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Santorini Full Day Tour: Bus Trip with Island Cruise to Nea Kameni, Palea Kameni, and Therasia
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37 Ratings
Moni Profitou Iliou
Embark on this bus tour to reach the island’s peak and sail to the stunning islands surrounding the area including Nea Kameni, Palea Kameni, and Therasia.
Embark on this bus tour to reach the island’s peak and sail to the stunning islands surrounding the area including Nea Kameni, Palea Kameni, and Therasia.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Monastery of Profitis Ilias - This bus tour takes you to the Center of the island. On the highest point, you can visit the hidden gems of the area. The first stop of the tour is the 16th century Monastery of Prophet Elias which was built on the highest point of the Island 1804 feet (550 meters) above sea level. From there you have a panoramic view…
- Monastery of Profitis Ilias - This bus tour takes you to the Center of the island. On the highest point, you can visit the hidden gems of the area. The first stop of the tour is the 16th century Monastery of Prophet Elias which was built on the highest point of the Island 1804 feet (550 meters) above sea level. From there you have a panoramic view of the whole island and it is breathtaking.
- Venetian Castle of Santorini - After Profitet Elias, continue to the village of Pyrgos, with its Cycladic architecture, Byzantine churches, and a Venetian Castle. The village is one of the highest points of the Island and the View is amazing overlooking the North West part of Santorini. From Pyrgos, head to Athinios where we board the boat King Thiras.
- Nea Kameni - The first stop at the King Thiras boat is the Volcanic Island of Nea Kameni where we walk up the ascending soil path and approach the crater of the still active Volcano to reach the crater.
- Palea Kameni - After reaching the crater you walk down the dirt path to the boat to continue our journey to the Island of Palea Kameni where the boat stops around 164 feet (50 meters) from the opening, and you can swim in the green sulphur waters of the hot springs, wet your feet, or just enjoy the view.
- Thirassia - The journey continues after the hot springs to Thirassia Island which was once part of Santorini before the big Explosion of the Volcano. There you stay for two hours and you have the opportunity to do some activities like swimming on the beach of Thirassia, have lunch next to the Sea or just explore the Village of Manolas with its winding steps and traditional houses.
- Oia - King Thiras brings us then to the port of Amoudi underneath Oia where you walk up the steps to reach Oia in order to enjoy one of the most amazing sunsets in the world. The tour ends 30 minutes after the sunset when you will gather at the pickup point in Oia where the bus is waiting to bring you back to the point where you started from.
What's Included
- Boat trip
- Pickup from meeting points
- Guided tour of Santorini
- Local taxes
- Boat trip
- Pickup from meeting points
- Guided tour of Santorini
- Local taxes
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Volcano entrance fee 4,00 Euro per person
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Volcano entrance fee 4,00 Euro per person
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- You will find drinks, sandwiches and coffee on board at the bar (not included in the rate).
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- You will find drinks, sandwiches and coffee on board at the bar (not included in the rate).
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(37 Ratings)
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Tour703807
Oct 14, 2023
Santorini full day tour - The walk up the volcano was the highlight of this tour, very tiring but satisfying. we were rescheduled as we did not get the email of change of pick up, tripadvisor says pick up from the hotel but the email from the tour operator was not sent to the personal email I only saw when I was contacting the tour operator why we havent been picked up.The itenirary was a bit different but maybe because we have been rescheduled. The Tour leader was very good, cant fault her, she is very knowledgeable, sorry forgot her name. Always have a smile for the individuals or for the group. The tour was money well spent.
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Kelly_c
Sep 28, 2023
Great introduction to the islands - A great trip! Saw so much of the islands, even climbed a not-entirely-dormant volcano (the newest island in the Mediterranean!). Vasha gave tons of interesting information, and made it fun.
The lunch stop was a little "tourist trappy" quality food, but considering we were tourists, not entirely unexpected.
I flew in from Athens in the morning before the trip, and flew back to Athens afterwards. That made for a very long day, word to the wise.
Thanks for an enjoyable trip!
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Sherry_c
Sep 22, 2023
Magical Santorini - Watching the beautiful sunset at the end of the tour. The view and the vibe all around seem so magical. Everyone was at awe. We absolutely loved this tour.
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Joanne_g
Sep 6, 2023
Great excursion to see volcanic island and sunset in Oia - We enjoyed our tour very much. The hike to the top of the volcano on Nea Kameni was a good workout and the views amazing. Going to the hot springs was a fun experience and lastly the visit to Thirassia was good timing for having lunch but not much to do on this island — the area for swimming is very rocky and surrounded by boats. We ended our day in Oia for the sunset and enjoyed walking around and seeing the sunset. Our guide was nice but it would be much more helpful if she communicated instructions on the bus such as restroom locations, especially when each group is joining bus. Once everyone was on bus and when we were in boat, she was very good with instructions. We would recommend this tour.
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George
Jun 18, 2023
GREAT TOUR--5 STAR. - Great tour, filled with amazing information. Great "Bang for your buck." Vaso, the tour guide is an amazing young woman and definitely knows her stuff.
Come prepared. It's a long day but worth every minute!
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Mark_g
Oct 12, 2022
Very nicely organized,... - Very nicely organized, amazing locations, plenty of time to explore, interesting commentary. Very good guide
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Loretawang
Dec 27, 2021
Enjoyable day - Highly recommend this tour if you don’t have your own car. There were less than 10 of us during the first leg of the tour then we picked up several more tourists and the bus was full. Tour guide was engaging. Driver was skillful. Tour was enjoyable.
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Fredericus_s
Sep 8, 2021
A very good and smoothly... - A very good and smoothly organized tour (no worries) led by a guide with a lot of knowledge and who understands how to create a perfect day for all.
In one day we were able to see a lot of Santorini.
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Karen_e
Sep 19, 2021
Extensive tour but too large a group - Tour of village of Pyrgos and monastery was fine. Boat tour was fine but way too many people [over 100]. Vaso was a lovely guide, but was really challenged by herding that many people. We were not picked up at our hotel [1 km walk] but she was accommodating about getting us back.
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Ben_s
Sep 7, 2021
Pretty good, but mostly a volcano tour - The tour is pretty good but please be advised that you spend the majority of your day on the boat and hiking the volcano, followed by lunch on Thirasia. You should bring sunscreen and lots of water accordingly, especially if you travel at any time other than the winter. It was extremely hot when I went, and water wasn't cheap aboard the boat.
Also, the pickup point was hard to find so you should google it or write and ask for assistance before the tour to ensure that you go to the right spot. I was given a map and I even found it difficult to find. I managed to find the right spot just because I left in a cab early (cabs are hard to come by on Santorini so plan your time accordingly) and was able to remember parts of it from the photo I looked up on google maps.
If you want to see more of the island (Akrotiri, Perissa, and parts of the main town), you should book another tour just for that. But the volcano hike is great and the view is very satisfying.
Be sure to bring your vaccine certificates if you are doing this tour because they were checking everyone before they boarded the ship and for good reason - many people who were not on my bus were aboard the boat for that part of the tour.
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