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Santorini Sights Tour: Hidden Gems and Wine Tasting
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22 Ratings
Oia
Experience the best of Santorini on a private tour with a local guide. Explore hidden gems, visit picturesque villages, enjoy wine tasting, and travel in luxury Mercedes transport.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Oia - The charming village of Oia is an ideal spot to unwind in Santorini, featuring pastel-colored houses, windmills, and domed churches cascading down the hillside. It’s one of the island’s most popular holiday spots, but even if you’re staying elsewhere, it’s worth a day trip.
- Imerovigli - Explore Imerovigli, the highest town in Santorini, known for its white houses and blue-domed churches. As a preserved traditional settlement, its architectural style remains largely unchanged, reflecting the Cycladic and local Fira styles. Today, Imerovigli is a top tourist destination in Santorini, boasting first-class hotels, restaurants, and shops frequented by visitors from around the globe.
- Castelli of Pyrgos - Experience the local feel by visiting the castle of Pyrgos in the traditional village of Pyrgos, the highest settlement in Santorini. Admire the atmospheric Castle of Pyrgos, likely the last of the island’s five fortified settlements, built around 1580. Its strategic location offers unique views over vast plains and the sparkling Aegean Sea.
- Kamari Beach - Known as one of the more “modern” villages, Kamari Beach underwent significant reconstruction after the 1956 earthquake, when many residents of Episkopi-Gonia relocated here. Optional time for swimming at the black sandy beach.
- Estate Argyros - Situated on the outskirts of Episkopi-Gonia, about 5.5 km southeast of Fira, the beautiful and modern Argyros winery estate features a spacious tasting room with ocean views in the heart of their grape estate. Sample four different wines at Santorini’s second-largest winery.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- Wine Tasting
- Customized Hotel/Port/Airport pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle with air-condition
- Fira Cable car exit upper station pickup and drop-off (cruise ship travelers)
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
Explore top Santorini’s sights in the best way ever with our local experienced guide. Discover, explore, and enjoy our company’s nontouristic hidden sides. Traveling in a comfortable and luxury air-conditioned Mercedes car or minivan, make the most of the custom itinerary and let your guide know what you want to see and do. Perhaps visit highlights such as the village of Firostefani, Imerovigli, Oia, Pyrgos, and Kamari’s black sandy beach and taste local wines from Argyros Estate, a traditional, modern winery, or relax on a black sand beach. Ask your guide for insider tips on off-the-beaten-track gems, and upgrade to a 7-8-hour tour to explore the island fully with no rush.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 18 years
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
Location
Oia
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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Zipporah_j
Jul 1, 2023
Great Tour. Sofia is the BEST! - Santorini Visit.
My husband, sister and her husband got the pleasure of having Sofia as our tour guide. She. Was. Amazing! Full of energy, funny, informative, relatable are just some things that describe her. She picked us up in an air conditioned electric Mercedes. We visited Oia, Fira, black sand beach, local restaurant, local winery. We had such a great experience.
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Jayme_c
Jun 8, 2023
Great tour! - Christo was an awesome guide for the day. Pick up was easy. He took us all over to the top
Spots And even to his village which was charming. He has great photography
Skills! We had a personal photographer for the day:)
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Jen_b
Sep 26, 2022
Fun Day of Sights and History - Costos did a great job! He was friendly, knowledgeable and fun to spend the day with! He's a terrific photographer as well! He adjusted our route so that my mom (who is 79 years old) wouldn't have to walk too much.
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Oneiric
Jul 2, 2022
Lovely time in Thera with Maria and Yanis - María and Yanis took us around Thera and (Santorini) outskirts. Comfortable Mercedes van. Lovely time. Great pace. Lovely time. Good times! 😄
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Junregala
Nov 11, 2021
Best Tour Guide - Great tour company. Excellent communications, funny guy and a very good driver. Alex is the name you are the best. Our group of 7 enjoyed our day tour. He took us to places where we can see the perfect view of Santorini. We had great fun for the whole trip and learning so many things about the place. I would highly recommend TOP SANTORINI TOURS.
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Jeannerizas
Oct 31, 2021
The best tour guide by far, Santorini to live and to die...... - The best part is our tour guide Alex, he gave us an experience that will never forget. Especially the Immerovigli so inspiring so beautiful. And Alex let us try different herbs that you could just take along the road. He let us see, touch, and taste it. The best experience ever so highly recommended. And a very happy tour all of us never get tired we're so happy on this tour. We see everything in Santorini my best trip ever.
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Dsefrompgh
Aug 17, 2021
EXCELLENT Tour - We did the private site-seeing and wine tour today with Andrew and Alex driving, and it was exceptional. We heard the history and saw so much of Santorini. I highly recommend this trip, EXCELLENT!!!
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Tyler
Aug 15, 2021
Fantastic tour, perfect blend of History and Wine! - Our private tour was the highlight of our trip to Santorini, it was the perfect blend of history and plenty of wine. Our guide Andrew was born on the island and was like an encyclopedia explaining the rich history of the island from the formation of the island itself, through the ancient civilizations that inhabited the island (including a visit to the incredible Minoan ruined city), and the many other fascinating eras of the island’s history up until modern times. We discussed the history while en route to three different wineries where we had private tastings, and our guide’s knowledge of wine (he worked as a sommelier previously) was equally as extensive as his knowledge of history. Our driver Alex was wonderful and hospitable as well. I couldn’t imagine a better tour on this beautiful island, and I would recommend doing it as early in your visit as possible as you will learn of many more things you can do and see during your stay. Thank you Andrew and Alex!!
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Mariano
Jul 30, 2021
Well worth it! - Highly recommend!!! Andrew was our guide and his knowledge on the history of the island was unmatched. He was very personable and fun to be around. A great way to see some of the best parts of Santorini in half a day!
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Rutvi_k
Jul 25, 2023
Amazing tour but tour guide did yell at us - Entering into Imerogvili with the breathtaking views, walking around the fancy Oia shops. George was great with customizing the routes as I have medical condition and cannot climb too many steps. If you have never been to Santorini, I recommend this tour. 4 starts because our tour guide yelled at as he told us to meet up in one spot and due to language issues we did not get the spot right. He should have been able to express his concerns in more civil way. Overall,
The tour was well planned.
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