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15 Shore Excursions Tours in Santorini Worth Booking

24 tours  ·  from $55

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 shore excursions tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

The Best Santorini Small-Group Shore Excursion for Cruise Ships - Firostefani: your first caldera viewpoint
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The Best Santorini Small-Group Shore Excursion for Cruise Ships

1.The Best Santorini Small-Group Shore Excursion for Cruise Ships

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 344 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

This 4 to 5-hour Santorini shore excursion takes up to 19 people from the port area to Firostefani, Oia, Megalochori, and Perivolos Beach. Expect an air-conditioned minibus, an English-speaking guide such as Gina, Victor, Alex, or Spiros, free time, photo stops, and a ship-return guarantee.

“Traveling with family with all ages. This tour was a perfect way to see and learn about Santorini. Our guide was on time and super friendly and helpful. We got some beautiful photos and spent a little time shopping. The guide was flexible with our schedule and we learned about the history of the island. She was very patient with our group.”

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Skip Gondola Shore Excursion: No Cable Car, Water Taxi Provided! - Three Bells of Fira, a quick photo stop
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Skip Gondola Shore Excursion: No Cable Car, Water Taxi Provided!

2.Skip Gondola Shore Excursion: No Cable Car, Water Taxi Provided!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $54Best value

Cover Santorini’s essential sights in about six hours with hotel, airport, or cruise pickup, a small group of up to 16, and water transport from the old port. Expect Oia, Imerovigli, Pyrgos, black-sand beaches, Megalochori, and photo stops with guides such as George, Nicolas, or Lisandros.

“Nicolas was a wonderful guide! He was so knowledgeable and took us to all the beautiful sites, plus took pictures for us.”

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Private Shore Excursion: Best of Santorini Customized Tour - Oia, with time to walk and shop
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Private Shore Excursion: Best of Santorini Customized Tour

3.Private Shore Excursion: Best of Santorini Customized Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $199

Build a private Santorini tour around your priorities, from Oia and the blue-domed churches to black beaches, Akrotiri, villages, and wineries. Guides including Theodore, Michael, and Theo handle the driving, local stories, photo stops, and port drop-off in an air-conditioned vehicle.

“Loved the flexibility. Driver was knowledgeable, friendly & spoke English well. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend!”

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Santorini: 6hr Small Group Shore Excursion Villages & Wine - Two hours around the Castle of St Nicholas
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Santorini: 6hr Small Group Shore Excursion Villages & Wine

4.6hr Small Group Shore Excursion Villages & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $156

Travel by air-conditioned vehicle from Santorini’s Fira cable car to Profitis Ilias, Megalochori, Oia’s Castle of St Nicholas, and Anhydrous Winery. You’ll hear island stories, taste wine with food pairings, and tour with a group of no more than 18 people.

“The guide was excellent and the driver was great! The tours in and around Santorini were also great as the guide was fabulous!”

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Santorini 4-Hour Private Tour including Wine Tasting, Shore Excursion - Prophet Elias: Santorini from 600 Meters Up
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Santorini 4-Hour Private Tour including Wine Tasting, Shore Excursion

5.Santorini 4-Hour Private Tour including Wine Tasting, Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 30 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $192

Ride in a private Mercedes minivan to Oia, Firostefani, Prophet Elias Monastery, and Venetsanos Winery. Guides such as Michael Angelo and Marios add local context, while the winery tasting pairs volcanic wines with snacks and caldera views.

“Marios was a wonderful tour guide. Skip the line tour, inc glorious private areas. Great historical knowledge. And to end a wonderful day the vinery was superb.”

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Full Day Shore Excursion Tour - Santo Wines adds a caldera view and an optional bill
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Full Day Shore Excursion Tour

6.Full Day Shore Excursion Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $216

This private Santorini tour combines caldera viewpoints, the Three Bells of Fira, Oia, Red Beach, Perivolos, and optional Santo Wines. Your local guide, possibly Mika, drives your group, provides water, and shares island stories. Hotel pickup is offered in the Thera area.

“This was just an expensive cab ride. No useful content, no guidance at historic locations. Why was this billed as an "historic Santorini" tour? This was merely transportation to one old site, and to one view spot.”

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Santorini: 5-Hour Private Shore Excursion - Pyrgos or Megalochori for a quieter village view
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Santorini: 5-Hour Private Shore Excursion

7.5-Hour Private Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 5 hours

You’ll tour Santorini by air-conditioned Mercedes minivan with an English-speaking local guide, visiting Oia, a traditional village, volcanic beaches, caldera viewpoints, and possibly a winery. Panos and Maria are named guides, and your private itinerary can be adjusted to suit your ship schedule and interests.

“Excelente! Nuestra guía María habla español & teníamos este tour en inglés y fue súper!”

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5 Hour Santorini Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers - Oia gives you the postcard Santorini
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5 Hour Santorini Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers

8.5 Hour Santorini Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $82

Spend about five hours touring Santorini by comfortable van with an English-speaking guide. Visit Firostefani, Oia, Profitis Ilias, Megalochori, and Perivolos Beach. Guides such as Gina, George, Demi, Johanna, and Anastasia have been praised for clear explanations, humor, and help with photos.

“Beautiful tour in a day to see Santorini. The agent accommodated our entire group of 18 with a great van and the best tour guide DEMI!”

