Santorini Private Highlights Tour & Wine Tasting with local guide
Description
Coming to Santorini for the first time and want to, not just be another visitor that will take just a few photos, but actually experience the island? As a local family, we are here to show you the best spots of the land that we are blessed to call home! We want to make our tour a unique experience for everyone to remember. At the end of the ride, your smile is our best reward! During this experience we combine the history, the culture and the most picturesque spots along with a taste of Santorini in a glass! In this tour you will see some of Santorini’s most photoshooted spots, but also you will learn the history of the island since we will try to reveal most of its secrets! We will have the time to take you to at least 5 spots, with the wine tasting included in the price! We dare you to ask us anything that comes to your mind around Santorini’s history and the islander’s life! After all, “filos” the Greek word for “friend” is how you want to see us when we will end the tour!
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Red Beach is a volcanic sand beach on the Aegean island of Santorini. The beach is famed for its titular red-hued sand, and is a noted for being a popular tourist attraction. The beach's sand is composed of black and red pulverized volcanic rock from the nearby Santorini caldera. Red Beach can be accessed from nearby Akrotiri. The area is prone to landslides, and since 2013 parts of the beach have been inaccessible due to said slides.
The longest beach of he island, is the ideal spot for some relaxation by the crystal clear water of the Aegean sea. Perissa boasts magnificent beaches on the Aegean including Perissa Beach itself and Perivolos. There are the remnants of the ancient Early Christian church of Saint Irene; its contracted form is the present name of the island, Santorini.
Prophet Elias Monastery is located in the southeast part of Santorini, near the village of Pyrgos, on the summit of Mount Profitis Ilias. It is built at a height of approximately 567 meters above sea level, which makes it the highest point on the whole island and therefore a place with a tremendous view!
Pyrgos Kallistis or simply Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος Καλλίστης, lit. 'Tower') is a village on the Aegean island of Santorini, Greece, in the Cyclades archipelago with a population of 912 according to the 2011 census. Pyrgos is part of the Municipality of Thira and is situated approximately 7 km away from the island's capital Fira. It is built amphitheatrically on a hill that offers magnificent views of Santorini in almost all directions. On top of this hill remain the ruins of a Venetian castle (Kasteli) that was once the island's administrative center. Pyrgos is a typical example of medieval architecture with narrow, labyrinthine streets, fortified walls and hidden passages. Nowadays it is one of the villages of Santorini least spoiled by tourism.
Time to taste Santorini in a glass, and one of the best places to have this experience is the "ART SPACE WINERY"! Art Space Winery Musem Art Gallery is a unique Art Center within the pumice rock – carved chambers of an old winery located in Exo Gonia, Santorini and continues from the year 1999 until today to stand as a hospitable retreat for all those Greek and foreign artisans who share the same passion for creativity. In the 1861 old winery, representative works of art from the sphere of painting and sculpture are on display, offering visitors the opportunity to come close to contemporary Greek art and the course of artistic expression in Greece. What is more, Art Space Winery continues regularly the traditional winemaking production includes in its premises a contemporary winery offering renowned products of high quality.
The Three Bells of Fira, officially known as The Catholic Church of the Dormition, is a Greek Catholic church on the island of Santorini. The church is known for its blue dome, three bells and views. The building is located in the town of Fira, directly above the cliffs which dominate western Santorini.
Oia typifies the white-painted houses of the Cyclades, in many cases built directly into niches which are cave houses used by crew of the ships, on the lip of the volcanic crater, between which are narrow alleys and blue-roofed churches with cupolas. The wealthy ship captains of the late 19th century built neo-classical mansions. These houses are seen built in succession one above the other. In 1976 the town was included in the programme for preservation and development of traditional settlements of the Greek National Tourism Organisation under Aris Konstantinidis. Over 15 years, the programme sought to preserve, restore and find new uses for selected houses and architectural ensembles representative of traditional Greek architecture. Many of the yposkafa spitia (cave houses), simple seamen's houses on the edge of the caldera, became guest-houses, hotels and restaurants.
