Santorini Private Tailor-Made Tour with Local Driver-Guide
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Santorini, Greece
- 4 to 7 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
See the attractions of Santorini on a private sightseeing tour with a driver-guide who introduces you to the island's natural, cultural, and culinary delights. You can visit locations like hillside villages and volcanic beaches, or customize your itinerary to check out specific places that interest you. Any food, drinks, activities, and entrance fees are at your own expense.
- Visit villages such as Oia, Imerovigli, and Firostefani
- Check out red- and black-sand beaches on the Aegean Sea, or stop at a winery
- Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle with a driver
- Choice of departure times and flexible itinerary available
What's Included
- Complimentary bottled water
- Private driver-guide (local expert with insider knowledge of Santorini)
- Convenient hotel, port, or airport pickup and drop-off anywhere in Santorini
- Private transport in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle across Santorini
- Entrance fees to museums (optional, based on your preferences)
- Meals, beverages, and wine tastings
- Tips and gratuities (optional, at your discretion)
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
• Cruise Port: Meeting point for cruise passengers is top of cruise port's cable car (upper station). The guide will be holding a sheet with the Lead Passenger's name. • Athinios Ferry Port: Pickup at the arrivals terminal. • Santorini Airport (JTR): Pickup at the arrivals terminal. • Hotel pickup from your hotel or accommodation in Santorini.
Itinerary
1
Sunset in Oia
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Three Bells of Fira
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Akrotiri Archaeological Site
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Perissa Black Sand Beach
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
5
Monastery of Profitis Ilias
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Santo Wines
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
Santorini (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Meeting point for cruise passengers is top of cruise port's cable car (upper station).
- 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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Reviews
4.9
based on 123 reviews
Vincent_B, Oct 2025
Our tour guide Theodore was amazing and made the trip wonderful. He accommodated all the things we wanted to do and see. Even called ahead to wineries to set up appointments for us. Took us to a family restaurant away from the tourist area where we had a great meal.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thank you very much, Vincent! We’re delighted to hear you had a wonderful experience with Theodore and enjoyed your tour. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back to Santorini in the future.
Warm Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Vivian_C, Oct 2025
We had a fantastic experience with Kallisti Tours during our private tour in Thira. The BMW X1 provided was comfortable, and the booster seat for our daughter was thoughtfully arranged in advance.
Our guide, Theodorus, was punctual and impressively knowledgeable. His insights into the island’s culture added meaningful depth to the tour. He made efficient use of our time and showed genuine care during the more physically demanding moments.
Thanks to Theo, we captured beautiful photos and created lasting memories. We typically keep our experiences private, but this one was too meaningful not to share. Highly recommended.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Dear Vivian and Emmanuel,
Thank you for your wonderful review. We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed your tour with Theodore and that he helped make your time in Santorini so memorable. It was our pleasure to host your family, and we hope to welcome you again in the future.
Warm regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
AnneMarie_F, Sep 2025
Our driver Theodore was very nice and helpful! He explained to us about the history of the places we visited.
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you for this excellent review! We hope to see you again and show you even more on your next visit.
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Bashirat_O, Jul 2025
Theodore was an excellent driver & guide who showed us the major sites in a cheerful and professional manner. He was attentive and polite with an air-conditioned Mercedes Van that sat us all comfortably ..we contributed much to our having a great time in Santorini
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you for this excellent review! We hope to see you again and show you even more on your next visit.
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Patrick_K, May 2025
Theodore was awesome! He was excited to show us the island where he has lived his whole life. He was thoughtful, very insightful about the island, focused on safety and comfort, and patient with us. We enjoyed our conversations and he took us to some beautiful and popular locations as well as some special and unique local spots. He was willing to take multiple pictures and even called up a local organic winery Art Space to fit us in for a fun tour. He is a kind soul and we wish him and his young family much success!
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you for this excellent review! We hope to see you again and show you even more on your next visit.
