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Santorini Comprehensive Excursion: Akrotiri Exploration, Wine Tasting, and Caldera Views
4.3
12 Ratings
Megalochori
Enjoy a comprehensive island experience. Tour two historic locations in Santorini, take in the splendid views and beach outing, end with wine sampling and lunch, and a cocktail with a view of the caldera as the final part of the tour.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Akrotiri Archaeological Site - The prehistoric town that inspired the Lost Atlantis myth is unveiled
before your eyes! This town was buried under the volcanic ash after the huge volcano eruption of 1612 BC that destroy the Minoan
civilization. Your licensed guide introduces you to Akrotiri and walking with you between the paths and the well-maintained buildings, that ancient Greeks lived before so many centuries -
Red Beach - A beach like no other, the Red Beach: a scenery reminding Mars on earth, right by the sea. We are
exploring it together! - Museum of Prehistoric Thira - Also, you will visit the Prehistoric Museum of Santorini through its most special findings. The selection brings into life Akrotiri of the 18th and 17th century BC, one of the most important centers of prehistoric Aegean Sea, unfold in front of you.
- Anhydrous Winery - Enjoy your journey to the world of Santorinian wine with one more tasting of seductive local wine varieties. The wine varieties guide you to the unique micro-climate of Santorini and its mark on the island’s most famous product. The 4 exquisite local wines of this tasting come perfectly paired with a 4-course lunch.
- Firostefani - Next and unforgettable stop the breathtaking views of Fira and Firostefani from the iconic Blue Dome.
- Perissa Black Sand Beach - After this, you take a refreshing break in your day by the black beach of Santorini.
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Castelli of Pyrgos - Pyrgos, the oldest village on the island built on a hill with panoramic views of Santorini, comes next!
Postcard-inspiring neighborhoods, with whitewashed houses and colorful flowers carry you away in past decades, while you enjoy views of the entire island. - Profitis Ilias Church - Your next stop is Prophet Elias, the highest point of Santorini with spectacular, panoramic views of the only habitable Caldera in the world and its surroundings – just the perfect location for pictures.
- Pyrgos - The best end to the excursion you could wish for: breathtaking Sunset views upon drinking a cocktail inspired from Santorini!
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Cocktail
- Entrance fees
- Wine tasting
- Lunch
- Private transportation
What's Not Included
- Any Private Expenses
Location
Lost Atlantis Experience
Epar.Od. Firon-Ormou Perissis
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(12 Ratings)
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Greg_c
Sep 20, 2023
Santorini in a day - It's impossible to see all of Santorini in one day, but this tour gets pretty close! The tour guide and driver were fantastic and friendly, Akrotiri is absolutely worth visiting, and you'll have multiple opportunities to enjoy some wine and amazing views of the island. You will have plenty of time to go swimming at the black beach and dry off, so come prepared (alternatively, there's plenty of other things to do there).
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Steven_g
Oct 16, 2022
Great tour around south of Island - Great tour ruins were fantastic, wine tasting was very enjoyable, the lady who took us round was very friendly and knowledgeable.
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I5160bkjuang
Sep 20, 2022
perfect to spend a day in Santorini - initially it was a disappointment as one of the sites was closed, but our tour and guide were able to accommodate something better-the 'Lost Atlantis" museum and it was awesome. our tour guide (unfortunately I did not catch her name) was awesome. My family and I were visiting for my mom's 80th bday, she loved it. I recommend it to all, including families with teenagers
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Terry
Oct 17, 2019
Santorini tour - Excellent tour. Yanni was our guide and was great. He is an archeologist and made some of the sites that much more meaningful. Would definitely recommend.
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Lesley_k
Jul 9, 2019
Excellent - An excellent tour - Yannis, our guide, was an archaeologist so made Akrotiri really come to life. Megalochori was absolutely beautiful and lunch at the black beach was lovely. We didn’t stay on for the sunset as my mum was tired but I definitely recommend this tour.
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Moshaol93
May 15, 2019
Wonderful Tour - Thank you Maggie and forgive me but I did not get the drivers name, for a wonderful day out. Really enjoyed the trip and the commentary throughout. Usually bus tours aren't our thing but this was different the information throughout the day was more than we expected and we could really tell that the information was not rehearsed but coming from someone who genuinely loved Santorini. Thanks again from the two Irish. We'd highly recommend this eventful Tour! 😀
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Dilip
Sep 9, 2019
Wonderful long day in Santorini - Tour did not start off well as we were waiting for 45 minutes for pick up. There were only 7 tourists out of which 3 were only French speaking. Apart from that, tour was fantastic and guide Iannis and his driver were excellent.
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Meadhbh_b123
Aug 7, 2019
Action Packed day - This was an action packed day. We stopped in so many places. We loved Akrotiri! It was really interesting and our guide was really knowledgeable as he was an archaeologist.
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Kaboodle25
Jun 21, 2019
Yannis great tour guide for Akrotiri - The tour overall was very good. We ended up not going to the red beach, but the black beach, town tour and Akrotiri were excellent, Yannis is an archeologist, so had very interesting insights. Enjoyed the wine tasting. We also signed up for the Oia Sunset add on at the end, but we were just dropped off and left on our own. Skip that.
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Steo69
Jun 11, 2019
Great day out! - I would very much recommend this wonderful day trip, fantastic tour guide (yanni) was very informative, professional and good fun too!
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