is great company without being intrusive and is a very proficient skipper. This trip is highly recommended if you are the type of traveller that likes privacy, relaxation and personal attention - we are so glad we chose this trip and it was worth every penny.
Christopher_D, Aug 2023
Panos and Alex had a great knowledge of the area and took us to very scenic and interesting parts of the caldera. Panos is vey safety minded so we felt very comfortable with out four kids (teenagers). The lunch provided was delicious and all locally produced. The boat tour was the highlight of our trip to Santorini!!
Allison_S, Jul 2023
We enjoyed a five hour sunset cruise with Panos and his first mate Alex. Both gentlemen were super kind and, especially Panos the captain, went out of his way to bring us to the absolute best swimming spots and views of the island. We enjoyed some wonderful Greek foods and wines and saw one of the most spectacular sunsets ever. We would absolutely do this tour again.
marina_k, Jul 2023
Amazing experience all around! Beautiful boat, professional crew! Best day spent in Santorini!!! Would highly recommend!
david_g, Jun 2023
Best afternoon ever in Santorini. the captain was excellent. Taught us so much and made our experience unforgettable. Excellent swimming spots. The sunset was out of this world.
Jennifer_M, Jun 2023
Panos and Alex were simply amazing!! If I could give 10 stars I would!! They took our family of 5 out for the day and we loved every minute! Great way to learn about local Greek culture, and get away from all the crowds and enjoy Santorini from the water!!
Kay_F, May 2023
Our boat captain, Panos, was delightful....responsive....and always willing to give us the experience we wanted. He taught us a lot about the volcanoes....culture....served us yummy Greek food.....and answered all our many questions about his beautiful island. We certainly made the right choice choosing his tour.
Calvin_C, Sept 2022
Panos was an exceptional guide. He was very accommodating with our requests. His knowledge of the area is truly impressive and made a special effort to provide a view and overview the larger tours can’t. Highly recommended.
Felicity_C, Sept 2022
Our family did a total of three boat trips in Santorini and this one got voted as the best one of the three. If you want to connect with the authenticity of the island and truly capture how unique and brilliant it is then this is the boat tour to do. Paros is an exceptional host, sharing his knowledge of the island and ensuring his guests have an experience they will never forget.
Adam_A, Sept 2022
Couldn’t ask for a better shipper and guide. Very knowledgeable about the area and the history of Santorini. Seeing the island from the water is a must.
The wine and food included were great and freshly prepared.
Afternoon cruise with swimming, snorkeling, and a beautiful sunset off the coast of Oia.
Hafiza_B, Jul 2022
This private cruise was absolutely brilliant. We had the whole boat to ourselves which was lovely. Our tour guides were super friendly and personalised the experience to suit our group. Highly recommended!!
Therese_M, Jun 2022
This was an awesome day. Our guide was fantastic. Nice boat, on time, gorgeous sunny day.
Our guide was very knowledgeable and did a great job explains the area, traditions and history. He even prepared the food himself. It was fabulous!
I can’t say enough about this tour/guide. I highly recommend it.
ZaraMcAwim, Sept 2021
One of the best private boats I’ve been in. The tour guide was very knowledgeable, very professional, very kind, and very funny. The food was great, the wine was nice and the conversation was interesting. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to enjoy the sunset of Santorini in a private atmosphere.
MARIAINES_B, Jul 2021
Panos is the best!!! We had a great afternoon of discovering and enjoying the wonders of Santorini. Truly worth it
Eric_E, Jun 2021
Excellent Cruise, the highlight of our trip, should not miss seeing the island from the water. The information about the history was greatly appreciated and the food was amazing.
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