Day trip

Archaeological Bus Tour To Akrotiri Excavations & Red Beach

Activity provider: KAMARI TOURS SANTORINI
Day trip

Archaeological Bus Tour To Akrotiri Excavations & Red Beach

Activity provider: KAMARI TOURS SANTORINI

From US$ 52.77 per person

Visit the Elias Monastery, Megalochori village, and Akrotiri Excavations on this guided tour from several pickup points on Santorini. Enjoy the naturally-colored sands of Red and Perivolos Beach.

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Duration 7 hours
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Live tour guide
German, English, Greek
Pickup included
This is not a private pick-up, collection is provided from specific meeting areas. Please wait for the bus outside your chosen hotel/pickup point on the main road (not all hotels are accessible by bus): Kamari:10:30 AM Monolithos: 10:30 AM Messaria: 10:35 AM Karterados: 10:40 AM Fira: 10:45 AM Pyrgos:10:50 AM Perissa: 10:30 AM Perivolos: 10:35 AM Emporio: 10:35 AM Vlichada: 10:40 AM Akrotiri: 10:45 AM Meghalochori: 10:45 AM Oia: 10:00 AM Times may vary due to delays.

Experience

Highlights
  • Visit traditional villages
  • Explore Akrotiri Excavations
  • Relax on beautiful beaches
Full description

Discover the sights of Santorini on this guided tour in an airconditioned vehicle. Be picked up from centrally-located meeting points on Santorini. Visit sights like Akrotiri, the Prophet Elias Monastery, and the black volcanic sand beach of Perivolos. 

Start with the breath-taking views at the Prophet Elias Monastery and visit this picturesque monastery. Then head to Megalochori village, an extremely charming traditional settlement that was almost abandoned after a major earthquake.

Continue to Akrotiri Excavations where were preserved by volcanic ash. Purchase a ticket to uncover these well-preserved pieces of history on your own. Have free time at the Red Beach to simply enjoy the colorful formations or visit Akrotiri Bay where you can buy lunch.

Make your way to the black sand Perivolos beach for swimming, exploring the area, or purchasing fresh-cooked fish from a local tavern. The last stop is one of the most popular wineries in Santorini, for a wine tasting experience.

Includes
  • Pickup
  • Tour
  • Akrotiri Excavation site entrance fee (12€)
Not suitable for
  • Pregnant women

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  • Children under 4 years old can get on free
  • Children under 4 years old will not reserve a seat on the bus. They will sit on the parents lap
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 113 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.6/5
  • Value for money
    4.6/5
  • Safety
    4.9/5

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Seen and experienced a lot on this excursion day. Highly recommended for Santorini newbies. Everything was well organized. You could see the view from the Prophet Elias Monastery with a visit to the church, the archaeological site of Akrotiri with a guided tour - 12 euros entry, the red beach as a photo motif and the black beach of Perivolos including a stop at a tavern with the opportunity to eat. It was possible to visit the beach there and swim, but it cost 5 euros extra for access to the beach. Finally, a wine tasting was organized before heading back to the hotel as planned.

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October 2, 2022

Great tour that took us around Santorini on the way to Akrotiri. Tanya was amazing! Best guide we have had our whole trip! She kept us all very entertained while also teaching us all about the area and history. Akrotiri was very interesting and definitely a good stop for any history lovers. The winery after was also nice, drinking was optional for our tour. The wines were delicious and the tasting room smells amazing. The stop at the red beach was nice, but a bit of a walk for just a few photos. The stop at the black beach was great and the food at the tavern is definitely worth a try or spend the time sitting on the beach. Overall a great tour! Tanya really made the tour even better, too many good things to say about her! We also asked her for other recommendations and they were great ideas!

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September 22, 2022

Very nice experience, it allows you to see more points of the island. Tanya is a very nice person, she also lends herself to taking beautiful and funny souvenir photos, she also speaks a little Italian. The only flaw is that it should give more space to the Red Beach to give the opportunity to swim. Overall it was a good experience, I recommend it.

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September 8, 2022

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