Santorini Exploration with Private Local Driver: Customized Itinerary and Beautiful Views

Experience the beauty of Santorini with a private local driver. Customize your itinerary, enjoy stunning views, and have the flexibility to stay as long as you want. Perfect for photo sessions and exploring archaeological sites.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Oia - Oia: Perhaps the most popular destination of Santorini, an iconic location where the magnificent traditional architecture prevails. Gorgeous views to the sea and the caldera together with an inimitable ambiance, Oia is by far the signature spot of Santorini!
  • Panoramatic View On Caldera With Three Bells - Firostefani. The quaint neighborhood of Firostefani is the closest village to the capital of the island, Fira and is one of the most beautiful spots on the island. The breathtaking views, the important churches and the peaceful ambience of the village is a stop that you enjoy.
  • Prophet Elias - Profitis Ilias: On the highest spot of the island, the Monastery of Profitis Ilias claims the most privileged location on Santorini. Panoramic views that take your breath away and an awe-inspiring sensation that few places in the world can promise!
  • Megalochori - Traditional Village - Megalochori: A quaint, traditional village that maintains all its authentic charm and beauty. A walk around the village is delightfully soothing, almost like a journey back in time, whereas Megalochori has quite a few interesting gastronomic and artisan proposals,
  • Art Space - Taste best local wines – We say you have not visited the island if you haven’t tried our wines. The flavours and aromas of Santorinian wines are so unique that can be never mixed up with any other wine in the world.
  • Kamari Beach - Black Beach: The volcanic origin of Santorini is evident at its beaches; unusual colours impressive rock formations that give the coast of Santorini its breathtaking character; let’s start with Kamari OR Perissa, the amazing black sanded beach.
What's Included
  • Professional local driver fluent in English
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Travel in comfort with a Mercedes A/C Minivan
  • All costs included, no hidden fees
What's Not Included
  • To be paid extra:
  • Entrance fees to the archaeological sites, museums and wineries (unless agreed otherwise)
  • Snacks, drinks or meal
Additional Information

For those who prefer exploring the island on their own in a company of a local. Saves your time, gives you “the wheels”, no need to drive! You decide what places you’d like to visit. You can choose this type of tour for photo shooting, wine tasting, spending some time on the beach, for visiting traditional villages and faraway places, for special interests’ tour or for a romantic time in Santorini.

What you can expect:

A tour flexible to your interests and needs.

To see the sites and the views you’d love to.

To stay in each place as long as you want, enjoying your privacy.

To set the itinerary in advance or right on the place with your local driver.

Convenient pick up and drop off spots.

