Santorini's Minoan Excavations: A Full Day of Traditional Villages and Oia Sunset

Discover Santorini’s Minoan excavations, traditional villages, and ancient capital on a full-day tour. End the day in Oia and witness the breathtaking sunset from the island’s northernmost tip.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Akrotiri Archaeological Site - Following a pick-up from your hotel, transfer by air-conditioned coach to the archaeological site of Akrotiri (please note that every Tuesday the archaeological site of Akrotiri will be closed). Explore an ancient city that was frozen in time after a volcanic eruption 3,600 years ago. Step inside with your guide…
What's Included
  • Experienced local guide
  • Entry to the Wine Museum
  • Wine tasting session
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
  • Akrotiri Entrance Fees (12 euro per person)
Additional Information

Take a break from Santorini’s black sand beaches on a full-day tour of its Minoan excavations, traditional villages, ancient capital and buried settlements. End the day at Oia and watch the sunset from the islands northernmost tip.Following a pick-up from your hotel, transfer by air-conditioned coach to the archaeological site of Akrotiri (**please note…

Location
Akrotiri Archaeological Site
Cancellation Policy

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

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Chris_s
Oct 13, 2024
Fun and educational - The whole experience was unique. From the archeological site at Akroteri to the vineyards and the city of Oia! This was an all encompassing view of Santorini.
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Anonymous
Oct 7, 2024
Lovely - This tour was absolutely amazing. Very well organized, responsive and on time. Our tour guide was very informative and the bus was very comfortable not to mention our driver wohoo! The streets are pretty narrow and high and he did an awesome job driving us around with safety. Oia village is beautiful! Taking pictures at the famous 3 domes can be hectic since everyone wants a picture there. We had to come back later closure to departure and we still caught a line but was short. You don’t want to miss a quick swim at Perissa beach make sure you take swim suite. Water is very nice and refreshing. Wish we had more time there! You can always take a taxi or bus ride there if you have the time.
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Dennis_d
Oct 4, 2024
A wonderful experience - It was a beautiful experience I absolutely love it. The wine tasting was great and the Oia was a must such a beautiful sight. If you in Santorini please book this asap.
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Anna_g
Oct 1, 2024
Awesome Tour - Great tour. We saw all the most popular destinations to visit in Santorini.Our tour leader Kim was very knowlegable and a very.kind person. She knew alot of the history of Santorini. She wad also very helpful when it was time go to lunch. She directed us to the best restaurants that had great food as well as reasonably priced. The driverJorge was a very good driver as well as a great person. The pick up location was very cose to our hotel and the time of pick up was accurate as well. I higlhly recommend this tour.
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Crystal_b
Jun 28, 2024
Very fun, tour guide was... - Very fun, tour guide was great. Glad that we were able to visit all the local spots in Santorini. Would def recommend to anyone who plans on taking a trip to santorini!
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CĂ©line
Jun 5, 2024
Magnificent excursions - This a magnificent excursions the guide and fantastic I recommend this excursions if you want to discover Santorini and see the magnificent sunset
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Lynne_s
Aug 13, 2024
All day Santorini tour - The guide was great, pickup was on time. Ample free time for lunch. The only negative was that I did not like having to change bussss and drivers for the trip home after the sunset viewing .
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Ms0317
Jun 28, 2024
Long day; recommend for total experience of the culture and island! - Great trip! It was a long day; bus driver was a little late to pick me up at the start, contacted the company and had an immediate response. Wear sunscreen! Great walking tour of a traditional Greek village and plenty of time to explore for lunch. The sunset was my favorite part! Great historical tour of some ruins. I recommend this trip!!
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Scotwild
Sep 21, 2024
Not quite what we expected from the tour description - Our pick-up was a hot and dusty 15-minute walk from our hotel. From there, the bus drove straight back to our hotel to pick up more people. - Akrotiri: we were not told we would have to pay the €12pp entrance fee ourselves, nor was this mentioned anywhere on the tour description on the website. Be aware that most of the really cool finds (like all the frescos) have been removed to the museums in Fira and Athens, so you'll really just be looking at plain stone walls. - Perissa: there's a black beach here apparently, but we couldn't see it for all the sunloungers. We had a surprisingly good (and not extortionate) lunch at Demilmar by the beach, though. - Emporio: the Venetian castle was cool, but the guide didn't really explain what you'd see if you went inside, so some people didn't bother, and missed out. - Profitas Ilias: Great panoramic views of the island, but not much else to see as the monastery is not open to the public. - Wine Museum: We were supposed to go here, but didn't. We tasted 3 wines at a local restaurant instead (with no 'spectacular views'). - Oia: This poor village is absolutely heaving at sunset, please visit it at a different time of day if you possibly can. The sunset is just as spectacular from anywhere else on that side of the island.
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Mark_f
Jul 1, 2024
Bad experience - Terrible communication. I asked for clarification about pick up area and did not receive it till after they had left us. Asked for a refund but haven't heard a word from them. I would not book this ever in Santorini. Just take the gondola up and find a travel office to help you. We did that and it was much cheaper and of course they didn't labe without us. Out $120 for this bad choice.
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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).