Santorini's Iconic Villages: Oia, Imerovigli & Firostefani
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Santorini, Greece
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Cruise stops in Santorini can feel rushed, especially when popular villages get crowded. This shore excursion is designed for cruise passengers, helping you make the most of your limited time in port. Visit scenic villages including Oia, Firostefani, Imerovigli, and Finikia while taking in sweeping caldera views. Along the way, your local guide shares insight into the island’s history and culture, turning a short stop into a memorable Santorini experience.
- Explore Santorini with a local guide leading the way
- Travel in the comfort of an air-conditioned vehicle
- Round-trip transfers from the port’s cable car are included
- Check off the island's highlights without the hassle of planning an itinerary
What's Included
- Transfer in a fully air-conditioned and comfortable minibus
- Commentary from your driver/guide
- Photo stops at the most famous sights
- Free time in Oia for a quick snack and shopping
- Full refund in case of a change to your cruise schedule
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Cable Car fees (10 euros each)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Santorini Cable Car - Upper StationIpapantis 10, Thira 847 00, Greece
Your driver/guide will be waiting for you at the top of the cable car exit with a sign with your name. You can reach the top either with the cable car or by taking the stairs up. We recommend booking an early tender, as the cable car queues get long. We ARE NOT responsible for the cable delays.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Firostefani
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Imerovigli
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
IKIES Santorini
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Oia
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Ákra Kouloúmpo (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues
- The visit to the village of Oia has walking distance and steps. Although it is not mandatory to follow the group.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers
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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
4.7
based on 713 reviews
Michael_D, May 2026
A great overview of the major areas of Santorini, seeing the major sites of interest with a very knowledgeable driver / guide.George, our Driver was a superb guide & because my wife & I are in our 80’s & slower walking, he often assisted my wife in negotiating the steps involved- a great and thoughtful help.
Astred_M, Mar 2026
The guide was hard to understand. Did not show us a good area to stop for food. Weather was no great.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Dear Astred, sorry to hear that you didn't have a nice
visit to the island. To the guide's defence, the day of your tour was rainy and windy. The majority of the restaurants were not open due to the off-season and the weather. Hopefully, on your next visit, the weather can be on our side,
Narelle_R, Nov 2025
Fast paced, excellent information and fit plenty into our tour. Our guide even helped with photos…Yianni was excellent!! Would recommend!!
Gary_V, Nov 2025
Good for a few highlights of the island and amazing views from several different places. Just felt rushed in the presentation with lots of facts.
William_K, Oct 2025
Alex was very knowledgeable and funny but he lied to all of us several times telling us that we had plenty of time to get on the cable car down to the boat tenders. He repeatedly said we would be able to almost walk right up and get on when in fact we all had to stand in line for almost 2 hrs. He said we could eat dinner and watch the sun go down when in fact we got in line immediately and when we FINALLY got to the boat tenders we had 5 minutes before it left and it was the last one of the night. Several of us were VERY UNHAPPY! Will never trust or use Viator again!
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Dear William,
We are very sorry to hear about your experience and the inconvenience caused during your return to the cruise ship.
We sincerely apologize that our guide, Alex, gave you inaccurate information about the wait times. He certainly did not intend to mislead anyone.
Unfortunately, the number of visitors lining up for the cable car that day was far greater than expected.
While we understand your frustration, please note that the cable car operations and queue times are beyond our control.
Safe travels!
Warm regards,
Stamatia
Mike_R, Oct 2025
Good overview of a lovely area! Loved the tour guide!
Good overview… take the TRAM, the steps are crazy!
Kat_C, Oct 2025
A wonderful tour and with Tomas (sp?) as our tour guide it couldn't have been better. Santorini is just so beautiful you want to stay longer.
Nicole_C, Oct 2025
We booked this tour for our honeymoon! I highly recommend. They were efficient and take you to all the great spots for photos. The tour guide was very knowledgeable as well.
Richard_C, Oct 2025
The guide (George) was excellent ... knew his stuff very well, great information given and was entertaining too ... did a terrific job with the group of 17 ... keeping us on track and pointing out the most important items ... the management at the office were also super friendly and helpful ... even got a ride back to our accommodations since they were going that way anyway
Ronald_P, Oct 2025
Arrived late, but they rebooked us and then provided a great tour. Had a good time. Guide took great pictures.
Sharon_H, Oct 2025
Excellent way to see Santorini from a cruise ship. Informative, fun, scenic and our tour guide Yiannis was the best, also a great photographer. Would highly recommend this tour.
