Santorini, Greece - PERFECT One Day Excursion and Tour!
I will show you a complete one day itinerary for Santorini, Greece.
In this video, I'm going to show you the best things to do in Santorini, Greece that you can do in just one day. This is part of a private tour/excursion that I did from the MSC cruise line.
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Travel tips for Santorini, Greece:
- The last tender boat back to the ship leaves at 4:30.
- Allow ample travel time for your destinations. You need to drive to the popular sites.
- Plan for big lines to get back onto the ship is bonkers for the cable cars and tenders!
- If you can, get premium disembarking packages. You get two tickets that let’s you disembark before everyone else. This saves you so much time! My tour guide told us her coworker was still waiting for their customers to disembark 1 hour later.
- Book a private tour guide to take us around Santorini. It will save you a lot of time.
- Walk in the REVERSE of all of the ship tours in the mornings and you'll skip all of the crowds.
- It cost 6 euros a person for a one way ticket for the Santorini cable car. Remember to bring some cash as it is cash only. For the best view sit on the right side of the gondola. You'll be facing the ocean instead of a hill.
- AVOID walking on the donkey trail. It's slippery and you can easily fall or get kicked by the donkeys. I also wouldn't ride the donkeys as it's expensive and they look miserable.
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The good thing is because we booked tours from 3 different cities we got a 10% discount.
Top Things to Do and See in Santorini:
- Oia -
Oia is famous for viewing the sunset. I heard it was beautiful because different colors from the sunset bounce off the white buildings. It must be a romantic place to be.
Oia is such a beautiful place to visit. There’s all these little narrow paths everywhere because it helps reduces the wind and also to protect them from pirate attacks. This way they cannot attack with a huge army but instead are forced to enter one by one because the streets are so narrow.
- Black Sand Kamari Beach -
Santorini is unique because it’s one of the few places where you can visit white, black, and red beaches all on one island. Bring towels or a bathing suit as it's a nice, pretty place to relax and enjoy the ocean.
- Pyrgos -
Pyrgos is a typical example of medieval architecture with narrow, twisty streets, fortified walls and hidden passages. If you want peace and quiet away from all the tourists then this town is a must visit. It was mostly just to see the buildings in a much quieter setting compared to Oia.
- Venesantos Winery -
Because it's so windy on Santorini, the farmers and vineyards grow crops in a unique way…for example, the wine grapes are grown on the ground in bunches rather than on vines.
The wine grapes on Santorini are grown with no irrigation! The vines get all their necessary water from “sea fog” which is a mix of humid ocean air and moisture from the active volcano. I loved their wine so much we bought two bottles.
I wish I could buy more but we didn't have any more room left in our suitcases. But they ship their wines to these places - maybe one day in the future I will find their wines there.
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Santorini Private Tours
This tour gives you the privilege of creating your own tailor-made program to visit the places of your preference. A knowledgeable guide will unveil all the charm of the island, just for you.
We help you plan your itinerary effectively to enjoy Santorini to the fullest! Special arrangements for shorter or longer tours are possible.
Visit prehistoric towns, explore traditional villages, taste the wine and relax on the beach. Choose from the most romantic places and incredible views to remember your stay on Santorini!
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The Santorini Private Tours company was created by licensed professional tour guides that decided to offer their services directly to the guests of Santorini.
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A Walking Tour of Fira, Santorini (the Main Town)
Exploring the beautiful little town of Fira on Santorini island, Greece.
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A Walking Tour of Fira, Santorini (the Main Town)
Fira, Santorini | A Walking Tour of a Greek Island Paradise
Thanks to NGreyTravels for some amazing footage of Fira in Santorini, Greece. This Mediterranean island was once a larger island, but thousands of years ago a volcanic eruption blew most of the island apart, leaving a ring of islands that surround an underwater dormant volcanic caldera.
You can reach the island of Santorini by taking a Ferry from the mainland of Greece, or by booking a cruise on one of the many cruise lines that visit Santorini on a weekly basis.
When the cruise ships are in port the town can be quite crowded, as many people come to check out the iconic sunsets that happen nightly on the island. If you wish to have a more intimate experience in Santorini, we highly recommend that you book a stay in one of the resorts.
If you can afford the luxury accommodations, you can also book a suite with a private plunge pool on the patio overlooking the Mediterranean to give you a private and relaxing view of the sunset.
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Honeymoon in a Cheap LUXURY Suite in OIA, SANTORINI | Greece TRAVEL VLOG
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I am very excited to share with you our experience in one of the best luxury suites in Oia, Santorini Greece.
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* WHEN TO VISIT SANTORINI? *
1. Good weather + cheap hotels + less tourists: Late May - early June, late October - early November.
2. The most crowded months: June - September from 75% - 100% crowded.
* WHY VISIT SANTORINI IN LOW SEASON? *
1. Cheaper accommodations (5 star hotels decrease their prices). Most small hostels will close for the low season.
2. Less tourists which means you will enjoy the whole place to yourselves specially during the sunrises & sunsets. In addition, everything will have a calmer & more peaceful atmosphere.
3. Perfect weather. Not too hot nor too cold. The temperature when we were in Santorini ranged from 18-25 degrees celcius.
4. Most streets of Santorini are narrow. Imagine walking under the scorching heat and with hundred other sweaty people. LOL!
5. More local vibe.
But of course if there are pros, there are also cons when visiting Santorini during the low season.
