Santorini tours

Volcano, hot springs, Thirasia, Oia, sunset tours, red beach, caldera, sailing boat, catamaran tours, full days tours, bus tours, archaelogical tours, semi-private trips, private tours, honeymoon cruises. These are the keywords you may try to analyze when deciding on your Santorini tour and get puzzled at the end! Santorini is a small island, offering though countless options for land or boat tours. Here are some guidelines and tips that may help you demystify all that "hot" keywords:


Volcano: Sometimes referred to as "Nea Kameni" (i.e. the bigger of the 2 volcanoes), this is an active volcano (last eruption took place at 1950 A.D.) and is located in the sea at the centre of the caldera. Many tours include the volcano in their programs, so you can walk on the old path and see the fumes coming out of the active crater.

Hot Springs: One can find many hot springs all around Nea Kameni and Palea Kameni. The most popular ones are those of Palea Kameni that contain sulfur and the temperature is constantly 35 Degrees Celcius (95 Fahrenheit). Some private trips go just across at the Hot Srpings of Nea Kameni. After the walk on the volcano, a mud bath will both relax you and gives you energy for the rest of the tour. It has been proven that minerals contained in Hot Springs can be healing for diseases such as arthritis, rheumatisms and others.

Thirasia: That's a tiny beautiful island once being connected with Santorini. Time has freezed there and all aspects of live follow the old traditional rhythms. Picturesque fishermen ports, small family tavernas, white small houses carved on the stone, narrow paved streets compose a fascinating scenery. Usually included in the 6-hour (or more) tours, Thirasia is a key point to realize the history of Santorini and experience moments of real Greek life.

Oia: One of the best preserved villages of Greece, Oia has been famous for its sunset. However, what many guides forget to say is that -probably- the best picture of the sunset is the red colors houses get when the sun slowly sinks in the waters. Oia is a classic destination for many tours: bus tours, boat excursion and private land tours. Depending on the tour, apart from seeing the sunset, you might have time to hang around in the village and make shopping.


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More of tours you can find at MySantorini.com Santorini tours section!

Santorini sailing

Do you want to sail around Santorini island admiring the caldera, the wild rocks, the villages hanging over?

Now, with santorini-sailng.gr you can book a 4- hour private caldera tour and sail around the volcanic islands, nea and palaia kameni, the area of Oia village, Thirassia island and Aspronisi (which means the white island).

You also make two stops to swim, at the hot springs and at the Red and White beach. The skipper of our motor speed boat prepares for you traditional dishes to taste on board!

The departure is from Fira old port and complimentary transfer service from your hotel and back is included.

Private tours in Santorini

Now, with Pelican Travel agency and Mysantorini.com you can plan the tours of your dreams, around Santorini and not only!!

You can have amazing experience by visiting in privacy the volcanic islands, swimming at wild beaches approached only by sea, enjoying lunch or dinner on board, having a romantic private sunset tour.

Do you even wish to visit the nearby islands, by making an one-day trip to Ios, a private tour to Anafi, or a private cruise to Small Cyclades? With Santorini-Sailing.gr you can make your wishes come true and organise your tour just as you dreamed it of!
You can choose the vessel of your preference, like catamaran, motor speed boat or sailing yacht and the duration of your tour - from some hours, full day, 3-5 days, or even a week or more by choosing a yacht charter.

Note that free transfer from your hotel and back is included.

The possibilities are numerous!

Santorini boat tours

Pelican Travel has been organizing boat tours for Santorini and the nearby islands for the last 30 years. Now, you can book them directly at Pelican Travel main office in Fira square, tel. +30-22860-22220 or online at MySantorini.com and Santorini-sailing.gr.

Specifically, you can find all the organized boat tours at the "Santorini boat tours" section of MySantorini.com. Also, you can find organized boat tours + some private boat tours at Sailing tours section and private cruises at Santorini-sailing.gr.

If you still like to make your own program, then think of the ideal destination combination and make it happen using the "Santorini custom tours" tool!

