Self-Drive License-Free Boat Rental in Santorini from Vlichada

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Santorini, Greece

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5 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Sail the seas around Santorini on your own terms by renting a self-drive boat for just you and your party. You'll have full access to a 17-foot-long vessel that's big enough for six passengers. Best of all, you won't need a license to rent this easy-to-drive boat.

Choose from daytime or sunset departures
Snacks and bottled water will be provided
Private rental for just you and your party
Price is per boat, for up to six people

What's Included

Snacks
Bottled water
Cooler stocked with ice cubes

Fuel
Transportation
Skipper

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Unnamed Road, Vlichada 847 03, Greece
Meeting point at Vlichada Marine.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Most travelers can participate
Fishing equipment upon request.
Snorkeling equipment upon request.

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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

Nagore_E

The guys were really nice, explained how everything works, gave us a brief induction and some recommendations of where to go and where to stop to swim. We were a bit worried about the maneuvre to dock but they were there to guide us and provided swift instructions so we would do it safely. It was a great day out!

Reviews

4.9

based on 176 reviews

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Good basic instructions...

Monica_S, Oct 2025

Good basic instructions on how to ride the boat, read the gps and places to visit. The contact point texted before pick up and along the way if there was a need. Highly recommend.

Great day out, great experience.

Nagore_E, Jun 2025

Amazing boat experience

Daniel_J, Jun 2025

Incredible! Just to prepared with an ice box drinks food and a lot of sunscreen! You can see the entire island and enjoy it in half a day.

Fun private and easy

Jonathan_K, Oct 2023

Overall the experience was wonderful! Leo and George were kind and efficient. I selected the 3pm time frame and it was perfect for seeing the sunset. I had time to swim and enjoy a nice cruise. 10/10 would rent again.

Bad experience

Kenneth_M, Jul 2023

We were not given clear enough details regarding the tender to port and the fact that we needed to take a cable car to the top BEFORE taking a simple 15 min taxi ride. We were able to get on the 4th tender but then had to stand in line for at least 90 minutes to take the cable car (we are both over 50, so walking or donkeys were not an option). Our excursion was set to start at 3pm and we didn't get up top until almost 5 pm. We ended up getting Gelato, and walking around for about an hour. At this point we saw the line to get back down the cable car was through the courtyard and all the way down a hill, easily 400 people. We immediately hurried to the end and proceeded to wait for almost 2 hours to get back down. If there had not been so many people from Norwegian in the line, our ship might have left without us. We were very disappointed to have missed out on this excursion as well as the chance to see much more of Santorini. I'm am hopeful that you will consider a refund of our money due to the lack of clarity in our directions. When we read 'short 15 minute taxi ride', we thought we were going to catch that taxi right off the tender at the port. Please contact myself or my wife Marka 503-348 3340 to discuss this further. Thank you

Santorini boat ride

Lisa_C, Jun 2023

Great service. The water was a bit rough, but thankfully, my husband is experienced at being a skipper. Overall a pleasant excursion.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you so much guys .

See the a Santorini you can only see with a private boat.

Ken_L, Apr 2023

Don’t hesitate to book this. Amazing experience. Create your own itinerary and see things you can’t on the main group tour. Boat is great and easy to drive.

Breathtaking

Kendall_H, Oct 2022

This is absolutely a must do tour in santorini!! After receiving a safety briefing we were able to explore the island on our own time, stopping at famous beaches such as the red and white sand beach, and just cruising out on the open water. The gps was very easy to use, and the views absolutely can’t be beaten! I can’t recommend this tour enough!

AMAZING

Gaby_M, Aug 2022

100% recommend! So much better than doing a catamaran cruise. My husband and I rented the boat during our honeymoon and it was our first time driving a boat! The boat is extremely easy to use and drive and the company is so helpful in teaching you how to use it, where to visit, and where not to go. The boat has a built in gps system, Bluetooth speaker system, shade you can put up, and a cooler with ice, water bottles, and a snack included! All you have to do is pay for the fuel you use in euros. We drove a lot at fast speeds and used about 3/4 of the fuel so we had to pay €120 when we got back.

Company provided an an exclusive boat, which had GPS in many language options, music centre, an shower. Super!

Salome_H, Aug 2022

We booked the boat rent from 3-8Pm and we had time to see Red beach, White beach and Black beach. We even had enough time to have lunch on Thirasia island. Amazing experience.

Best experience so far!

Mircea_T, Oct 2021

Epic experience! The guys who made the induction were really helpful. I was a bit afraid to book it on this site and not talk with anybody before I make the payment but all went perfect and had no problems whatsoever. I recommend their service, boats are new with loads of helpful stuffs like shower on the boat, a place stuffed with ice to have whatever drinks you fancy with you and keep them cool. Don’t miss this experience if you visit Santorini, you will never regret it and you’ll make some of the most lovely memories. The boat come with a full petrol tank and you will pay at the end of the trip as much petrol you’ve used.