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Santorini Bus Tour: Exploring Traditional Villages, Monasteries, Beaches, and Akrotiri Excavations
4.4
130 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.
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:
24 hours
Highlights
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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)
Start with the breathtaking view at the Prophet Elias Monastery and visit the picturesque…
- 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)
Start with the breathtaking 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 inhabited 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 freshly cooked fish at the local taverns.
- Prophet Elias - Visit the picturesque monastery of Prophet 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
- 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.
- 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…
- 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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(130 Ratings)
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Karendletts
Oct 6, 2024
Day in Santorini -
Good day. Enjoyed all the stops. Very interesting. Tour guide was friendly. Pickup was easy. I liked seeing the typical Grecian town.
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Brandy_d
Sep 22, 2024
More than just the site - Tanya the tour guide with Kamari tours was great and seemed to be having fun! It was a good value. The archeological site is a separate fee because it is run by the government and the guide there will be specially trained and licensed. Only they are allowed to speak about archeology and historical at the site.
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Chelsea
Sep 15, 2024
Great day! - Very informative and interesting tour! Walking around the town and visiting the other sites was a great touch to the tour! Tour guide was lovely! If your in Santorini would recommend this tour!
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Helen_j
Sep 14, 2024
Well worth the money - Tania was so informative and had a lovely sense of humour. She really made the trip fun and we learnt so much. Akrotiri is just amazing and we loved walking through Megalochori too.
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Emily_f
Aug 2, 2024
Great tour!! - Fabulous tour showing casing Akrotiri, red beach, black beach and a traditional Greek town, Megalochori. Loved our bus driver Andreas and our full of personality and so sweet tour guide Tanya! Would definitely recommend this tour to see these sites whilst you’re in Santorini 😁
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Carolineoliver18
Oct 9, 2024
A delightful tour but a possible revision of schedule needed! - This was a very enjoyable experience. Our tour guide was energetic and clearly loved her job which made it all the more worthwhile. The Akrotiri guide was informative and punctual and the bus was super comfortable!
Overall as a trip we felt that it was too rushed and that it was more a matter of quantity over quality. I went with 4 family members and they all agreed that it would have been better to not bother with the Red Beach at all and instead use that 30 minutes saved at the lovely Megalochori village (our second stop for the day only 30 mins long but so much to see). The Red Beach was simply a 15 minute hike to view the cliffs from afar, to then hike back again which we felt wasn't worth it.
Honestly-speaking everything was wonderful but I do think they should try to revise the schedule. I'd be interested to know if others felt similarly.
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Lauren_s
Sep 20, 2024
Very good - The monastery in Pyrygos was very interesting.
With very beautiful views.
Akrotiri was fascinating and Eugenia was a talented guide.
Tanya kept us entertained.
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Michael_j
Sep 6, 2024
Back in time 4000 years ago - The archaeological excavation at Akrotiri was amazing. The guide was knowledgeable and funny.
Red Beach was a great and worth seeing an unusual phenomenon.
Tour guide was great but talked a lot.
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Petronelal2020
Sep 27, 2024
Dissapointed unsuccessful trip - I have booked this trip for my son,s birthday and was for the beaches red beach and the perivolous beach as swimming as very hot here on 26 of September we been picked up around 10:30 am then been dropped at Pyrgos stop somewhere left there and waited 1 hour for bus no 9 , we did 30 minutes nectarine church then 40 minutes megalochoris village then stoped at the excavation arheologichal site where we should do the red beach and never happened as described , so we stared down where buses stop is and we just relax there the guide she never brought us to the Red Sea as is mentioned in the description 6-7 hours never happened this timing as after we been brought back to Perissa beach where we stay and been collected from so at 3 pm we been told the trip is finished so around 3 hours and 25 minutes was the total trip so dissapointed as was a gift present for my son and have informed them in time about it I could do any other tours so sad and they do not even recognise their unprofessionalism but pointed on me what????? Santorini is not what used to be they are only after our money as have asked for other trip in order to see Oia and been told that I am looking for free trip really ????
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Cindy
Sep 26, 2024
Communication is a problem. Avoid this tour. - There was miscommunication about pickup and meeting place, so we missed the ride and the tours. We paid 60 euros for a taxi to take us to Akrotiri and had to locate and pay for 2 buses to take us back to Oia via Fira, as the only taxis we could find near us in Akrotiri were reserved for someone else. The tour person I spoke with on the phone was rude and not helpful. This was not the tour I had expected, booked, and paid for. I will not recommend them ever! However, I would like to be reimbursed. Any suggestions?
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