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The 15 Best Santorini Sightseeing Tours

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One well-planned day covers most of Santorini’s headline sights. Ranked below are the best sightseeing tours: which reach Oia in time for sunset, which fold in a winery or the Akrotiri ruins, how big the groups run, and what each seat costs.

Private Classic Santorini Panorama: Visit the most popular destinations!

Private Classic Santorini Panorama: Visit the most popular destinations! - Pickup and the Air-Conditioned Van Advantage

1.Private Classic Santorini Panorama: Visit the most popular destinations!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 872 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $235Our pick

Private Santorini panorama with hotel or port pickup, Oia views, Megalochori cave houses, Red Beach, Perissa black sand, and Profitis Ilias.

“What an amazing experience in Santorini! Nikolas was the best guide. Our view to watch the sunset was over the top. I would highly recommend this tour and Nikolas.”

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6-Hour Private Best of Santorini Experience

6-Hour Private Best of Santorini Experience - Oia on foot, plus a plan for those famous photos

2.6-Hour Private Best of Santorini Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 720 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes to 6 hours (approx.) · from $235

Private Santorini in 6 hours with air-conditioned pickup, Akrotiri ruins, Red Beach, Oia views, and black-sand swimming plus an English guide.

“Muriel was an excellent guide, very informative and friendly. She knew where all the best photos could be taken and adapted our tour to suit us. There were only 4 of us which was great as we could get from place to place quickly without waiting for anyone else.”

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Private Santorini Sightseeing Tour – Customizable,Cruise Friendly

Private Santorini Sightseeing Tour – Customizable,Cruise Friendly - Flexibility Builds a Better Santorini Itinerary (Not Just More Stops)

3.Private Santorini Sightseeing Tour – Customizable,Cruise Friendly

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 717 reviews · 3 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $60

Cruise-friendly Santorini private tour with flexible stops, caldera views, black and red beaches, and an English driver-guide.

“We had an amazing tour with Constantinos! He really customized the tour based off what we wanted to see and gave his recommendations! Would highly recommend if you are limited on time and want to see most of the island!”

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Santorini Highlights Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting option

Santorini Highlights Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting option - Stairs, Wind, and Photo Timing: How This Day Actually Feels

4.Highlights Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 699 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $102

Small-group Santorini tour with Oia, Pyrgos, Profitis Ilias views, plus optional volcanic wine tasting, Akrotiri upgrade, Red Beach, and Emporio.

“Very accommodating and nice tour. The guide Yota was very knowledgeable and didn’t take us to any tourist traps and was looking out for my family.”

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Santorini Highlights Private Tour

Santorini Highlights Private Tour - Oia: An Hour for Views and Actual Wandering

5.Highlights Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 614 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $181

Private Santorini highlights by air-conditioned car: Blue Dome photos, Oia and Pyrgos, Prophet Elias views, Akrotiri, beaches, optional winery.

“Nick was a wonderful tour guide. Worked around rain briefly in the morning and gave us a full island tour Listened to our interests and moved accordingly. Even added extra sites and time to the tour. His pride and knowledge of the island made this a not to be missed tour. Highly recommend spending a bit extra for the private tour with him!”

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Best of Santorini Customized Private Tour

Best of Santorini Customized Private Tour - Oia, Finikia, and Firostefani Blue Domes: where the day gets real

6.Best of Santorini Customized Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 584 reviews · 4 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $72

A private, customized Santorini day with easy pickup, flexible stops, and standout views from Oia to Akrotiri, beaches, and wine country.

“Even though we had some rainy weather, we still had the best time with our guide Theo exploring the island! We truly saw everything and learned so much! 10/10 experience!”

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Santorini Must-See Highlights: Private Shore Tour

Santorini Must-See Highlights: Private Shore Tour - Getting to the tour on cruise day and avoiding the cable car mess

7.Must-See Highlights: Private Shore Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 569 reviews · 3 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $48Best value

Private Santorini shore tour with flexible stops in Oia and Fira, plus Red Beach and Perissa. Choose sunset and photo views.

“Aphrodite was very friendly and knowledgeable and gave us a great tour of Santorini. It was a accustomed tour with lots of flexibility and she was a pleasure to be around.”

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Santorini Sightseeing Half Day Small Group Tour

Santorini Sightseeing Half Day Small Group Tour - Hotel pickup that actually prevents the taxi headache

8.Sightseeing Half Day Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 544 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $78

A 5-hour Santorini small-group tour with easy hotel pickup, 360 views, classic villages, and photo stops, ending in Oia.