Make any combination you would like, including a swim on the Black beach, a delightful lunch in a local tavern and a wine tasting, of course. You will get the most from your time spent in Santorini.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Cyclades
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Anna
Aug 22, 2024
Amazing trip - It was so great and an amazing tour around the island! We saw hidden gems and touristspots - but our guide made sure, that we saw what we wanted and that the trip was everything we dreamed of. Thank you so much for all the new knowledge we have about Santorini and for all the great places you to us!
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676margarethan
Jul 21, 2024
No clue what to do in Santorini? No problem here — You need this! - We were quite clueless on where to actually go in Santorini. Our driver’s name is Aris and I highly recommend him! First, he is extremely knowledgeable about Santorini. We had several questions about the island (including a lot of historical and cultural questions) and now we feel extremely enriched from the knowledge he gave us. We trusted him to make a good itinerary and every location was a banger. Second, he is excellent at managing the limited time we had (5 hours). We managed to go to several places and still have time to relax at a specific location. The fear of hiring a private car service is that due to the flexibility in terms of locations, you will not have enough time to see everything and you would have to sacrifice some locations. With Aris, we never felt like we were being rushed or we were running out of time. We made it to every location we planned to go to. Finally, he is a great conversationalist. It made the trip not feel monotone and overall the vibe of it was immaculate. BONUS: Excellent photographer (from someone picky when it comes to photos)
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U4960pbkristenb
Jul 7, 2024
Private tour with a local - We booked this tour as a way to maximize our time from our cruise. Our tour guide, Aris, was fantastic! He took us to all the best places on the island & was a great photographer on top of that! We were so happy we booked this & highly recommend Aris as your guide!
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Aaron
Jun 21, 2024
Private guide to see the whole island - ask for Aris! - Aris was spectacular. He understood our interests and was knowledgeable. We efficiently saw everything on the island in six hours or fast action. Tons of great photos too!
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Bs7321
Jun 20, 2024
Great Driving Tour with Aris! - A great experience with Aris, our driver. Very professional, knowledgable, and cordial. Showed us the almost the entire island over 5 hours including the monastery at the highest point of the island. Most enjoyable day. Very comfortable large car. Highly recommended!
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Suzanne
Jun 19, 2024
Great 2 hour tour with Tassos - My daughter and I booked a 2 hour private tour and Tassos was our driver. Tassos was just extraordinary! So knowledgeable and friendly! He picked us up from our hotel in Firostefani and drove us to Pyrgos and Megalochori. Along the way he shared great information about Santorini’s history, architecture, geography, and culture. We stopped in Pyrgos for a bit of a walking tour of this beautiful village and got to see the magnificent panoramic views from the top of the village. In Megalochori, we also walked around the village and he took us inside a former cave house and described all the features to us. His enthusiasm was contagious. At the end of our two hours he recommended a great ice cream place which we took advantage of while Tassos brought the car over to where we ended the tour. He gave us a few options of where he could drop us off but we chose to go back to our hotel to relax by the pool) it was a very hot day!) All in all a great tour and a wonderful tour guide!
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Laura_f
Apr 12, 2024
Like having a local friend in Santorini - We loved our day out with Panos! In Santorini, a private tour with a local is the best way to see the island if you have limited time. Group tours would get crowded and take away from the intimate experience that Santorini deserves. He picked us up at our Oia hotel on time with no issue and whisked us away in a Mercedes sedan. Very comfortable! Panos is knowledgeable about Santorini's geography, agriculture, history, and of course all the best photo spots. This tour is best for people who truly want to learn about Santorini and its wonders, not just the Instafamous places (but you'll see those, too). The itinerary was up to us but I provided my top requests and Panos designed an efficient route to see them all. Starting in Oia, we saw Fira, Thira, Megalochori, a black sand beach, a fascinating wine cave museum and tasting, and some secret spots to get great photo angles of the island. All while chatting away learning as much as we could about beautiful Santorini. Panos answered our million questions and was very enjoyable and personable to spend the day with. It was like having a local friend show you around their town for the day! We thoroughly enjoyed this tour and can't thank Panos enough for the experience he showed us. Highly recommended!!
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Elizabeth_m
Nov 24, 2023
Great tour/guide! - We were two hours late for our appointment, due to wind issues and Tinder boats having to wait. Our guide waited for us! What a great tour we had even though we had a shorter time due to these issues!
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Conrad_f
Jul 2, 2024
Great tour - Our driver Niko was awesome. Great guy. Very informative. Very nice. Very flexible. The tour was great !!! The day was a little warm. The AC in the van was not the best.
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Karen_b
Nov 2, 2023
No power; no Santorini - Sadly, we did not see Santorini. We waited in line to catch the cable car in plenty of time to meet our guide when the electricity failed and the car failed with it. We waited in line for an hour more hoping the power would be restored. We walked to a small restaurant for something to drink - still hoping for power to get us to the top and hoping our guide would have waited as well. With no wifi, we had no means of reaching the guide to advise that we were still trying to get to the top. Taking the stairs or riding a donkey were not viable options for 6 seniors. Over 2 hours later, we finally gave up and returned to our ship. Santorini was to be a highlight of this trip for me, but I'll have to be happy with the distant view I had from my balcony.
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