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Gretchen_B, Oct 2024
Excellent. Michael gave us a lot of information and went at our pace. We stopped for a gyro at a locals place and it was excellent. Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Del_R, Nov 2023
We opt for private tours when we cruise quite a bit - and this one was by far one of the best we have ever taken. Theo was our guide, and as a life-long native of Santorini he made us feel like we were special guests the whole time. We saw everything, including some of the most spectacular vistas we have ever seen! From the blue domed chapels to the black sand beach, he introduced us to the island and all its charms - we even enjoyed the best authentic Gyros we had during our entire time visiting Greece. Theo capped off the day with amazing seats at the Santo winery with views of the caldera and one of the best sunsets ever. A tip if you arrive by ship: TAKE THE CABLE CAR UP AND BACK DOWN! The path is long and steep, and the donkeys make a mess of it. We made it a point to be first off the ship and had a very short wait going up. BUT, we probably enjoyed the sunset at the winery a bit too long and got back a bit late. The line for the cable car was long and we decided to walk down MISTAKE! It was a challenge avoiding the donkey poop on every step, not to mention a rigorous physical exercise even though we were walking downhill.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Dear Del,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write us a great review, we really appreciate it. We look forward to seeing you again back to the island-hopefully soon!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Catherine_D, Oct 2023
Michael was a great tour guide! He was totally flexible in customizing the tour to what we were more interested in. So worth it to have a local to take you around and give you some context for the places you're visiting...and actually it would be worth it just to not have to navigate the roads and the traffic! Michael was very friendly, informative, and patient (when we were getting behind schedule ;) Highlights were Akrotiri, Santo Wines (not originally on the itinerary!) and getting a legit local-approved gyro for lunch in his home village. We thoroughly enjoyed our time and highly recommend him to anyone who wants to get to know the island a little better.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Ann_O, Oct 2023
What a great experience. We had a large group and they were able to accommodate all of our interests. We were able to experience some smaller towns for leisure shopping with fewer crowds, relax at the beautiful black beach and went to a fantastic winery at the top of the mountain. Wonderful day and great experiences. Tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and very accommodating! Highly recommend! Ann O’
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Robert_C, Oct 2023
Santorini is beautiful, and our guide showed us the entire island. We loved Akrotiri and all the towns he took us to. He was incredibly accommodating, knowledgeable, and informative. Highly recommended.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Raclaire_W, Sep 2023
Our tour guide was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable about Santorini since he was a native and he shared some of his family’s history. The views were breathtaking. Our tour guide was flexible with our requests and very patient with those of us with mobility issues. All in all everyone had a great day.
Response from Host, Sep 2023
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Jessica_B, Aug 2023
Viator placed us with Kallisti Tours and our guide, Michael, was fantastic! Great experience! Michael was attentive, courteous, professional, spoke great English and had lots of local knowledge.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Michael_M, Oct 2022
Guide was excellent. He knew great locations and sites we would never have found on our own. We traveled the complete island not just the tourist spots in a very comfortable ride.. Oia village was the women's favorite for shopping.
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Donna_H, Oct 2022
Theodore was a great guide and his English was easy to understand. It was extremely windy and cold the day we were there and he helped us find a local shop to get warmer clothes. He was very knowledgeable about the island and recommended a great local restaurant for lunch
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Janet_C, Sep 2022
Our driver/guide, Theodore was amazing! He was very personable and knowledgeable, sharing his culture and history made our visit to Santorini so memorable. We saw the entire island! I would highly recommend this tour with Theodore!!
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Heather_B, Sep 2022
Theo showed us all the great spots on the island and customized our tour to exactly what we wanted to see and do! It was a wonderful day!
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Lillian_H, Aug 2022
Saw all there was to see in comfort- with The fabulous Theo our driver and guide. Thank you for a wonderful fay
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Bradley_K, Jul 2022
Theodore made whole day easy to see with older minimal walkers like us
Have plenty of background while taking us over whole Island when ready for rest he found us nice restaurant on sand beach- then winery to end the day with great views
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Kiran_A, Jun 2022
Hello thank you for the tour. We had a very pleasant guide, let’s call him Tomas, but he did not really give us a narrative for the history of the island or the significance of the architecture. Compared to the other guides who we heard giving history about each location, Tomas didn’t tell us much. For example when we were at the monasteri other guides talked about the basilica and the art but we just went in and came back. Tomas did not accompany us, he stood outside and did not explain anything. Same with the church in Oia. We did mention to him to tell us more, and not to worry about the kids chattering, (who actually kept quiet when he spoke), and he said OK. However, there was no change at all. At the price we paid for this tour and the description of the services, we didn’t have a guide. Just a driver.
I have given 3 stars because he was a kind man and veteran at his job. I mean no disrespect. But we were disappointed. I wanted my kids to hear and learn. The way the tour went I would’ve just done it myself.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
We're so glad that you enjoyed the tour with Thomas, but we are sorry to hear that your experience was not of the quality you expected. Thanks for taking the time to bring this to our attention. We will use the feedback to make us better and to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Melissa_W, Jun 2022
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.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Luis_L, Jun 2022
Nice Mercedes’ private tour. Michael was excellent.
Only complaint was his primary role is as a driver and the company had him do a job for another couple before our all day trip and because they were late to get out of bed, our driver arrived 45 mins late to pick us up and we were 30 mins early. We were pretty irate about that. I blame the organizer the tour operator for that. Don’t book the our all day tour guide to a job prior. Otherwise great in every way. We saw all we wanted to see and weather was perfect. Michael was excellent.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thank you for your review. We apologize once again for the delay. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Robert_L, May 2022
Theodore was excellent from start to finish. Fun day learning so much and hitting all the highlights of such a wonderful place. The lunch at the local (non touristy) restaurant was excellent. We did tour on our first full day which really helped understand the different areas and tailor our remaining days. Highly recommend!
