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From Crete: Santorini Island Guided Tour

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Activity provider:Cretan Odyssey
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From Crete: Santorini Island Guided Tour

Activity provider:Cretan Odyssey
4.1  / 5
377 reviews
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From US$ 179.63 US$ 159.87 per person

Visit the world-famous Santorini island hassle-free with roundtrip transport. Enjoy guided visits to Fira and Oia as well as plenty of free time to explore on your own.

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Duration 9 - 14 hours
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Live tour guide
English, French, German, Polish, Italian
Pickup optional
Pickup available specific points in the areas of Sisi, Malia, Stalis, Hersonissos, Anissaras, Agkisaras, Gouves, Gournes, Kokkini Hani, Karteros, Amoudara & Agia Pelagia. You will receive a personalized email about the exact place and time of pick-up, within 24 hours after making the booking. Please check your spam folder. Mini bus or normal bus.

Experience

Highlights
  • Travel to and from Santorini on a modern, high-speed ferry boat
  • Discover the beauty of this famous island on an air-conditioned bus
  • Learn the history and mythology of Santorini from your local guide
  • Explore the capital town of Fira and admire its bright blue domes
  • Take an optional cruise in a wooden boat to the volcanic hot springs
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Enjoy a roundtrip tour to Santorini. Travel comfortably on a modern boat and in air-conditioned buses while learning about this island's history and mythology. Capture pictures of Santorini's famous Aegean architecture and narrow, winding streets. 

Travel to Heraklion port where you will depart on a high-speed boat for Santorini. Enjoy ocean views on the 2.5-hour cruise to the island and pickup a snack from the bar onboard. 

Arrive at Port Athinios and hop aboard the bus for the guided tour. Travel 40 minutes to Oia, where you will admire the blue and white houses built over the cliffs. Learn about the city before enjoying free time to admire the volcanic caldera at your own pace.

Next, travel 30 minutes to Fira, the main town of Santorini, built on the edge of a 300-meter cliff. Check out its narrow streets, white vaulted houses, and bright blue domes.

Have the option to take a cruise from Fira in a wooden boat to the volcano and hot springs (for an additional charge) or spend more time exploring the city. Return to Port Athinios where your guide will help you board the return ferry. 

Take in the late-afternoon views on the boat before arriving at Heraklion port.

Includes
  • High-speed ferry transportation
  • Tour guide
  • Transportation in Santorini
  • Visit to Fira and Oia
  • Liability insurance
  • Food and drinks
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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Look for the white SeaJets Kiosk of Heraklion Port and go to the Santorini Cruise desk, which is next to it. There, you can wait in order to exchange their vouchers for ferry tickets.

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  • The Italian tour is every Wednesday and Sunday (please mention it on your booking or send an email to the activity provider after booking)
  • The Polish tour is every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (please mention it on your booking or send an email to the activity provider after booking)
  • You can make your own way to the port or choose the option with pickup
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4.1 /5

based on 377 reviews

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  • Guide
    4.5/5
  • Transportation
    4.1/5
  • Value for money
    3.6/5

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The trip took about 12 hours in total from 7 am in the morning to 7pm in the evening. The tour operator assigned a guide and a bus which took me first to Oia and then to Fira. The stop at Oia was for about 1 hour and that at Fira was about 2.5 hours. An optional boat ride to Nia Kameni hot springs cost twenty euros and included a 1 hour visit to the Nia Kameni cove and swimming in the yellow hot springs for about 10 minutes. Overall, if you ignore the crowd, it was a quick but enjoyable one-day trip to these three places. A steep climb from the port, winding narrow roads, tourist centric white+blue structures, cliffs overlooking the Santorini caldera, pristine blue sea and lovelorn couples are a few of the many things to look for. I would rather stay there a few more days to get a better feel of the place. The cost of this experience was high however, because the tickets to the ferry came to only thirty euros. The rest of the fee was for the bus ride, the tour guide and the operator.

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September 20, 2023

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Adarsh – IndiaVerified booking

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This is a great day trip from Crete. If you’re short on time to explore I would definitely suggest this. Santorini is extremely crowded and this is the perfect way to get a quick dose of it. Our guise Elena was so kind and knowledgeable. I highly recommend booking this. We had an amazing time. But be prepared it is a very long day and there are A LOT of people. But worth it!

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September 6, 2023

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Katherine – United StatesVerified booking

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Well organized trip, but a really weird schedule - you get less time (only ~1h) in the more beautiful town - Oia and then 2hrs in Fira, which is nice but not as iconic. If I were to do it again I'd probably look to book the ferry myself so I'm not bound by the schedule.

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September 5, 2023

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Maciej – PolandVerified booking

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