KhanhConnie_P, Oct 2025
We have 17 people in our group, but we had 3 different bookings. Santorini Karaves Travel were able to group us all in 1 bus. The tour guide Krystos was energetic and friendly. He made us so welcome in Greece and explained a lot about the history of the island and the correct way to pronounce the name of the island Oia. He is absolutely delightful to be around. We were so fortunate to have him as our tour guide and made our day trip so memoriable at Santorini. Just love it!
Laura_E, Oct 2025
Great tour with Harry, our wonderful guide. Absolutely stunning views. Certainly a beautiful place. Not a long tour so great for spending some free time shopping and exploring. Would highly recommend.
Breona_R, Oct 2025
Our tour guide was great, and because we had children with us the company arranged a private tour. We were provided time to roam alone, but also guided to hot spots!
Stan_H, Oct 2025
Great information and attitude of our wonderful guide Maria. We had a totally enjoyable time and experience.
Kenia_M, Oct 2025
Let me start saying this I would love to give them 10 star not five,because I have problem problem with the ferry and Mykonos I lost the chance to go to Santorini and I thought that I lost my tours with this company I did not the lady who worked for the company she helped me so much that she even sent her driver to pick me up and give me the tour just me and my husband and he driver made sure I was happy even to take me to extra place to take a picture with my long dress that I bring to Santorini to take my special picture I really really appreciate everything that this tours company did for me, I really recommend the tour company to anybody and I recommend everybody to go to Santorini is the most beautiful island that I ever see in my life beside my country of course.
Melloney_C, Sep 2025
What a really fantastic trip. We took this trip from our cruise ship. We were met at the top of the cable station and taken to the transit bus. It was a very comfortable, clean & spacious bus driven by the excellent Spiros. Our guide George was very knowledgable, funny and helpful. The tour itself was amazing stopping at all the best photo stops. The tour took 3 hours and we found this to be a reasonable amount of time to see everything we wanted. We would highly recommend this trip.
Harley_M, Sep 2025
Awesome friendly tour guide stopped at good spots and shared a lot of info. Would reccomend to anyone wanting to see Oia town and good view spots.
Steve_W, Sep 2025
George was engaging and knowledgeable, Marino was excellent and charming and we enjoyed our tour immensely.
Louis_C, Sep 2025
Santorini is over-rated and overcrowded. There are many more worthy coastal locations in the Aegean and Mediterranean. Santorini is a tourist trap.
Yolanda_L, Sep 2025
Our tour guide was so nice and knew a lot of the history. He gave great ideas of where to go to eat and shop. The rich history of the area and how it came to be was great.
Hayley_S, Sep 2025
Perfect excursion for cruise guests! Was able to find our tour guide with no problem. We saw so much of the island and learned so much about it. Our tour guide Yanni was very knowledgeable and also doubled as a great photographer for my husband and I. Definitely worth it!!
Janet_R, Sep 2025
Guide was very good, but there were so many people in Santorini, it was not enjoyable. I honestly felt claustrophobic with the closeness of the buildings and streets .
Mary_V, Sep 2025
The trip to Santorini was amazing Our tour guide was professional, personable and knowledgeable. Joanna was a native of Santorini and shared that her relatives once lived in the Cave homes in the mountains She was so proud of her heritage and shared restaurants and the best places to purchase the Basket Wines grown locally . I am partially disabled due to an accident . Her tour incorporated my disability respectfully.My other friends from my cruise chose a different tour group and did not get the same experience Ask for Joanna and Rena ( The driver )
Reena_M, Sep 2025
We had an excellent and memorable experience with our guide, Joanna! She was very good, well informed and knowledgeable about Santorini. Luckily we had a very small group and all worked out well with her and the driver. Everything was timely and well organized. Would recommend.
ed_s, Sep 2025
Is short and sweet.. great of you are a cruise pasanger with limit time. The mini van have enough seats for 12.
Great opportunity to take some pictures with iconics views
Deb_B, Aug 2025
We had a personal driver..he was great. He took us to all the parts that help make Santorini what it is. He gave us time to explore and photograph and explained sites along the way.
Bradley_C, Aug 2025
Short enough to leave plenty of time for other things. Thorough enough we saw all our bucket list items. People on day long tours just spent more time shopping and getting lunch on their own.
Sylvia_M, Aug 2025
Great day touring the Island. Tour guide was fantastic. Great history about the Island & good tips for exploring.
Joshua_J, Aug 2025
Our guide was incredible! He added is own family history on the island which really made it special.
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