Response from Host, May 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Juwaun_H, Feb 2022
I highly recommend booking this personal guided tour of Santorini. Nikos was a amazing and extremely friendly driver and guide. I appreciate how accommodating and personalized be made our trip. He took us to all of the sites in Santorini we wanted to see as well as to the best spots for pictures. He was patient with us regarding any stops for breaks. The recommendation for Mario’s Restaurant was greatly appreciated. The food was simply delicious. We ended our trip at the Wine making museum which is a must see. Thanks Nikos for providing us with a view into the history of Santorini and a memorable visit!
Response from Host, Feb 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
momsterhuhn, Jan 2022
Nicolas was fabulous, we saw everything we wanted to see plus a winery tasting! Respectful, flexible and extremely knowledgable about the island as well as Greek history in general.
Response from Host, Jan 2022
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
John_G, Sep 2021
I cannot say enough good things about our private tour of Santorini with Theodore.
We wanted to put together a nice customized day for the 8 of us, rather than being dragged around on a cruise ship excursion with 40 other people in a bus. In the past we’ve always had great experiences with Viator and this was no exception.
Theodore picked us up at the top of the Gondola and whisked us off in his Mercedes van. In Fira he took us to the view of the famous blue dome church, where we were literally the only ones there.
After showing us a few smaller towns we were driven along a cliff side road (with spectacular ocean views) to Oia. We got coffee from a small shop before setting out in this fabulous town.
We never felt rushed and Theodore patiently waited as some of my friends were drawn to each shop like a moth to a flame.
After a few hours we were taken to a restaurant on the Black Beach where we had an outstanding lunch and some great local wines. After lunch he had arranged for several private cabanas for us on the beach, so we could enjoy a dip in the ocean.
It was heaven.
The day ended with a drive to the highest point on Santorini and returning us to Fira, for shopping and coffee before our return to the ship.
I can’t imagine a better way to spend the limited time we had in Port than the 7 hours we spent with Theodore on this private tour.
I would recommend it without hesitation.
Response from Host, Oct 2021
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Jaclyn_S, Sep 2021
Awesome tour guide who brought us everywhere we wanted to go!! Lunch near the black sand beach for best gyros! Dinner reservations on Amoudi bay at Dimetrios Taverna ! At sunset. Most incredible area yo not be missed !
Response from Host, Oct 2021
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Hendrik, Sep 2021
My wife and I really loved the smart & flexible way how our lovely guide Theo made this whole-day Santorini tour an exciting experience. We learned about extraordinary places, culture, excellent wines and much more hidden gems. Really the best possible way we could start our 4 days at Santorini. Strongly recommended!
Response from Host, Oct 2021
Thank you for this excellent review. We hope to see you again and show you even more next time!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Anne_S, Jul 2021
Our guide, Theodore, was waiting for us when we arrived at the airport. He was enthusiastic , charming and very knowledgeable. In our short stay of only one day, he showed us all the most beautiful spots on the island. He took us to a fabulous restaurant by the black beach for lunch, a winery, an unforgettable monastery, and led us along breathtaking paths to Santorini’s famous white with blue painted villages. We could not have had a more enjoyable day!
Response from Host, Jul 2021
Dear Anne, Thank you for taking your time to write this splendid review. We're so glad that you enjoyed the tour with Theodore, and learned so much great information. Please let us know when you plan to return and we would be honored to show you even more!
Best Regards,
The Kallisti Tours Team
Rajesh, Feb 2020
Our Driver and the Guide Marcos has done a tremendous job in making this tour a memorable one. The trip included all the main locations in the Island which made our experience complete.
Response from Host, Feb 2020
Dear Rajesh, Thank you for taking the time to leave this stunning review, it is our pride to make sure all our guests leave this island with fond memories of this beautiful place and not miss out on anything. All the best for you!
The Kallisti Tours Team
sonajd2005, Nov 2019
This tour was absolutely amazing. Theodore was our guide. We only had one day in Santorini and booked this private tour last minute. We were able to see the entire island and its best view points in 7 hours in an air conditioned car. We started in Oia, then went to Imerovigli, Fira, Firastefani, the ruins of the ancient city, the Red Sand Beach, the Black Sand Beach, Pyrgos, etc. We were able to learn some history of the city and understand its geography. We also stopped for lunch at an amazing restaurant by the lighthouse. Theodore was willing to take us wherever we wanted to go and do whatever we wanted to do. Highly recommend this tour and we found it the best way to see the entire island in one day.
Response from Host, Dec 2019
Dear Sonajd, Thank you so much for writing this incredible review. We're thrilled you learned and got to see so much! We do our best to accommodate every single wish of our guests especially because most of them only have very limited time to spend on the island. It is great to hear that your day was well spent! Please let us know when you plan to return and we would be honored to show you even more!
Best Regards,
Kallisti Tours Team
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