Morning Caldera Sailing Cruise
Description
Step aboard this 5 hour morning cruise for a relaxed sail and enjoy your time swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling, taking photos, tasting delicious BBQ meals, Greek wines and much much more. Your crew are all experienced sailors but can assure you that all claims about Greek hospitality are true. This cruise will be the most memorable part of your vacation in Santorini.
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Itinerary
Palea Kameni is a volcanic island within the Santorini Caldera. The island was formed by a series of volcanic eruptions that formed large deposits of pumice and dacite.
Nea Kameni is a small uninhabited island of volcanic origin located within the flooded Santorini caldera. It have formed over the past two millennia through repeated eruptions of dacite lava and ash. We stop for lunch nearby.
Red Beach is a volcanic sand beach located near Akrotiri. The beach is famed for its titular red-hued sand, and is one of the most scenic and interesting beaches on the island. We make a short stop for swimming there if the wind allow.
White Beach is one of the most remarkable and special beaches in Santorini. It is white pebbled surrounded by white towering cliffs that form a beautiful, small cove and provide partial shade.
Mesa Pigadia is a small, quiet beach surrounded with spectacular rocks. There is also a cave that leads to White Beach for the adventurous travellers. It's the best spot for swimming with dark blue, crystal-clear water.
Our cruise begins and finishes in Vlychada, quiet village noted for the black-pebble Vlichada Beach, backed by wind-sculpted, volcanic cliffs. Contemporary exhibitions are held at the Santorini Arts Factory, and the Tomato Industrial Museum features vintage equipment and machinery used in the tomato-canning industry.
Akrotiri Lighthouse is a 19th-century lighthouse on the Greek island of Santorini. The lighthouse was built by a French company in 1892, making the lighthouse one of the oldest in Greece. We will see it from the water on our way to Caldera.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please mention your hotel name in the reservation. After the purchase is complete, we will send you complete pick up information (phone number, pick up place and exact time).
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(38)
Absolutely perfect and beautiful day crew were amazing food just delicious definitely recommend thank you both so much for a perfect day
Thank you so much, Susan, for your wonderful review! I am truly happy to hear that you had a perfect day with us and enjoyed the cruise, the food, and the service from our crew. Your kind words mean a lot. It was a pleasure having you on board, and we hope to welcome you again in Santorini someday!
A special day for five hours on the Barca Sailing Yacht. The Captain and his assistant were so helpful and informative about the local area and Santorini Island. We enjoyed a seafood bbq feast onboard as well as a few beers ;-) Options to swim, snorkel and sun bath on the most relaxing sea trip ever! If you want some time to chill I cannot recommend this tour enough. Both our teenage daughers truly enjoyed themselves as did us parents .
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am so glad to hear that you and your family had such a special time with us on the Barca Sailing Yacht.
We enjoyed a nice cruise in a very small group, very friendly staff, the meal was very good. A great day!
We had an absolute blast exploring the coastline of beautiful Santorini, swimming in the crystal water, and enjoying a delicious lunch on board. Highly recommend!
We did this to celebrate my husband’s birthday and had a fantastic time with the other guests and the crew. Would absolutely recommend to anyone considering this experience as everything was well done from prompt pick up, overall sailing, great food and cold drinks.
Excellent trip ! We all really enjoyed it and had a fun ! Swimming in the sea was amazing. Thank you
Great experience seeing the beaches and caldera! There are many options for sailing - this one was very chill (8 guests, minimal fuss about rules, relatively simple logistics). George and Antonio did a great job sailing, preparing lunch, and pouring drinks. The highlight was diving off the boat and swimming in the caldera. George was an extremely knowledgeable tour guide - a local just sharing stories and experiences. More time under sail would have been ideal (hence the 4 stars), but overall this was great.
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The trip was fantastic! The crew were very friendly, attentive, and had many interesting stories to share. The food was so delicious and plentiful! The stops to swim and snorkel added much fun to the trip. The weather on the water was beyond perfect even though it was hot on land. We would definitely recommend the trip to others!
Amazing experience. Started off with being picked up from our hotel (which we were messaged the day before, with pick up times) which was great. We were warmly welcomed onto the boat by Chris the captain and Marieangela. The boat is lovely and clean with plenty of space for us to either sit at the back or the front. The maximum amount of people is 10, however we were lucky and there was only 8 of us, which gave us a little extra room! We stopped 3 times for some short swimming and snorkelling opportunities, while being told about the surroundings by Marieangela. The lunch was massive with plenty of prawns, spaghetti, potatoes, vegetables etc to go around. Very nice. Overall it was a great experience and I would highly recommend going via Barca sailing. The only thing I thought was maybe we would stop at the hot springs ? It did seem busy around the area, but it did not make the trip any less worth it ! Thanks Joe
We were a party of three – mum and two daughters – who booked this semi-private experience, and it was the highlight of our trip to Santorini. On the boat there were nine people in total, plus Captain George and Maria Angela. They were both amazing and knowledgeable and they cooked up the most delicious meal on board that we all enjoyed so much. George's commentary on the passing scenery was entertaining and enjoyable and there were a couple of swim stops as well. There are swimming aids if you need them, I used them and really enjoyed my dip in the cold Aegean sea! The last part of the journey was a very relaxed and sleepy cruise back to Vlychada and to be dropped off back at the hotel. If you're in two minds if to do this cruise, I'd say DO IT DO IT DO IT, it's the best part of the whole trip.
