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Santorini 3-Hour Private Tour: Oia & Island Highlights

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Santorini, Greece
  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

If you’re short on time but still want to see Santorini’s highlights, this express tour has you covered. In just a few short hours, see the Three Bells of Fira church, capture stunning photos in front of the iconic blue domes in Imerovigli, and spend free time exploring the famous village of Oia. With insights from your guide, this tour has everything you need to capture the essence of the island.
  • Avoid the rush of large group tours and explore at your own pace
  • A great tour for time-pressed travelers and cruise ship passengers
  • Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle with flexible pickup
  • This private tour can be customized to suit your interests and needs

What's Included

  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Cable car ticket if arriving by cruise ship (10 euro per person/per way)
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Hotel, villa, airport and port pickup is available across Santorini. Cruise ship guests are welcome and will receive detailed meeting instructions after booking. Our team will contact you prior to the tour to ensure a smooth pickup experience.

Itinerary

1

Three Bells of Fira

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

2

Imerovigli view

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

3

Oia

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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 31 reviews
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An Unforgettable Santorini Experience with Dimitris

Anne_K, Sep 2026
Our day exploring Santorini with Dimitris was absolutely amazing! From the moment we met him, he was warm, friendly, professional, and genuinely passionate about sharing the beauty and history of his island. His knowledge of Santorini was incredible, and he brought each place we visited to life with fascinating stories and personal insights. Dimitris went above and beyond to make our day special, making sure we saw the most beautiful sights while also taking us to places that felt authentic and memorable. He was attentive to our needs, patient, and such a pleasure to spend the day with. Like family! Dimitris truly made our Santorini experience unforgettable. We left with wonderful memories, beautiful photographs, and a much deeper appreciation for this incredible island. We highly recommend him to anyone visiting Santorini! 🇬🇷❤️

Santorini tour

Linda_R, Aug 2026
It was very informative . We got to see the whole island . Our tour guide got us to all the great sites despite the crowds. He was very accommodating.

Best day ever

LauraPatrick, May 2026
Our tour with Dimitri was absolutely incredible. He was funny, welcoming, and extremely knowledgeable about the area and local culture. He truly made the experience unforgettable. Exploring Oia and the surrounding areas without someone who understands the history, culture, and hidden gems just wouldn’t be the same. Dimitri knew all the best photo locations, helped us avoid long lines and crowds, and even took amazing photos and panoramas for us throughout the tour. He got us into some of the most popular spots effortlessly and made everything feel easy and enjoyable. We highly recommend this company — Dimitri turned our trip into a memory we’ll never forget.

Amazing and unforgettable

Albert_C, Sep 2025
I traveled solo and this private tour was the best thing I did. Dimitris is an excellent tour guide and super nice guy. I was picked up at the hotel in a comfortable airconditioned van. On the way he stopped at a spot were I wanted a pic. He even stopped at little shop he knows and got me great cup of coffee. There were long lines but we just zoomed straight ahead and he knew exactly where the best spots for pictures were. This is really the best and probably the only way to get those amazing pics of the cliffside, caldera and especially of the blue domes, without the crowds around you. It really was an amazing and unforgettable experience.

Personalized Santorini Private tour

Bill_H, Sep 2025
Our guide was totally amazing, knew where to go. Took us to some of the most amazing places and views. Recommended some great spots on the island. Highly advised! 💯💯 On a 1-10 an easy 15!

Epic and exhilarating.

CHERYL_W, Sep 2025
The tour guide Dematrius was knowledgeable, kind and most accommodating. We saw all the best spots and more. He made our vacation more than memorable.

Amazing tour of Santorini!

Pete_B, Sep 2025
What a fantastic experience! Our private tour guide, Dimitrios Chrysidis, was absolutely amazing. He took us to all the popular spots, took great photos and shared his knowledge about the country. He was extremely nice and fun and knew all the tricks in seeing the city! I highly recommend this tour and if you can, ask for him!!

Santorini was a beautiful...

bak2ya, Jul 2025
Santorini was a beautiful place to see!! Wonderful pics! I think we were spoiled by previous guides because we felt we didn't get the amount of information we expected from the guide. He was very pleasant and accommodating but just didn't have the charisma we wanted on a private tour.

We had a great tour and...

Nicole_W, Jun 2025
We had a great tour and ended up extending to go and see the black beach. Our guide was friendly and helpful and very knowledgeable about the island.

Manos is that person you want

asbel_r, Jun 2025
Manos was a 100/10. great experience, kind, patient, knowledgeable and spot on with his timings, locations and hosting abilities

Beautiful Santorini

Lorna_W, Jun 2025
We very much enjoyed our time with our tour guide, Manos, as he shared his knowledge regarding Santorini. Not only was he knowledgeable and friendly, but he took us to spots we wouldn’t have seen in our short visit. We highly recommend.😊

Dimitris was fantastic....

Eleanor_H, May 2025
Dimitris was fantastic. He had lots of knowledge about each area, was lots of fun, and was happy to tailor the experience to suit us. We got to know some of the local secrets and he made us feel very welcome. Would definitely recommend.

The tour was well paced...

Debra_M, May 2025
The tour was well paced and even included shopping time. Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Great experience!

Ana_G, Apr 2025
Dimitris was knowledgeable and attentive throughout our entire tour. It was an amazing experience overall.

A beautiful day in Santorini

Leigh_M, Apr 2025
We had a wonderful time in Santorini. Our guide Dimitris was so kind and friendly, and showed us all of the best spots on the island. It took us a little while to get off of our cruise boat, and he waited patiently for us without a problem! He gave us local knowledge and was very happy to welcome us. What a beautiful country and we very highly recommend this tour.

You must go

Mark_R, Oct 2024
A very enjoyable and interesting tour customised to our needs Zina was a good laugh and knows her stuff

Superb!

Linda_B, Sep 2024
We had an amazing day with our tour director, Xena! She went out of her way to show us the hot spots for photos and was very informative about the historic sites along the way! Highly recommended this trip and Xena as your guide!

Beautiful Fira!

Jahn_D, Sep 2024
The best part was allowing our guide to take us to hidden parts of the island. She showed us beautiful ancient churches, thousand year old trails, and charming neighborhoods.

Informative and wonderful adventure!

Brian_S, Sep 2024
We had a wonderful experience! Our guide, Zina was wonderful! We would surely recommend this to others!

Outstanding tour of a beautiful island.

Stuart_T, Sep 2024
Really can’t recommend this tour enough. Everything was made perfect by Xena who went out of her way to ensure that we had the best experience. She was driver, tour guide and photographer, was very knowledgable about the history of Santorini and knew all the right spots for amazing views away from the crowds. Nothing was too much trouble, because of her attention to detail we have some lovely photos which have captured the beauty of Santorini perfectly. Xena even managed to get us a table for drinks at the sought after sunset spot in Oia which was amazing. If you want a personalised tour which is incredible value for money and with an amazing guide then this is definitely the tour to book. Thank you so much for helping us to create magical memories of your beautiful island 💙 Xena you are the best!

Excellent tour and guide

Steven_S, Aug 2024
Driver and guide, Xena, was excellent. She was very respectful of our age and adjusted for our physical limitations. Rerouted to areas of island that required less walking due to extreme hot weather. Highly recommend Xena and the private and comfortable car tour.

Amazing sightseeing tour

Chloe_C, Aug 2024
Xena was an amazing tour guide she could have not done a better job or been more polite and helpful. The sights she took us too were amazing and was an unforgettable experience! Thank you!
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