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Shore Excursion: Customizable Santorini Tour - Oia gives you the classic Santorini view
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Shore Excursion: Customizable Santorini Tour

9.Shore Excursion: Customizable Santorini Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $266

Spend about five hours touring Santorini in a private vehicle with a guide and driver. Shape the day around Oia, Red Beach, Akrotiri, wine tasting, island views, or local food. Cruise passengers can arrange pickup at the cable-car exit, port, hotel, or airport.

“As detailed on Viator, our guide Elissa tailored our tour to meet our needs. We had an hour on the beach and were able to tour the whole island. We also had time for lunch in Oia. Elissa was very pleasant and knowlegable. We had our own private van with our own driver. Definitely superior to a cruise sponsored tour.”

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Private Shore Excursion: Best of Santorini Customized Tour - Oia, with time to walk and shop
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Private Shore Excursion: Best of Santorini Customized Tour

10.Private Shore Excursion: Best of Santorini Customized Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $194

You choose the pace and priorities on this 4 to 6 hour private Santorini tour. A driver-guide such as Theodore, Theo, Michalis, or Marcos can take you to Oia, Firostefani, black beaches, Pyrgos, wineries, and Akrotiri, with hotel, airport, or port pickup.

“Theo was wonderful. He was late due to traffic, but offered us an additional hour at no extra charge.”

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Santorini Shore Excursion in Style- by the Katsipis Family - Profitis Ilias gives you Santorini from above
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Santorini Shore Excursion in Style- by the Katsipis Family

11.Santorini Shore Excursion in Style- by the Katsipis Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $132

Explore Santorini by private air-conditioned vehicle with Tasos, a local guide who adjusts the route to your pace. Visit the island’s highest point, Red Beach, Oia, Fira, Megalochori, and Perissa Black Sand Beach, though traffic and stop times determine how many places fit into three hours.

“Fantastic personalized tour with Tasos. Great local knowledge with hidden gems! We would 100% would recommend this tour.”

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Discover Santorini Private Shore Excursion - Oia, 90 minutes among Santorini’s famous views
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Discover Santorini Private Shore Excursion

12.Discover Santorini Private Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $204

Meet at Santorini’s cable car in Fira after arriving from the old port, then tour Oia, Imerovigli, Profitis Ilias Monastery, and Perissa Beach in a private air-conditioned van. Your English-speaking driver-guide, such as Spyros, shares island history while handling Santorini’s narrow roads.

“Our original private tour guide never picked us up. I called the number and gave reservation number and she said they had no such reservation. She did send another small group tour to get us.”

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Santorini: 4hr Small Group Shore Excursion with Minimum Walking - Kamari Beach shows Santorini’s volcanic side
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Santorini: 4hr Small Group Shore Excursion with Minimum Walking

13.4hr Small Group Shore Excursion with Minimum Walking

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $120

Spend four hours exploring Santorini by air-conditioned vehicle, with short stops at Profitis Ilias, Kamari Beach, Oia, and Firostefani. Guides such as Agatha and Katerina add local stories, while the small group size, capped at 18, suits anyone who wants the island’s main sights without a full day on foot.

“Santorini is beautiful, no doubt. We were glad to have a tour option with "minimum walking," as we were traveling with my 86-year-old mother. She is pretty able-bodied for her age, however walking for long distances or standing for long periods of time can be a challenge, so this seemed like the perfect choice. This tour offered various points of interest for photos, which we enjoyed. The van was comfortable. Katerina was our guide, and she was open to answering whatever questions we had for her. The last portion of the tour was free time in Oia; we were eager for this part, as Oia is so picturesque--of course we…”

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Santorini Private Scenic Shore Excursion: Oia, Mt Profitis and Ilias Monastery - Profitis Ilias: Santorini from its highest point
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Santorini Private Scenic Shore Excursion: Oia, Mt Profitis and Ilias Monastery

14.Santorini Private Scenic Shore Excursion: Oia, Mt Profitis and Ilias Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 14 reviews · from $721

Take a private, 4.5-hour tour from Santorini’s cruise port to Profitis Ilias monastery, cliffside Oia, and Fira. You’ll ride in a private air-conditioned vehicle with a guide, then return to the pier by cable car. Guides such as Marina, Simone, Zina, and Constantina have earned strong praise.

“Although tour and guide were good, we were very disappointed that it was not as advertised. Excursion was supposed to begin with a boat ride from harbor to Actinios. We specifically chose this excursion for that reason, to avoid the cable car Read more”

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Exclusive Shore Excursion : Scenic Santorini, Shopping & Winery - Gavalas Winery: four wines in a traditional cave house
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Exclusive Shore Excursion : Scenic Santorini, Shopping & Winery

15.Exclusive Shore Excursion : Scenic Santorini, Shopping & Winery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $202

Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle with a driver-guide such as Dimitris, stopping in Oia, Megalochori, Gavalas Winery, and a quiet caldera chapel. You will sample four local wines, enjoy bottled water and onboard WiFi, and have flexible timing for a cruise-day pickup.

“Dimitris was so awesome 🤩. Only way to get to the best photo spots with the crowds of visitors in Santorini. Dimitris was very knowledgeable, professional & flexible as to what we wanted to see. He knew how to beat the crowds.”

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