Santorini Private Custom Tour for Cruise & Hotel Guests
Description
Discover the best of Santorini with a fully customizable private tour designed around your interests, pace, and schedule. Perfect for cruise ship passengers, hotel guests, or airport arrivals, this exclusive experience allows you to explore the island’s most iconic highlights — from the blue domes of Oia and the vibrant capital of Fira to the dramatic volcanic scenery of Red Beach and beyond. Travel in comfort in a private air-conditioned van with a dedicated English-speaking local driver who shares insider tips and brings Santorini’s history, culture, and hidden gems to life. Whether you have 3 hours or a full 8-hour day, this flexible Santorini private tour ensures a seamless, stress-free experience tailored just for you. • Flexible duration: 3–8 hours • 100% personalized itinerary • Pickup from hotels, Fira Cable Car (cruise guests), or Santorini Airport • Ideal for couples, families & small groups up to 7 guests
Tour Options
Itinerary
Optional stop - Discover the enchanting village of Oia, famous for its whitewashed homes and iconic blue-domed churches. Stroll along its charming pedestrian lanes filled with boutique stores, galleries, cafés, and restaurants, all set against spectacular caldera views over the Aegean Sea. While there, you can admire landmarks such as the Maritime Museum, the ruins of a Venetian fortress, traditional cave houses, and elegant neoclassical mansions that reflect the village’s rich seafaring heritage. If you choose an afternoon departure, you may also witness Oia’s world-renowned sunset. Please note that during high season the village can be very crowded.
Optional stop - Discover Imerovigli, the highest village on the caldera, known for its peaceful atmosphere and breathtaking panoramic views. Stroll through its quiet lanes lined with whitewashed houses and blue-domed churches. From here, you can admire the iconic Skaros Rock, a dramatic volcanic outcrop that once held a medieval fortress and offers spectacular photo opportunities over the Aegean Sea.
Optional stop - This traditional settlement sits gracefully along the edge of the caldera cliffs, offering breathtaking panoramic views. Pause at one of its scenic viewpoints to admire the dramatic volcanic landscape, along with the iconic Three Bells and blue domed church of Fira, one of Santorini’s most photographed and recognizable landmarks.
Optional Visit - Megalochori is a charming and authentic village known for its traditional character and welcoming atmosphere. The central square serves as the social heart of the community, where locals gather at small cafés to relax and enjoy daily life. Around the village, you will also find traditional taverns, coffee spots, and local shops that reflect the island’s local culture and heritage.
Optional Visit - Enjoy some free time at Perissa Beach and Perivolos Beach, two of the island’s most popular black sand seaside destinations. Relax along the volcanic shoreline, swim in the clear Aegean waters, or simply unwind under the Greek sun. The beaches offer several seaside restaurants, cafés, and bars where you can enjoy a drink or a meal while taking in the coastal scenery. Umbrellas and sunbeds are available for rent, and in some beach clubs they may be provided free of charge if you purchase food or beverages. Water sports activities are also available nearby for those looking for a more active experience.
Highest peak of the island with breathtaking views
Optional stop to explore the archaeological area or enjoy the lighthouse viewpoint
Unique volcanic red cliffs and crystal-clear waters
Pyrgos is a historic hilltop village often considered one of the island’s most authentic settlements. Its 16th-century Venetian castle sits at the highest point, reflecting the defensive architecture that shaped the village’s design, with narrow winding alleys arranged in a circular pattern. Surrounded by vineyards, whitewashed cave houses, blue-domed churches, and stone-paved paths, Pyrgos offers a charming atmosphere for a relaxing walk while discovering the traditional character of old Santorini
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Hotel & Airbnb Guests: Pickup is from your lobby or the nearest location accessible by vehicle. Once we receive the name of your accommodation, we will contact you to arrange the pick up. Cruise Ship Passengers: Your guide will meet you outside the upper station of the cable car in Fira, holding a sign with our company logo and your name. Airport: your guide will be waiting for you at the arrivals terminal holding a sign with our company logo and your name on it.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- After booking, our team will reach out to you to provide further details to coordinate your arrival.
- What to Bring: passport or ID card, sunscreen, cash or credit card
- What to Wear: hat, sunglasses and comfortable walking shoes. Bring a towel, swim wear and a change of clothes if you wish to swim.
- Info for cruise ship guests: Santorini is a tender port. There are 2 ports in Santorini, Fira Old Port (where the cable car is, which takes you to Fira town) and Athinios (ferry and commercial pier). Please make sure to take the right tender and disembark to Fira Old port and not Athinios, as you'll will need to take the cable car to join the tour (cable car ride is couple of minutes).
Reviews(4)
It was an amazing experience. Olga was very friendly and knowledgeable. The tour was so good, seeing so many beautiful places, and very flexible in what we wanted. Fully recommend this tour.
Katerina was an excellent tour guide one could ever have with deep knowledge about the island. Alex was amazing person who drove us every part of the island and provided us historical knowledge about each and every part of the island.
Wonderful tour covering the major areas of Santorini. The tour operator, Giorgia, was flexible and quick to respond. Panagiotis, our skillful driver, quickly and easily maneuvered us in and out of tight spaces all over the island. The best part of the tour, however, was Demi, our expert tour guide. Demi is an articulate and intelligent professional who curated our experience to match our wish list and efficiently managed our itinerary to ensure that we saw everything we wanted in our limited time together. Demi clearly knows her island and it shows. Along with deftly guiding us to each site and explaining its significance, Demi interwove into her commentary the island's history, current affairs, architecture, products, wineries, food, beaches and lifestyle, and also provided thoughtful and detailed answers to our queries. With considerable charm, passion and unflagging stamina, Demi held our attention as we drove from one beautiful site to another. She was undeterred by throngs, adroitly managed to sidestep rowdy tourists to get us first to the top spots for photos and took great photos of our family. She even found time for a delicious respite at a gelataria with the best pistachio and fig gelatos. We also spent a few minutes at a shop with eco-friendly cork handbags/wallets so we could get unique, yet functional, souvenirs; definitely not your average run-of-the-mill tourist traps. Demi bonded so well with us that by the end we felt she had become a part of our family. Overall, highly recommend a tour with Demi.
Wonderful tour covering the major areas of Santorini. The tour operator was flexible and quick to respond. Panagiotis, our skillful driver, quickly and easily maneuvered us in and out of tight spaces all over the island. The best part of the tour, however, was Demi, our expert tour guide. Demi is an articulate and intelligent professional who curated our experience to match our wish list and efficiently managed our itinerary to ensure that we saw everything we wanted in our limited time together. Demi clearly knows her island and it shows. Along with deftly guiding us to each site and explaining its significance, Demi interwove into her commentary the island's history, current affairs, architecture, products, wineries, food, beaches and lifestyle, and also provided thoughtful and detailed answers to our queries. With considerable charm, passion and unflagging stamina, Demi held our attention as we drove from one beautiful site to another. She was undeterred by throngs, adroitly managed to sidestep rowdy tourists to get us first to the top spots for photos and took great photos of our family. She even found time for a delicious respite at a gelataria with the best pistachio and fig gelatos. We also spent a few minutes at a shop with eco-friendly cork handbags/wallets so we could get unique, yet functional, souvenirs; definitely not your average run-of-the-mill tourist traps. Demi bonded so well with us that by the end we felt she had become a part of our family. Overall, highly recommend a tour with Demi.
