Santorini

4 Hours Private Tour in Santorini with Pick up

Santorini, Greece

From $87.82

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 hours
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Go sightseeing and explore Firostefani island and behold all its wonders. The excursion starts at Castelli of Pyrgos, where you view the monastery island from one side. Then, you move on to Perissa Black Sand Beach, the longest black sand beach. The next stop is Akrotiri, then the Red beach for a walk full of photo opportunities. Enjoy lunch at Akrotiri and resume the tour at Santo winery for shopping and photos.

Walk on the Red beach and discover the sand's unique color
View the Caldera, Palia Kameni and Aspronisi at Akrotiri
Admire the breathtaking Perissa Black Sand Beach
Stop at Santo Winery for shopping and wine tasting for a fee

What's Included

Experienced local guides
Discover secret spots and highlights
Walking by the black beach
Learn the historical events around each location
Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

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End point

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Pickup details

We pick up the passengers from the meeting point that passengers select

What To Expect

Castelli of Pyrgos

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Perissa Black Sand Beach

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Red Beach

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Perivolos Beach

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sunset in Oia

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

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

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
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.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

3.5

36 reviews

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Awful

Lula_W, Apr 2024

The tour was cancelled on the morning it was supposed to start. No explanation was given. Called Viator. They could not reach the operator.

Unreliable operator

Curtis_W, Nov 2023

The tour operator decided to take others on a tour even after telephone conversations with him confirming. He knew that we would be late due to high winds affecting the tender service. He told us to call when we got to the pickup place and when we did, he said it was too late. We had plenty of time to be back at our ship so that excuse won't be good. I spent money unnecessarily on the cable car to the top. If I could give zero stars, I would!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Dear guests. We are sorry that the unfortunate weather conditions happened on your day in Santorini . As you wrote in you review everything was late and therefore you couldn't arrive at our meeting point. After 4 hours late your booking couldn't be completed because you didn't show on. Best regards

Great day from our cruise ship

Kerri_M, Nov 2023

Our tour guide was literally the nicest person ever. Please be aware this tour requires a quiet a bit of walking. There was no wine drinking over the water. We were ok with it but it was not exactly noticed by us until we were on the tour. Maybe some tours do that but ours did not. The sites are beautiful and this is a great way to see the island for a cruise ship day. There were great views, energy, and music. I would recommend.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your preference Kind regards

I do not recommend

Zakia_C, Oct 2023

Experience was terrible. Operator gave away our private tour and then refused to pick us up and told us we were late even though we were not. Then just hung up and told us he would report us as a no show even though we were at the meeting spot. Terrible. I do not recommend.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

It is so easy to admit you didn't show on time and you missed your tour. The rest participants of the semi private tour was on time at the meeting point and joined the tour having a wonderful time and get lots of pictures and memories. We hope next time to arrive on time. Kind regards

Not bad

Ismail_A, Oct 2023

Driver was great and helpful, but the tour needs more time and should cover areas that are close to each other

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We are really happy you join your tour with us. However as we noticed that the exploration of the highlights around the island was a bit difficult for you since you carried magoura to help you walking better. We hope next time to select the correct circumstances of your tour. Best regards

Great photo ops

Suzanne_B, Oct 2023

The 4 hour tour was 3 hours not 4. The winery nor lunch never happened. Our guide was great though for what we did see. He even had us dancing.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for your kind words Best regards

No sunset at Oia!

Nancy_T, Oct 2023

The tour overall was very good. The driver changed the itinerary which was disappointing. The last stop became the first stop which was supposed to be the sunset at Oia. A couple of other stops on the itinerary he said there's nothing to see, but our group insisted and we went. One was to a small village called Pygros which was charming the other was to the Akrotiri Lighthouse. He was friendly and cheerful, he even taught us to dance.. Others in our group were checking the itinerary to make sure he was covering all the stops because he seemed rushed towards the end of the tour.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

We offer tours on specific time and duration as you can see in your voucher. We searched your record and noticed that your semi private tour has been completed with 14 more participants which followed and reviewed the best for our services. Your review is not real and we are sorry four personal mistake.

Great Shore Excursion with Marco!

Wesley_F, Oct 2023

Marco was an excellent host! It took us some time to get from our ship to the top of the mountain (my husband and I ended up walking up the steps of the caldera). I for sure thought we’d miss our tour but Marco met us at McDonald’s as originally planned. So thankful for that. Would definitely book with this company again!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your kind words Yours truly

Well worth the money!

Karen_R, Sep 2023

Had some delays getting up the cable car so we were late to pick up. Able to communicate easily through app to advise. Once we arrived, our tour guide promptly picked us up and showed us around local sights and popular can't miss opportunities. He was knowledgeable and friendly! Had a great visit in Santorini!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your kind words

Fantastic 4 hour tour seeing the best picture taking places

Nancy_M, Sep 2023

our driver Marcos was on time and so friendly.. We had lots of laughs with him. He .took us to several places to take awesome pictures .. would highly recommend him, he was terrific!!!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you for your kind words Kind regards

Honeymooners

AchillesVictor_G, Sep 2023

Very good driver/tour guide and a photographer too. He knows where the picturesque of the island of santorini

Response from Host, Sep 2023

We are extremely happy for your enjoyment on your private tour with us. Thank you so much for your words !