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Pickup Locations & Times
We can pick you up from your hotel/villa or from the airport/port/cable car areas. If the place you are staying is not accessible by car, please contact via message/tel/whatsapp/email to set the most convenient for you, pick up spot.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(42)
DO NOT miss this stop. Santorini is the most incredible place. You will ever experience on this earth. Our guide was wonderful, polite, spoke great English, and took us everywhere we wanted to go. Alex, our guide, was terrific.
Theodore was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun. Our tour was amazing! It was the best part of our visit.
Theo was a great experience both to get to know the tourist places, as well as the historical places of the Island. A very personalized tour with a pleasant company. 100% recommended!
An excellent excursion, with very friendly service and a great tour guide. An experience I would definitely repeat and highly recommend
A full island tour where you will learn ancient history and current information. Our guide, Theodore, was very knowledgeable and helpful by helping us understand the island of his birth. He answered all of our questions and made us very comfortable throughout our time together, offering to alter the itinerary if needed, to accommodate anything that we wanted to see.
Theo was wonderful. He's lived here all his life and had great knowledge of the history and culture of the island, and answered all our questions. He was engaging and personable!
Our day with Theo was the perfect way to start our holiday in Greece and Santorini. A knowledgeable local, Theo crafted a well thought out itinerary, taking us from Fira, to Oia, to Akrotiri, and various places in between. At each stop Theo also took many professional grade photos of my husband and me. Being the off season, Theo was also very helpful in sharing recommendations as to what was open for dinner. I wish we had enough time to visit his second recommendation, as his first recommendation was amazing! Thank you to Theo for the wonderful day and sharing your love and knowledge of Santorini and Greece!
Our Santorini Private Highlights Tour & Wine Tasting was absolutely incredible! From start to finish, our local guide made the experience unforgettable — friendly, knowledgeable, and full of great stories about the island’s history and culture. We got to see all the best spots — from the breathtaking caldera views in Oia to the charming alleys of Pyrgos and the stunning black sand beach. The highlight, of course, was the wine tasting at a beautiful local winery. The views were amazing, and the wines were even better — crisp, refreshing, and perfectly paired with local snacks. It felt exclusive and relaxed, not rushed at all. If you’re visiting Santorini, this private tour is a must-do! Perfect mix of sightseeing, local flavor, and relaxation. We couldn’t have asked for a better day. Highly recommend! 🍷🌅
We skipped Oia as we are staying there. This allowed us more time to travel the other parts of the island. Theo was wonderful!! Not only did he take us to see amazing views from the light house and the castle in Pyrgos, but he took great photos of us! We even got a visit a small cave church. The winery was a very nice, quiet tasting and tour of the winery (not overcrowded tourist spot). Very highly recommend!!!
The island of Santorini is beautiful but if you don't know your way around, are you really miss it's true beauty. Elias promptly picked us up in a luxury car with amazing air conditioning. He greeted us with a friendly smile and asked us to call him a friend, not a tour guide. He's lived on the island for 8 years and knows every back road, viewpoint, shop and restaurant. He expertly toward us through multiple locations on the island which is actually quite small. We have viewpoints of our ship from at least five different vantage points and some of the most breathtaking views of our entire vacation in the Greek Islands. He went as fast and slow as we wanted to go offering to take us anywhere or to meet anyone that he knew. He even found out we wanted a high-end lunch and took us to a luxury Beach resort where they brought a fish directly to the table for a selection before they cooked it. At the end of our tour we visited the winery and had an exceptional time bantering with the locals. The wine tour is included, food is on your own, however just let your tour guide know what your budget is and they will set something up for you. If you're curious about shopping, the famous Blue domes of Santorini, or just want to lay out on a black sand or red sand beach, Elias is your guy! I can't imagine having a better possible tour and he will always be the person we request when we go to visit this beautiful island. I highly recommend a private tour, you absolutely get more than your money's worth and with a short time in Port, every moment counted. Thank you thank you thank you!!
