Santorini Full-Day Tour from Heraklion Crete

Crete, Greece

High interest

Booked 2 times today.

6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
WiFi on board
Bottled water

Lunch
Ferry tickets

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Heraklion port
λεωφοροσ 713 07, Leof. Nearchou 78, Iraklio 713 07, Greece

Pickup details

IMPORTANT NOTES: - Starting point of customers: Port of Heraklion - Meeting point with tour guide: New Port of Santorini (Athinios) ATTENTION: *Customers take the ferry from the port of Heraklion to Santorini. We meet and pick up all customers from the New Port of Santorini (Athinios Port). ** Ferry tickets are NOT included/pre booked by the agency. Customers have to take care of reserving their ferry tickets.

Operating hours
.10:30 am

Itinerary

Oia

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Firostefani

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Monastery of Profitis Ilias

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Perissa Black Sand Beach

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Red Beach

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Gallery picture 1 (from a traveler's review)

Reviews

4.9

based on 7 reviews

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Fab!

Danielle_I, Oct 2025

Great, personalized tour. Skip the line treatment. Saw everything we wanted and great lunch break at Black Beach.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you so much Danielle! I’m really glad you enjoyed the tour and your time at the Black Beach. My goal is always for guests to leave Santorini with great memories. Hope to see you again one day!

Day in paradise

Grant_V, Oct 2025

An excellent experience I highly recommend do not use the ones from Santorini but rather Crete like this gentleman it's much better value and you will have an incredible time

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you so much for your kind words and recommendation Grant! I’m really happy you had such a great experience. It was a pleasure meeting you, and I hope to welcome you again in Santorini one day!

Navigating the Crowds

Lars_H, May 2024

This tour does not include a professional tour guide, just a driver who will cover the island. However, no professional tour guide is really needed for this tour. The island of Santorini is far too crowded with tourists from cruise ships as well as from the ferries serving the island. And everyone wants the same photos. The result is real overcrowding on the narrow streets of the towns. This recently has been exacerbated by the explosion of a Greek law previously limiting the number of visitors to the island. As a result there has been more than a five-fold increase in the number of daily visitors to Santorini — so far. When we arrived by high-speed ferry from Heraklion, there were 40(!) tour buses waiting in the port waiting for pre-arranged tours. The road up from the port to the central ridge is a series of narrow, winding switchbacks. At the driver’s request, we debarked from the ferry quickly and managed to beat the initial rush. Our driver, Tasos (Anastasios) proved to be quite adept at navigating his way through the crowds in Oia. He ensured we each got all the usual photos there, then proceeded to take us around the rest of the island. We ate lunch at a restaurant on a black sands beach, then returned to the port in time to catch the ferry back to Heraklion. Throughout the day, Tasos never lost track of the time. There never was any worry about being able to catch the ferry (which was the last one off the island — miss it and we would be stuck on the island overnight!). Throughout the day, Tasos provided an enlightening running commentary based on his own experiences living and working on Santorini. In all, a wonderful day exploring Santorini. The overcrowding of the island created unexpected challenges. While Tasos maneuvered us every through the crowds, the overcrowding still made the trip less pleasurable. (Not Tasos’ fault!). There was neither time nor opportunity for just taking in the ambience.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Dear Lars, Thank you so much for taking the time out to leave me such a detailed review. First of all, I would like to express my total agreement regarding the excessive number of visitors arriving in Santorini every day. It is true that the island suffers from high traffic and enormous crowds, especially during the summer season. This situation is well known to both local and global tourism professionals, as well as to the most of the island's visitors. Nevertheless, I am very happy to hear that you were very satisfied from the way I managed to overcome this situation, keeping the level of my service pretty high. It is true that I am always trying to prepare and protect my clients against this phenomenon which is completely out of my hand to change or control. Thanks to my long experience, I can manage time and pace effectively, while I am offering safety and comfort, knowledge and pleasure throughtout the most of my experiences. Consequently, I would like to admit that I am feeling deeply disappointed for this 4-star review which is mostly focused on the phenomenon of over tourism in Santorini. As you have already mentioned "this is not my fault" and I would really prefer if your evaluation was more reflecting the level of services provided, rather than a general situation which is regulated and controlled by external factors.

Beautiful Day on Santorini with photo shoot

Mark_R, Oct 2023

Loved the private tour with Tasos. He was awesome and did a photo shoot of us in all the famous places. He showed us the best places on Santorini in a day. Thank you for a wonderful time. The only issue was the fact that the title of this booking was Santorini Full day tour from Heraklion so we thought we would have arrangements from Heraklion to Santorini but that was not the case so we had to get to Heraklion port and then buy ferry tickets on Seajet (358 euros) in addition to the price of this booking. SO ended up being a very expensive trip to Santorini.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Dear guest, Thank you so much for your kind words and for giving me a great opportunity to answer to your concern regarding ferry ticket costs. In Greece, the shipping companies that connect Crete with Santorini are private companies with their own Pricing, Cancellation and Data Protection Policies. This is the main and only reason why I would recommend my clients to choose and decide using their own criteria. Thank you once again for your review. I wish you a very Happy New Year with lots of love, health and happiness! Best regards, Tasos

All of Santorini in one day

Michael_L, Aug 2023

Santorini wasn’t as nice as we had hoped, it was only a few buildings with white and blue. The guide was very nice though and brought us to all the places one must see.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Dear Michael, Thank you so much for taking the time out to leave your review. I am very happy to hear that you had a good time during our tour, although the island did not meet your expectations. At least, we had the chance to cover all the best spots and take some nice pictures. It was a real pleasure to meeting you and spending time with you! I wish you all the best for the future! Best regards, Tasos