1. Most food shops & souvenir stores are closed. It will be harder for you to look for food places (specially between December - March).
2. For some people, a quiet place might seem a little lonely or boring.
For Chano and I, we like to save money and enjoy the place so we prefer to visit during the low season. I made this vlog to help other people who want to travel like us. In this trip, we spent more than our usual budget for an accommodation (200 euros) in one of the best suites! It is already considered cheap compared to their high season price. KALEIDOSCOPE LUXURY CAVE HOUSES exceeded our expectations. If we are given a chance to visit Santorini, we will not think twice to stay in their place again. SUPER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
In order to not spend too much money on accommodations, we chose cheaper ones for the rest of our trips but still astounding. Watch out for my next vlogs to give you more tips on how we explored other cities of Santorini on our own. We hate group tours unless we don't have a choice anymore. They are expensive, they give you less time to enjoy the places, and everything is rush. We will share our 11-day DIY trip in Greece.
Greek Islands: Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes
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#1 BEST Santorini Day Trip (How To Spend A Day On Santorini Greece) | THIRA to OIA Santorini Greece!
In this Santorini vlog, I'm going to show you how to spend a day on Santorini for the #1 BEST Santorini Day trip, from the BEST Santorini Greece winery to a magical Santorini sunset dinner on the water at Amoudi Bay...this is the ULTIMATE Santorini Road Trip!! Spending a day exploring Santorini Greece is an EASY day trip from Thira, and I'm going to show you WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO, AND WHERE TO EAT on Santorini, starting at Sigalas Winery in Oia Santorini Greece. The Santorini volcanic coastline is breathtaking and I'm going to show you where to find the BEST beaches in Santorini starting with Amoudi Bay, then the famous Santorini Greece Black Beach in Kamari, then the stunning Red Beach and finally, Theros Wave Bar Santorini. I will then show you where to have the most romantic sunset lobster dinner on the water at Amoudi Bay.
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Adam and I went on an adventure of a lifetime. We have this idea in mind to try both budget and luxury in each place we visit (and it's possible).
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Santorini is a volcanic island in the Cyclades group of the Greek islands. It is located between Ios and Anafi islands. It is famous for dramatic views, stunning sunsets from Oia town, the strange white aubergine (eggplant), the town of Thira and naturally its very own active volcano. There are naturally fantastic beaches such as the beach of Perissa, maybe the best beach in Santorini, the black pebble beach of Kamari, white beach and red beach.
Get in Santorini, Greece By Sea
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Take the ferry from Piraeus past Paros and Naxos to the new port of Athinios on Santorini. More details in the Cyclades article. There is also daily connection between Heraklion (Crete) and Santorini during high season. If you prefer traveling by sea, your best bet is high-speed catamarans. The trip from Pireaus to Santorini takes 4.5hrs with a high speed ferry.
Ferries dock at the new port of Athinios, where buses and taxis meet each arrival to transport passengers to Oia, Fira, and elsewhere. All vehicles climb a very steep, winding road (with seven 180 degree turns) to get anywhere from Athinios.
If you arrive by cruise ship, the experience will surely leave you with lasting memories. Cruise ships that call on Santorini do not dock but hold position in the caldera near the Old Port of Fira and require tendering, which is usually provided by the Union Boatman of Santorini. Locals with fishing boats occasionally transfer cruisers to the Old Port at Fira (Skala Pier, which seems not to have changed over the last 50 years).
From the Old Port (Skala Pier), there are three ways to reach the top of the cliff and Fira, which is 260 metres above sea level:
cable car (daily, 6.30am-10pm, every 20 mins, €5/£4.15; takes about a few minutes to reach the top),
mule ride (€5/£4.15; there's a weight limit and it'll take longer than the cable car), or a
tough hike up 580 steps (following the same path as the mules; you must be fit and should inquire if you want to hike up; no charge).
With one or more large cruise ships off-shore, long lines may queue at the bottom of the cable car. Casual Fira walkers/shoppers may meet many others at the top returning after a few hours, and long queues may form at the top of the cable car before passengers are expected back aboard their ship(s). There are six small cable cars ganged together (each holding six persons max), taking about a couple of minutes to descend. Do the maths, and plan accordingly.
Alternatively, you could take a speedboat, run by the Union Boatmen of Santorini, who also operate the tenders for the cruise ships, from the Old Port pier to Oia. Tickets are sold at the Old Port pier for €20/person. That covers a 12-minute speedboat ride to Ammoudiou Bay at the bottom of the cliff next to Oia, and a private bus ride up a switchback road to a NST bus parking lot in Oia. After you explore Oia for 1, 2, 3, or 4 hours, you can then board a private NST bus (included in the price) to Fira. One still have to contend with the long queue for the cable car or walk down with the messy donkeys.
For cruise-ship excursions, the cruise ship may tender passengers to the new port at Athinios, where chartered buses wait to start the excursions. Typically, excursions end at Fira.
Transport by sea is always dependent on weather. For safety, especially in winter or raining monsoon, cruise ships may delay or cancel shuttles to/from shore, and ferries their departure times to or from the island.
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Lilium Villas Santorini (Fira) Greece Travel - Hotel Tour 2019
Stayed 3 nights at Lilium Villas Santorini in June 2019.
Room: Superior Double Room with Hot Tub and Caldera View Sunset
Very good hotel, service, food and room all 5/5
5km from the airport (11min taxi ride)