Traditional Villages Full day Tour in Santorini
Description
Take a break from Santorini’s beaches and discover Minoan excavations, the island’s ancient capital on a full-day tour! With a friendly local guide at your side, explore the archeological site at Akrotiri (on your own expense) and wander along the town’s old main street while hearing its history. Enjoy free time to explore Santorini’s beautiful village Emporeio. Taste Santorini's distinctive wines and learn about one of the oldest vineyards in Europe. Enjoy a free time for lunch and relax at one of the longest black sandy beaches in the Cyclades and the most popular beach of Santorini. This experience ends with a drop off at Fira Town.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Archaeological site of Akrotiri
Continue towards Perissa Beach and enjoy free time to have lunch and relax at one of the longest black sandy beaches in the Cyclades and the most popular beach of Santorini.
Walking tour in the traditional settlement of Emporio
Panoramic drive and stop for photos at the highest point of the island
Wine tasting
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Hotel Entrance or nearby walking distance location. Hotel pick up is offered subject to customer's hotel location. In case of property (hotel- villa- airbnb) is not within our tour pick areas, client should meet our group for the tour at the nearest pick up place possible.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Low heeled comfortable shoes are recommended due to some uneven and slippery paths.
- Please do inform your accommodation details at the time of the booking in order to set and arrange your pick up location and time. It would be either from your property or nearby walking distance location depending on your property's location.
- The drop off is at Fira town
Reviews(84)
We missed our bus and they were very accommodating on rescheduling the tour for us. It worked out for the best as we had Susana as the tour guide and George as the bus driver. They were both knowledgeable and great! We had a great time!
Thank you for sharing your experience! We’re so glad that everything worked out and that you were able to join the tour with Susana and George. It’s wonderful to hear that you found both the guide and driver knowledgeable and that you had a great time. We always strive to be accommodating, and your feedback means a lot to us. We hope to welcome you on another tour soon! Warm regards, MTM Travel & Tourism
The photographer and his assistant were very knowledgeable and very kind, they took me to wonderful spots to pose and pictures came out amazing!
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear that our photographer and assistant made your experience enjoyable and guided you to such beautiful spots. It’s wonderful that your photos turned out amazing—we’re thrilled you’re happy with the results! We hope to welcome you again for another memorable session. Warm regards, MTM Travel & Tourism
A little difficult with the tour being English and French as it felt very French dominated. It would also be easier if the Akrotiri admission fee was included in the tour price to avoid waiting for everyone to purchase a ticket on the day. Thoroughly enjoyed our time at Perissa Beach!
"Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed Perissa Beach and your overall experience. We appreciate your suggestions about language balance and including the Akrotiri admission fee, and will take them into consideration for future tours. — MTM Travel & Tourism"
We had an amazing time exploring Santorini, thanks to our incredible tour guide, Yanis. He was both informative and funny, making the entire experience enjoyable and memorable. Yanis showed us all the best parts of the island, sharing fascinating facts and hidden gems along the way. His passion for Santorini really came through, and we couldn’t have asked for a better guide. Highly recommended!
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled you had an amazing time exploring Santorini with Yanis. It’s fantastic to hear that his knowledge, humor, and passion made the experience so memorable. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you on another adventure soon! — MTM Travel & Tourism
Family friendly small village based around a swimming pool and traditional restaurant. Well run, clean, helpful owner who'll arrange trips and give good local advice. Suggestion is to book room only and then eat some meals at the restaurant where local fish dishes were lovely. It's well situation near the archaeological site and museum so away from many of the more tourist places.
This tour is value for money, however a few little tweaks would make it perfect. Going to a different village rather than Emporio would be more interesting. Four hours in Oia is way too long, I would also suggest the tour guide stay with the group to the end. Other than that it’s a great way to see Santorini!
My wife and I enjoyed this Traditional Villages Tour In Santorini a lot - with the only caveat being that we’d have preferred to visit Oia First thing in the morning rather than a last stop on the tour. Oia is the main attraction and it’s super crowded late in the afternoon and early evening. As it was, we only had about 45 minutes in Oia before having to return to the ship. Recommend it - but more time in Oia would be appreciated.
We had an amazing time on the tour! They picked us up and dropped us off at the end of the night which was very nice. We got to see some non-tourist traditional parts of town that were beautiful. Our guide Kim was knowledgeable and very nice. It was a packed day, but it went by fast and we enjoyed everything we did!
The locations, the tour guide Christina and the awesome bus driver. Very worth while. Would highly recommend
We arrived in Santorini at 9 am in the morning but our tour was not supposed to start until 10:30 am with us meeting at a local spot. We checked in with the guy who said he doesn't have anything to do with private tours. We hung around..(literally sitting there in the chairs inside the address) waiting. At 10:35 we contacted the tour via text (yes we have the text message time stamped) and asked if they were running late. They said they had already been there and had picked up someone else at 10:00 am. Our tickets clearly say 10:30 am pickup. We told them that we had been hanging out...right there for the past hour. They said we could take a taxi and meet them at the new place. The guy at the counter overheard our conversation and called them (at least that's what he told us) and said not to bother with the taxi and that another bus was coming. We waited for another 1/2hour and we called the tour place again and they said they had never spoke to anyone and thought we were meeting them via taxi. We were fed up at wasting our whole morning and decided to cancel.
