6 Hours Traditional Villages Tour: Explore Santorini's Unique Tastes and Views
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45 Ratings
Fira
Embark on a 6-hour tour of traditional villages in Santorini. Experience breathtaking views, taste local wines, stroll along a volcanic black beach, enjoy delicious island specialties, and explore picturesque whitewashed buildings.
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Oia - Stroll through the charming lanes of Santorini’s chief town.
  • Wine Museum Koutsogiannopoulos - Engage in a wine sampling adventure
  • Kamari Beach - Capture moments at Santorini’s extensive black sand beach
  • Prophet Elias - Ascend to the island’s summit for sweeping vistas.
  • Megalochori - Visit the quintessential and scenic hamlet
What's Included
  • Transportation Included
  • Local Assistant Service
  • Wine Tasting Experience
  • Exclusions: Gratuities
  • Exclusions: Personal Expenses
  • Exclusions: Lunch not included
Additional Information

Begin your day with an extraordinary view of Caldera from Oia, including the iconic trio of Blue Domes. Enhance your knowledge of Santorinian wines as you explore the intricate process of winemaking in a unique, maze-like wine museum. Savour the distinct taste of local wines and familiarise yourself with one of Santorini’s celebrated products, right in the heart of an extraordinary underground cave that situates eight meters below the ground level!

Later, invigorate yourself with a brisk walk on the volcanic black beach, revealing the island’s rugged beauty.

When it’s time for lunch, treat yourself to the island’s tasty delicacies in a charming, local eatery.

Prepare to be stunned by the sweeping panoramas of the world’s only habitable Caldera and its environs, including a visual halt at Prophet Elias, Santorini’s tallest point.

Wrap up your tour with a delightful trip back in time, featuring pristine white and stone structures adorned with bright hues!

Location
Fira
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Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sarah
Apr 28, 2024
Great tour of Santorini if you have limited time - We just finished our tour and it was fabulous! We only have 1 day in Santorini and wanted an overview of the island. We had booked with someone else who canceled 3 days before our tour. Our hotel graciously set this up last minute. Our tour guide was Elena and the driver was George. George navigated the tiny roads expertly and we felt we were in safe hands! Elena was very knowledgeable about history and culture. We went to the town of Oia and walked the streets with panoramic views. Then we went to the wine museum, to the top of the mountain monastery, black beach, and finished by walking Meglochori. This was a private tour and one of the best things about it is they know how to avoid the crowds and tourists. I would book this again in a heartbeat! Especially if you don’t have much time on the island.
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_sak859
Oct 4, 2023
A very nice day with your company - Helena was a very good guide. She told us both about Santorini and Greece. The driver was also excellent.
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Tandpkettering
Sep 23, 2023
A great tour which we can highly recommend. - We had a fascinating tour of the island with Matthias as our guide and Nikos our driver. They took us to parts of the island that would be very difficult to reach by public transport so it was a very worthwhile experience and we saw some amazing sites. A great tour which we can highly recommend
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Jiji20192019
Sep 13, 2023
Excellent tour and guide - My friend and I did this tour last week, and our excellent guide Sara made the experience that much more enjoyable. We honestly expected a couple of stops and a "beach day," but we're pleasantly surprised to see that it brought us all around the main spots in Santorini that are more off the beaten path. We did visit the Red Beach and spend some time at the Black Beach, which was an amazing experience. Sara did the tour in English and Spanish as there were some Spanish guests, and we had a small group of about 8 people, which was nice. She is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Greek history, and you can tell. She was very patient with the group and even offered to walk me back to a spot where I had seen some souvenirs I wanted. 5 star service from her and our driver. The only complaint I had was that as my friend and I were picked up last, we had to sit facing backwards, which gave us some motion sickness. To the company, please stop using those vans with back facing seats. Tbh, I don't even know why they exist!!!!
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Brigitte
Aug 8, 2023
SANTORINI - We enjoyed this tour very much. Our guide, Sara, was very knowledgeable and passionate. We truly learned a lot from her. We did a lot of walking but it was worth it. We loved all the different villages we visited and the Black Beach was amazing. Thank you Sara for making our day so pleasant!
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Marcia_tee
Jul 1, 2023
Santorini Is More Than Beautiful Sunsets - This is the best way to see the hidden gems of Santorini. While Santorini’s sunsets are beautiful, there are many other things to see and explore on the island, in addition to learning its history. My tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable. To end the tour, we got two hours to have lunch at a restaurant of our choice (there were many in the area we stopped at) and enjoy the beach.
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Ajayiitr
Jun 26, 2023
It was indeed a luxury travel! - We went there in March 2023 (off season) and booked a half day tour with Santorini's luxury travel. It was a great experience! We enjoyed a lot! It was a day well spent.
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Patriciaa_t
May 31, 2023
Spectacular! - The views were awesome! History and architecture incredible. We appreciated the pick up at our hotel.
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I1481tmgl
Sep 12, 2023
Dont leave your stuff on the coach! - Booked a traditional village tour. Which was quite good. Part of thos was to visit besches as well, so took a bag of swimming stuff. First stop told by driver, quite rudely to take all our stiff off the coach as he had another run to make! The. We had to walk up lots of steps and hills to the top of the village. So had to lug our stuff with us. Women with walking stick was with us and was not aware this tour had such steep climbs, but bus driver had told her quite rudely again, she was on the wrong tour when she got on the bus Guide was great. Just the driver and tour operator rules were the problem So be aware when you book this tour - there are steep climbs and travel lightly! We nicknamed the driver smiling George🤣
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N7048clkathleenr
Jun 2, 2023
Worst Tour Guide - My husband and I purchased the Traditional Villages Tour with Santorinis Luxury Travel on 19/5/23. We have been traveling the work and our tour guide, Matthias by far is the worst! 1) He didn't know BC from AD when explaining the Church of St. Nicholas, he stated that St. Nicholas founded the church in 1660 BC. 2) He told us the windmills on the island were for wind direction 3) He told us the Red Rock Beach was due to erosion and not eruption. 4) The bus was not air conditioned, the driver had A/C but passengers were left in a hot bus on a 85 degree day. Although several passengers complained all Matthias did was smile and nothing was done. 5) He took more pictures of the passengers (which was nice) than he did explaining the history of Santorini. 6) Misrepresenting the christian religion and history.
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