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.


To be continued...


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Santorini boat tours

One more of Santorini boat tours has opened up its booking plans! This is the classic 6-hour "Santorini caldera tour", which will start on April 1t, 2009!

The traditional wooden will depart from the Old Port of Fira at 10:30 and the first stop will be at the volcano for 1.5 hours. Along with the experienced guide, you can reach the active crater and touch the hot stones of magma. On the top of the crater, you will have the chance to take pictures of the view of the Caldera islands.

Then, the boat will head to the Hot Springs, where you can swim in the healing waters for 40 minutes.

Next destination is Thirassia, a little island just accross santorini. This is the best example of how Santorini was hundreds of years ago. You can have your lunch down at the fishermen's port or visit the traditional settlement of Manolas.

At the end the boat stops for a while in Oia in the port of Armeni for those who stay in Oia and wish to end their cruise there. The rest of the passengers continue to the old port of Fira.

Hint: Even if you don't stay in Oia, you can disembark there, see the sunset from the village and go back by public transportation.

Price: 25 Euros / person.

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Santorini boat tours

Santorini boat tours just started! Every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, you can join the Volcano and Hot Springs Tour. The cruise starts at 11:00 from the Old Port of Fira and you can go there on foot (it takes 20' from the city of Fira) or by the cable car (takes 3'!!!).

At first, the boat stops at the volcano, where you can walk on the path that leads to the crater. Still, today, you can observe fumes coming out from the terrain of the crater, as this is an active volcano with the last eruption taking place in 1950.

Next destination are the Hot Springs of the volcano, famous for their healing strength. The waters there are sulfurous and have a constant temperature of 40 degrees Celcius! Don't forget to take your swimsuit to enjoy a relaxing bathe!

More santorini boat tours to be coming soon!

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 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!

Santorini Caldera Tour from Oia

That's the all-time classic Caldera round trip, but starting from Oia, not from Fira or Athinios port. For those who stay in Oia and would love to taket the boat to the Volcano, Hot Springs & Thirasia from Oia, that's a good option indeed.

The trip start at 10:15 from Ammoudi port and at 10:30 from Armeni port and ends at 15:45 at Ammoudi or Armeni again. Walk on the hot stones of the active volcano, swim at the healing warm waters of Palea Kameni island and visit the traditional settlement of Thirasia for a journey back to time! The guide will always be with you and answer every question. All these take part aboard a beautiful wooden boat.

At 27 Euros per person, that's a deal!

Santorini caldera sunset tour now available

It may start earlier, but for sure Caldera sunset tour (which can be found here https://www.mysantorini.com/content/view/202/165/lang,en/) will be available from May 10th, 2009!

That's one of the most popular tours in Santorini! Sailing on an exaxt replica of the 18th century, you visit the famous volcano for a walking tour around the craters, some of them are still active! One more stop at the Hot Springs for a relaxing spa therapy and then the essence of the tour comes... While you listen to the band playing live jazz tunes, you can enjoy the spectacular sunset painting in red all Caldera rocks and little houses... Light dinner with traditional snacks and wine is served as well.

Santorini organized tours for 2009!

Hello to all!

Today was announced the schedule for some of our organized tours for 2009. So, on March 15 starts the three hour tour " Volcano and Hot Springs" at 11:00 - 14:00 and the 14:00 - 17:00 tour starts at April 1st. This tour includes a stop on the little dock of the famous Volcano, where you will walk towards the top of the island and a 50-minute stop for a healing swimming in the suplhur springs of the volcano.

Also on the April 1st starts the very famous six hours tour " Caldera roundtrip with the traditional sailing boat". The tour includes the walk on the volcano, swimming at the hot springs and a stop for two hours in Thirassia for nice walks, swimming and lunch in the little port of Korfos or in the traditional village Manolas. On the way back, the boat stops just for a few minutes in the port of Armeni in Oia. If you wish, you can leave the group here and visit the village of Oia , famous for its breathtaking sunset.

The reservations for those santorini tours are now open and you can book even from now! Also you can send all your questions or inquiries at tours (at) mysantorini.com!

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!