“We had a great time learning about the history of Santorini from a very knowledgeable tour guide. The very skilled driver scaled the mountainous terrain with ease while our hearts pounded away!! Even treated us to an island pastry & coffee. Enjoyed the experience very much.”

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Santorini Highlights and Venetian Castles Small-Group Day Tour

Santorini Highlights and Venetian Castles Small-Group Day Tour - Castelli of Pyrgos: The Hilltop Venetian Castle View That Sets the Tone

Santorini Private Sightseeing Guided Tour

Santorini Private Sightseeing Guided Tour - Stop 2: Firostefani and the Three Bells Church Photos

10.Private Sightseeing Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 299 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $127

A private 5-hour Santorini loop with pickup, Oia photos, volcanic beaches, and Akrotiri ruins, guided in English for about $127 pp.

“We booked the private tour when we arrived to Santorini and are so glad that we did - Vaso was our guide and did a phenomenal job! She met us in our hotel lobby and took us all over the island and customized the tour to us. We started at the Monastery which is stunning and then went all the way over to Oia with stops in between. She was so sweet and shared great information along the way - her English was perfect and she had a very clean car. I highly recommend this tour and would request Vaso for the best guide in Santorini!”

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Full-Day Private Tour of Santorini Caldera & The Most Famous Sightseeing

Full-Day Private Tour of Santorini Caldera & The Most Famous Sightseeing - Stop 1: Firostefani, the crown above Fira

11.Full-Day Private Tour of Santorini Caldera & The Most Famous Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 204 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $260

Private 7-hour Santorini caldera tour with air-conditioned comfort, Wi-Fi, and smart stops at Firostefani, Oia, Megalochori, Perissa, and more.

“We arrived on a cruise ship. We had eight hours on the island. We wanted to see so much and Giannis made it happen. We were happy to book this tour because we got to see practically the whole island. We even had a nice lunch at the restaurant he recommended. It was like having a friend for a day. We recommend Giannis and this private tour to everyone!”

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Best of Santorini Sightseeing Guided Tour 5h

Best of Santorini Sightseeing Guided Tour 5h - Oia first, then the day keeps spreading out

12.Best of Santorini Sightseeing Guided Tour 5h

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $145

Blue domes, quiet villages, and black sand in 5 hours. Small-group pickup, photo help, and free admissions for $145.

“The other couples who were supposed to be with us canceled out so we were alone with Rafael for the whole tour, 9am to 3pm, and he was excellent!! He was very informative, interesting, friendly, flexible and spoke almost perfect English. We were so impressed with him that when the tour ended we gave him our contact information and invited him to come visit us in Florida. We highly recommend the company and the driver, Rafael. Tom N., Sarasota, Florida, USA”

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Small Group Sightseeing Tour: All Santorini’s Treasures

Small Group Sightseeing Tour: All Santorini’s Treasures - Oia’s Shopping District for Sea Views and a Quick Reset

13.Small Group Sightseeing Tour: All Santorini’s Treasures

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 175 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $103

Small-group 6-hour Santorini tour with hotel pickup, blue-domed photo stops, villages, black-sand beach, and bottled water.

“Excellent tour with Niko. He went above and beyond to show us the sights and provide us the history of the island. We were thoroughly impressed with the service and the beautiful island!”

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Private Tour: Santorini Panorama SUV Adventure


14.Private Tour: Santorini Panorama SUV Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $459

Private SUV tour of Santorini with Oia viewpoints, 360° views from Prophet Elias, and a winery wine tasting with pickup for up to four.

“This company was the best. Great at communicating with us, the driver was on time and super accommodating when we asked him to revise our itinerary slightly. The quaint winery was a wonderful stop. Highly recommend this company!”

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Santorini 5 Hours Sightseeing Tour

Santorini 5 Hours Sightseeing Tour - Oia without the all-day plan: the village most people know

15.5 Hours Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 163 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours (approx.) · from $119

Santorini in 5 hours: Imerovigli, Oia, Megalochori, Profitis Ilias, and Perivolos black sand with a local English guide.

“You will learn so much about Santorini and get amazing views and experience. Ride was all time very smooth and always on time. Our tour guide George was the coolest guy in Santorini. Glad we had a chance to meet him and get amazing time in this beautiful island.”

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