Caldera Half Day Tour: Experience Santorini's Flooded Crater, Nea Kameni and Thirasia Islands
4.4
900 Ratings
Ormos Firon
Embark on a thrilling half-day tour of Santorini's flooded crater, Nea Kameni and Thirasia islands. Sail across the stunning caldera, explore volcanic craters, swim in warm springs, and enjoy a leisurely lunch on Thirasia island.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Santorini Volcano - Our first destination will be the famous volcano of Santorini! After 20 minutes sailing, we will reach Nea Kameni’s jetty. Should you are interested to be guided at the volcano, you should pay 2.5euro/ per person as an entrance fee. Then, you will walk to the volcano’s ridge with your guide and he is going to explain you everything about the history and the geology of the volcano. You will stay at the volcanic island for 1.5hr and in the end you will embark again to our boat for the next stop.
What's Included
  • Famous Santorini volcano visit
  • Foam pool noodles available
  • Hot Springs swim and visit
  • Knowledgeable tour guide
  • Optional pickup/drop off service
  • Thirassia Island excursion
What's Not Included
  • Volcano entrance fee (5€ cash only)
  • Towels
  • Cable car ticket 6€ / per way
  • Pick up / Drop off included (If option is not selected)
Additional Information

Embark on a journey across the stunning ‘caldera’ (submerged crater) of Santorini and explore the islands of Nea Kameni and Thirasia on this 6-hour sea voyage. Take a scenic boat trip from the historic port, marvel at the majestic cliffs of Santorini as you make your way to Nea Kameni. Use your free time to stroll around its volcanic crater, plunge into the steamy springs, and stop by Thirasia island. Take your time to explore and enjoy lunch before cruising back to Santorini.

Location
Ormos Firon
The tour will start from Ormos Firon “Old Port of Fira” which is accessible only by cable car 6€ /per way (depart every 20') or by walk down the 600 steps (30 mins walking). The meeting point is at "Santo Star" office at the old port. We expect all customers to arrive 30 minutes prior the dep. time.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Stavros_d
Jun 28, 2024
Lots of fun for the family. Great hike and great views - This was operated through Caldera Boat tours. The organization was well done. Multiple pickup points were offered. We got a boat with a great captain and even better tour guide. Lots of great information and great fun for the kids. It's a great hike up the volcano. Taking a bathe in the hot springs does require a good bit of swimming skill as you are swimming in from about 30-50m from the hot springs. There's some swimming time also in Thirasia but just like most of the beaches around Santorini, its a rocky beach. To end it all a cruise along the inner coast of Santorini offered wonderful views. All in all very much worth it and very enjoyable.
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Issey
Jun 26, 2024
Pleasant day on the Aegean - Just being out on the ocean and visiting all the wonderful places including the volcano and hot springs, and it all being very well Cordatnated and for the most on time
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Mrbs_m
Jun 24, 2024
BOST trip - We loved the guide. Very informative. Hot pool experience a little disappointing. Food at the large port was poor quality and over priced.
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Sarah_b
Jun 24, 2024
Great combination of stops! - Loved this tour! The timing was perfect, the crew was great and the stops were interesting! We enjoyed hiking up to the village on Thirassia and had an amazing meal at fyrgano. We also loved swimming in the volcano water and touring the volcano!
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883pedroantoniog
Jun 24, 2024
Vale cada euro que pagas - Un tour imprescindible si visitas Santorini. Las explicaciones del guía acerca de la formación de las distintas islas fantásticas y la animación y profesionalidad de la tripulación excepcional. Precio comedido tanto en la actividad como en las consumiciones. En nuestra memoria para siempre quedará el baño desde el barco.
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Elianaoliv62
Jun 25, 2024
Passeio pela Caldeira. - Muito bom o passeio. O guia mostrou muito conhecimento. O passeio pela Caldeira fo ótimo. Indico sim. ..valeu muito apenas. Imperdível.
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Amol_v
Jun 23, 2024
Not to be missed - View from the top of the volcano island was breathtaking. Worth the climb! The whole trip was well organised with clear instructions at each stop. Quite punctual too.
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Megfoster097
Jun 23, 2024
Beautiful! - The boat was beautiful, the staff were really friendly and helpful. The scenery was just incredible and gives such a different perspective of the island. I'd of liked more swim time is the only room for improvement.
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Gaurang_s
Jun 26, 2024
Not worth for time spent - Swimming in Volcano site is the best part of this tour but there was hardly any time for us to enjoy it. We got only 20min out of boat. Hike was good but day was too hot so perhaps they should have given us more time in water and not on ground. Not sure what was the hurry knowing that most people wont enjoy out in sun. Also time for lunch was nearly two hours on island where there was no other activity to do. In summary more time in spring water and less on ground would have been a much better trip.
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Andrewm252015
Jun 26, 2024
Beautiful boat and lovely tour of Caldera - but hot springs were filthy with floating sewage - Lovely boat, great tour of the Caldera by boat - but the hot springs were disgusting with floating sewage - and not really hot - if you swam right in to the shore. The guided tour of the volcano was not informative either. I would recommend not swimming in the hot springs.
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