Half Day Tour of Santorini's South Side: Private Exploration of Spectacular and Historical Sites
4.7
15 Ratings
Moni Profitou Iliou

Embarking on an exclusive exploration of Santorini’s southern region will introduce you to the stunning and historically rich locations on this part of the island. Join us for awe-inspiring scenery and historical locations that are guaranteed to make a lasting impact.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Monastery of Profitis Ilias - Visit the highest spot on Santorini and taste local products from the monastery.
  • Red Beach - Visit the impressive red sandy beach
  • Akrotiri Archaeological Site - Visit important prehistoric ruins of Aegean time
  • Megalochori - Traditional Village - Visit the traditional village of Megalochori and walking throw the narrow streets and discover local beauties.
  • Santorini Tours - An authentic traditional settlement with historical houses, blue domed churches and old mansions.
  • Windmills of Emporio - A medieval biggest settlement and best-preserved castle of Gulas.
  • Venetsanos Winery - Taste five glasses of local wine and enjoying caldera view from the top of the winery - optional.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Transport by air-conditioned Mercedes minivan
  • Hotel Pickup and drop-off included
  • Local driver guide
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
  • Gratuites
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
  • Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Location
Monastery of Profitis Ilias
Epar. Od. Pirgou Kallistis, 3 km from Pyrgo Thira, Moni Profitou Ilia
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.7
(15 Ratings)
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Matureaustravellers
Jun 3, 2023
See Santorini beyond the tourist hubs - Great way to see highlights of Central and Southern Sntorini and get away from the busy tourist towns. Yota our guide was personable and knowledgeable
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X5392jmdavidp
May 8, 2023
A great visit to the south side - We had a wonderful trip with Santorini Tours, to the South Side, our guide Sophia was excellent and informative, we visited all the places that normal tourist would see.
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Curtislanej
May 11, 2022
Minas did great! - Minas did a great job, and we enjoyed seeing the relaxed off-caldera side of the island. Friendly, well prepared, well informed, great English, and good time.
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Tr1ps4us
Jul 18, 2020
Very Professional and Excellent Customer Service - We booked with Santorini Tours as a stop from our cruise. Unfortunately, we had to cancel our trip due to Covid, but I wanted to review because I was so impressed with the good prices and the quick and professional communication with Santorini Tours. I also wanted to write that this tour company truly believe in customer satisfaction. After we cancelled, Santorini Tours refunded our deposit even though due to our late cancellation, they did not have to do so. I hope to rebook next year and will definitely book a tour with Santorini Tours.
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Cuong
Aug 21, 2018
Amazing and Awesome! - We met Stellos who is very nice and friendly. The tour was relaxing, comfortable, informative. We highly recommend this private tour and Stellos also takes very good pictures too!
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Semperfine
Jul 24, 2018
Wonderful Experience! - Our guide was everything we could have hoped for. Interesting, knowledgeable, funny and energetic. The tour was designed to cover a wide variety of interesting locations and experiences. Loved the fact that our tour day ended with a wine tasting on the cliffs overlooking that magnificent caldera! I would recommend this group to anyone. Thank you!
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Lauren
Jul 10, 2018
Great laughs with great views, look no further - I booked my family's vacation months in advance.this means that I typically have many questions and repeat emails for tour companies. Tatiana was my main correspondence with the company and she was great! She would reply promptly and give me extensive suggestions regarding which tour I wanted to take. Once on the tour, our experience only got better. This was the best tour of our 3 week European adventure. Our driver Antonios and guide Stelios were hilarious and treated us like family. They offered unique anecdotes and rich details of Santorini which enhanced our time there. Additionally, they were very nice and stopped for us to grab a quick breakfast. 10/10 recommend this tour.
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Akichan
May 14, 2018
Amazing Tour - We had the most amazing tour to the South side of Santorini. Our guide, Reya, brought us to the best photo spot and shared many interesting information about the island. The company is also very quick to respond to emails (such as the need to postpone the tour slightly later due to a ferry delay and the request to send the photographs that Reya had taken to us).
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Clare
Nov 20, 2017
The Best - This tour was one of the best tours of our 3 week European vacation. We enjoyed having a private tour for just the two of us. Alex the driver and Stefan the guide were more than happy to cater for us and guided us expertly all morning. This was our first day in Santorini and it was a great way to see and familiarise ourselves with the Island. We fitted in 4 villages and a wonderful lunch at restaurant FortyOne. Not only was Stefan a wonderful guide but he was happy to be our photographer as well at times, much to my delight.This is a must do on your visit, you will not be disappointed.
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Aaron
Jul 12, 2017
Mildly interesting, but not riveting... - <p>Mildly interesting, but not riveting tour - great tour guide, but just not THAT much to see and appreciate. Good way to kill a few hours and become more familiar with interesting points about the island, but not must do</p>
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