Santorini volcano tours

You don't have to have to be a volcanologist to observe an active volcano and feel its energy; only a few hundreds meters away from the shores, lies the volcano of Santorini. Consisting of 2 islands, Nea Kameni and Palea Kameni, it offers a great opportunity to learn all about Santorini's history, walk on the stones of magma and swim in the therapeutic Hot Springs.

Here's a list of the tours that include the visit at the volcano:

1. Volcano - Hot Springs tour: 3-hour tour to explore the craters of the volcano, touch the lava and swim at the Hot Springs of Palea Kameni at a temperature reaching 40 degrees Celcius.
2. Caldera Round Trip: 6-hour cruise to see all Caldera islands. Apart from Volcano and Hot Springs, you'll visit the picturesque island of Thirassia, an tiny island preserving its character all over the years.
3. Caldera Round Trip from Oia: Same trip, but starting from Oia; ideal for those who stay in a hotel/villa in Oia.
4. Caldera Sunset tour: Aboard a beautiful sail boat on the 18th century, you visit the volcano, swim at the Hot Springs and see the famous sunset on board. This cruise includes dinner + live jazz music!
5. See Santorini in one day: That's a combination of Santorini land and boat tour. Actually, it's the Caldera round trip + sightseeing by bus on the island + sunset at the village of Oia.
6. 3-hour private caldera tour: Private tour by motor yacht to see the volcano (not necessary to walk there), swim at the Hot Springs and sail around the Caldera. Traditional meze onboard!

All the trips above include English speaking guides and run daily.

Enjoy!

Organized & Private Santorini boat tours at www.santorini-sailing.gr

Searching for a sailing experience in the Caldera of Santorini? Sunset cruises on beautiful luxury yachts? 1-day escapes to the close islands of Ios, Anafi or Mykonos? Yacht charters for Cyclades, Dodecanese and other island escapes?

At Santorini-sailing.gr you can find all of the above and more! With easy navigation between the sailing routes and the corresponding yachts, you will be able to decide within a few minutes which trip best suits you! Still uncertain on which cruise to chooce? Then, try the "compile-your-own-trip tool" to design from scratch your own unique schedule and get an quick quote from our staff!

• Santorini Catamaran cruises
• Santorini sailing trips by sailing yachts
• Private tours by motor yachts
• Semi-private caldera tours
• Sunset tours
• Honeymoon tours
• Incentive tours
• Full-day trips to Ios, Anafi, Folegandros, Mykonos
• Yacht charters for Cyclades, Dodecanse, Crete, Chalkidiki, Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Saronic Islands, Ionian Islands.

More private tours for Santorini!

More private tours are now online! We have 2 new santorini excursions; one for those who have limited time on the island and another for a 1-day escape to a close destination.

The 3-hour private caldera tour is an ideal cruise for passengers of cruise-ships or for anybody who has just a few hours to spend on the island. We visit the volcano, swim at the hot springs and other spots of Caldera. You can also select between day time or afternoon time to enjoy the famous sunset!


The private tour to Anafi is the last addition to the short escapes from Santorini. Anafi is a lonely island, yet with fantastic beaches and traditional character. Travelling by sailing catamaran or by motor speed boats, it takes only 30-90 minutes to reach the shores of that island. Crystal blue waters, gold sand and a beautiful village on top of the hill make up the scenery. Just have your camera ready to shoot..!

New private tours for Santorini

...just finished with some new private tours for Santorini! For those who wish to go for a 1-day escape, here's a good option: A private Cruise to Ios! Ios is a small island with fantastic beaches and traditional style just a few miles away from Santorini! With stops for lunch, swimming and time for shopping you can enjoy a beautiful tour traveling by sailing yachts, catamarans or motor speed boats!


For the fans of land tours, here's the classic one: A 5-hour private bus tour! Ideal for those who have limited time in Santorini (e.g. cruise-ships' passengers), this tour includes some of the most popular spots of Santorini and there is one stop for lunch and another one in a winery. Don't forget to taste the famous Vinsanto (red sweet wine); just a small quantity will make you feel much better!!



Very soon more trips to come!