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Santorini: Monastery, Akrotiri, and Perivolos Beach Tour

4.5  / 5228 reviews
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Day trip
Santorini: Monastery, Akrotiri, and Perivolos Beach Tour
4.5  / 5228 reviews

Discover the sights of Santorini on a guided tour in an air-conditioned vehicle. Visit sights like Akrotiri, the Prophet Elias Monastery, and the black volcanic sand beach of Perivolos.

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Duration 7 hours
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Live tour guide
German, English
Pickup included
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Experience

Highlights

  • Discover the sights of Santorini on a guided tour in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Visit the Prophet Elias Monastery and enjoy the panoramic views of the island
  • Explore the charming traditional settlement of Megalochori village
  • Discover the well-preserved pieces of history at the Akrotiri Excavations
  • Relax on the black volcanic sand beach of Perivolos and take a swim in the sea

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.

Includes

  • Pickup
  • Tour
  • Akrotiri Excavation site entrance fee (12€)

Not suitable for

  • Pregnant women

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Participants

Date

Pickup & drop-off

Pickup time

45 - 60 minutes before the activity starts.

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.

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Drop-off point
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Important information

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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

4.5 /5

based on 228 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.6/5
  • Value for money
    4.5/5

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Rachel October 6, 2019  – Verified booking
Tanya was so funny and informative, the tour was great visiting many places that arent listed such as the prochet llias temple and the town by red beach. Sadly the weather was too wild for swimming but we still had time to go for a meal and splash in the waves at black beach. The wine tasting was fab. For only €35 euros each this is definitely a fab tour seeing the main places of santorini and getting a guide aswell. Worth the price just for the views from the winery and monks temple. The archeological site was absolutely out of this world, one of the best things we have seen here. Picked up on time and dropped off just round the corner from our hotel. Would definitely recommend. Do this tour and the tour of the volcano/sunset/hot springs on the boat and you will cover about 80% santorini
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GetYourGuide traveler – United StatesMay 8, 2023  – Verified booking
This was the perfect way to get to see another part of the island since we didn’t have a car & we were staying in Imorviglia. The driver was wonderful on tight hairpin turns with the slimiest of space between us and the other cars, we were in good hands. The stops we made were interesting and gave us a better understanding of santorini history. Akrotiri is amazing! Our tour guide there was knowledgeable & our way there we stopped at the charming town of Megalachori as well as the chapel listed. The red beach was beautiful but the highlight of our tour was really our exceptional tour guide Tanya. She is smart , funny and all around delightful. We end d our day at a traditional Greek restaurant which we enjoyed, I highly recommend this day tour. Tanya thank you for a wonderful day, Kamari- Tanya is a gem! Joy & Jim
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GetYourGuide traveler – United StatesSeptember 22, 2022  – Verified booking
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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Product ID: 210114

Activity provider:KAMARI TOURS SANTORINI

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