Great tour in Santorini

Eran_G, Sep 2023

The guide Marcus was very knowledgeable. Our stops at the Red sand beach and the Black sand beach were very memorable. The entire tour was very pleasant.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for your preference and for the time you spent with us. Yours sincerely

Terrible

shawn_h, Sep 2023

If you want to communicate with your driver don’t take this tour. If you don’t want to wait 30 minutes passed your time with no communication, don’t take your! He cancelled and never once sent US a message

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for your contact. We got the opportunity to remind you that we are still on high season period and your arrival was more than two hours late for unexpected issues which were not our responsibility .You are lucky because we respected your delay and we cancelled and full refund your money back. Note that we could easily marked your group as non show but our priority is the guests .So please make a good rethinking for your negative comments and a simple apology would be more true . Kind regards

2 pick up points.

Azmina_P, Sep 2023

The tour was good but felt quite rushed. 2 pick up points given which was quite confusing , & were 10 mins apart. Contacted the company in Santorini when I found wifi. from one of the contact points .Called a few times to no avail. Then texted on whatsApp & finally connected! Stated the pick up would be half an hour late & instead of the 4 hours only 3 & half hours given of the tour. Marco was a lovely man but had limited English so there was language barrier. I wanted to take a picture in front of the archeological museum, since we were passing right by there, but the driver said there was nothing there. Although the tour had been arranged months ago, it felt like the arrangements didn't start until I contacted them once we got into Santorini.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Please advise your 90 minutes delay of arrival and find the meeting point which is extremely easy if you follow the instructions of locations on your what's up.The tours have specific services and locations that the guides have scheduled. This should be respected and not order your own requests which are impossible due to high season period. Thank you

Rude and unprofessionalism

MARTIN_F, Aug 2023

The driver/guide was an excellent person and very friendly, quite the opposite of the owner or manager of the agency, every 5 minutes he called the driver to hurry him up, the tour had to be 4 hours and he cut it to 3 and the worst thing was that he asked the driver to He left us stranded on a beach because we had sat down to drink water. When we tried to talk to him, he started yelling at us and that if we didn't get into the van, they were going to dump us there (when there was still 1 hour left Very bad experience with the manager

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Dear guests thank you for your contact and time with us We noticed that you haven't write about our delay standy for your late arrival Dont forget that according to the terms and conditions of reservations we could easily marked as non show and no refund Regardless this important issue we give our best for you and we startwd the tour but agrred that the drop off time should be the same as in your voucher because our company works by plan and not late arrivals Kind regards

Our tour guide was...

jennie_o, Jul 2023

Our tour guide was fantastic and so helpful and kind! He was so knowledgeable and friendly. Was willing to help in any way, and we felt totally safe.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

We are so happy you enjoyed the tour with us. Thank you for your preference and kind words Yours sincerely

Terrible

Joe_D, Jul 2023

The driver showed up 30 minutes late and our tour was only 3 hours as I paid for 4 hours. I was promised a White Van and tour guide drove a small compact car which barely fit my wife and me

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Dear guests, we are happy to have your comments but disappointed because you didn't wrote the real delay of 3 hours was your responsibility and that's why we had to change cars.Also you should know that according to the terms and conditions of bookings we could easily report you as "non show" but we didn't ...In that case you wouldn't get no service s at all Closing you should accept that your responsibility to the booking is your problem....not ours.

Didn’t happen.

Martha_C, Jul 2023

They changed the time from 9am to 1700 then cancelled completely. While they refunded our money, we were disappointed and had to rearrange plans.

Expensive waste of a tour

Leah_M, Jun 2023

Told tour started at 2. Called when no one showed up and they said 5-10 min. 30 min later they called and said they couldn’t come until 4. Then when they showed up our private tour apparently became a group tour. Waste of money.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you so much for reviewing and we are really sorry that you didn't enjoy your tour By your latest disembarkation from your ship more that 3 hours it's obvious that you were disappointed and stressed Regardless to this forgetting issue we were there waiting for your group and our team gave their best to present you round Santorini. We hope next time your cruise ship to be on time and don't create any problems with you. Warm regards.

First time in Santorini

Sandrine_A, Jun 2023

Our tour guide, Marco was very personable and funny. It was an older car but Marcos patience and sense humor took away from that. We went to the Moni Profiti Illia, black sands beach, red sands beach, and the blue domes in Fira Stephanie, in addition to few other hidden spots and even thought us a greek dance which we did together at red sand beach. The tour will not go to Oia so we ended up doing Oia on our own but great tour and I highly recommend it!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

We are so happy to have enjoyed your tour with us. Thank you so much for your kind words Yours sincerely