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Santorini Bus Tour: Exploring Traditional Villages, Monasteries, Beaches, and Akrotiri Excavations
4.5
108 Ratings
Kamari
Monastery of Prophet Elias - Megalochori Village - Akrotiri Digs - Red and Perivolos Beach
This excursion takes you to scenic villages of Santorini, captivating monasteries, beautiful beaches, and the renowned Akrotiri archaeological site. Enjoy stunning landscapes and delve into the island’s past.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Megalochori - Traditional Village - Prophet Elias Monastery
- Megalochori village
- Akrotiri Excavations (with Guide, entrance fee 12,00 E)
- Red Beach (approx. 45 min free time, approach on foot 10 mins approx, per way)
- Perivolos Beach (free time swimming)
- Last stop for FREE WINE TASTING
Start with the breath-taking view at the Prophet Elias Monastery and visit the picturesque monastery. Then follows Megalochori village, an extremely charming traditional settlement, almost abandoned after the big earthquake.
- Akrotiri Archaeological Site - We visit Akrotiri excavations, one of the most significant archaeological sites, that includes a vast structure, once habited by 200 families and preserved buried under the volcano’s lava.
- Red Beach - Then you will have free time at the Red Beach for swimming or simply enjoy the colorful formations of the mountain and/or visit Akrotiri Bay for coffee or lunch with Greek traditional mezedes and ouzo (not included) .
- Perivolos Beach - Perivolos, with its black sandy beach comes next. There you will have enough time to enjoy swimming, explore the area and taste fresh cooked fishes at the local taverns. Last stop, one of the most popular wineries of Santorini (50 minutes approximately), for a wine tasting experience.
- Prophet Elias - Visit the picturesque monastery of Prohet Elias in Pyrgos Village.
What's Included
- English-speaking guide
- Complimentary pickup & drop-off service
- Free for children under 4 years old
- Air-conditioned transport
What's Not Included
- Excavation site entrance 14.00 E
- Children under 4 years old will not reserve a seat on the bus. They will sit on parents’ lap.
Additional Information
- COVID-19 Special information:
- Travelers must book this activity online and present mobile vouchers
- Antiseptics will be available on the bus
- Travelers must wear protective masks. Please bring your own masks. Driver and guides will wear masks too
- All customer touch-points are frequently cleaned
- To reduce crowds, the number of passengers is limited. There will be sufficient space between each passenger during transportation
- Social distancing is maintained in vehicles and during the tour (at least 1,5 meters outdoors and 2 meters indoors)
Location
Kamari Tours
PICK UP TIME: 10:30 AM
Bus Departure: Kamari 10:30, Monolithos 10:30, Messaria 10:35, Karterados 10.40, Fira 10:45, Perissa 10.30, Pyrgos 10:50, Imerovigli 10:15, Oia 10:00, Megalochori 10:45, Vlichada 10:40, Perivolos 10:35, Akrotiri 10:45
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
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Pam_k
May 15, 2024
Multiple locations good value. - Tanya was informative, very helpful and passionate. The itenary included an extra stop at a quaint village, Megalachori which had 70 churches, very picturesque. The tour included pick up and drop off in the price and I emailed Kamari tours after booking to find out the pick up point in Imerovigli. Be prepared for a 1km walk to and from Akrotiri museum to Red beach where there is only time for photos. This allowed 30mins rest at black beach. All in all an excellent day woth a good mix of history, beauty and beach time.
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X5875jrkarenw
May 12, 2024
An amazing day - We didn’t know what to expect when we first signed up for this tour but I am very happy that we did it! From the very first moment of arriving on our tour bus to the last drop off point, our guide Tania kept us laughing all the way through. We also got an excellent guided tour through the actual Akrotiri archeological site. We had a wonderful morning visit to a monastery and took some lovely pictures of santorini. We had a late lunch at Persia and also managed to see the Red Beach. The time flew by because we had so much fun and I would highly recommend this tour!
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Kristine_e
May 10, 2024
An amazing tour - This was such an excellent tour. Our tour guide was so knowledgeable, funny, warm, and entertaining. Every stop was fun and interesting. It was so nice to have someone drive us around Santorini and educate us on the history and the sites
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760jaynem
May 4, 2024
Excellent day out - We had a great day out with Kamari Tours. The trip was well organized & everything ran on time. I particularly wanted to visit the Akrotiri excavations, which we did with a guide, but we also got to see other parts of the island we would not have seen. An excellent day. Thank you to Tanya, our guide.
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Andreafq2788vt
Oct 20, 2023
Nice Monastery! - The tour started well, we went to the monastery anya was a brilliant guide and very entertaining, even took a photo of myself and my niece for us. Then I had an accident, Tanya, the driver and some of the other passengers, Bob in particular, were wonderful, arranged for me to get to hospital, went above and beyond.
I recovered enough to later go on another tour with kamari and had a great time.
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Lisa_t
Oct 11, 2023
Adventure to Akrotiri! - Our tour guide was very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We really enjoyed the day. The monastery views were incredible along with the Red beach but the tour of Akrotiri was so engaging and the guide there was another fountain of knowledge. Highly recommend to history lovers and day trippers alike.
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Willis_r
Oct 8, 2023
Great personality and very knowledgeable - Group leader. And very fun to listen to.
Great sense of humor and really good information sharer.
Tour lasted all day and was very informative and feel like I attended a history class with fun instructor
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Adrian_b
May 18, 2024
Great tour but lunch stop too late. - All on time and good communication. Sights were great. Red beach a walk from Akrotiri car park so a bit of a let down
Lunch too late in the day and compromised pre booked evening meal
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Katelyng
Oct 4, 2023
Great way to see Santorini sites - The bus was a bit late to pick up, but they did provide the hotel transfer requested. Tanya, the guide was wonderful, so friendly, knowledgeable and helped to take photos at the sites we visited. This was especially helpful for large groups, and for myself as a solo traveller.
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Carla_b
May 10, 2024
Beautiful scenes but sub-par tour - Bus was late. Much traffic for such a large bus with 50 people on narrow hard to navigate streets. Couldn’t hear tour guide. They need headsets with a large group!!! Tour of excavations was beautiful but too rushed!! Fee is not €10 it is €12 and there is no wine tasting as advertised on the app.
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