Santorini Private Wine Tour with Local Wineries & Tastings
Description
Discover the flavors, aromas, and stories of Santorini through a carefully curated wine tasting experience that showcases the island’s unique character. During the tour, you’ll visit selected local wineries, each offering its own atmosphere, approach, and wine selection. At each stop, you’ll sample a variety of local wines paired with traditional bites, while learning more about Santorini’s winemaking culture and its deep connection to the volcanic landscape. Choose between different tour options depending on your preference, with visits to two or three wineries. This experience is ideal for travelers who want to explore the island through taste, tradition, and scenery. An optional sunset upgrade is available, offering the chance to end your experience with stunning views over the Aegean Sea.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Visit Anhydrous Winery for an interactive wine tasting experience focused on Santorini Wines, in a quiet Cycladic Courtyard.
visit one of the most renowend winiries, located in the heart of island. You will enjoy a wine tasting of 4 local wines. Learn about Santorini's volcanic soil, unique vine-growing methods and the estate's long-standing wine tradition.
Take in breathtaking caldera views as you enjoy a curated wine tasting at the iconic Venetsanos Winery. Perched on the cliffs of Santorini, this historic estate offers a unique setting where tradition meets landscape. Taste a selection of local wines paired with regional delicacies, relax on the panoramic terrace, and discover the winery’s architectural charm .
Enjoy a wine tasting experince as Santo Wines set on the caldera cliffs with breathtaking views over the sea and selection of Sanorini's volcanic wines
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
In all cases, our driver will be holding a sign with your name on it for easy identification. For Cruise Ship Passengers: We will meet you at the upper station of the cable car. Since Santorini does not have a port for large cruise ships, small tenders will transport you from your cruise ship to the Old Port. From there, you must take the cable car to reach the top of the cliff, where our driver will be waiting for you. For Hotel Guests: We will pick you up at the hotel reception. If your hotel is in an area that is not accessible by vehicle, we will arrange the pickup at the nearest accessible location. For Airport Arrivals: Your driver will be waiting for you at the arrivals area of the airport.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
We had an amazing experience with Emmanouel Zaranis!!! The first and the last wineries were best and it would be better if they left out the middle one, the wine museum, as it was far less personal than the other two!! Add a bit of beach time to which Emmanouel brought us and it would be perfect!!!!! Much appreciated!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
For me, this was the best way to experience Santorini! Arvanitis Leyteris or "Lays," my driver, let me design my day and destinations as needed. He was very punctual, flexible and relaxed, and would work with whatever I wanted to see. He made suggestions as a local expert, and I appreciated this, but he was understanding if I didn't want to visit the suggested sites. I wanted to go the Ancient Akrotiri digs in the south of the island and Oia in the north of the island. He picked me up from my hotel in Fira at 8:30 am and dropped me off at Akrotiri. He suggested how long most people visit the site and we planned a rendez-vous time and place for pick-up. Then I wanted to go to Oia. Again the same. He suggested some other places to visit, but was relaxed and open to whatever I wanted to do. In the end, I had my "private" chauffeur for several hours. His rates are reasonable and fair. He charges set prices for pre-designed tours or by the hour. I paid by the hour, but this is a flexible concept. He drives a Mercedes mini van so there is plenty of space for your group. What is best, it that you can design your own tour, if you want to, or choose a pre-designed plan - and best of all, it's private. Lays is a local and so he knows where to go and what to see. You feel like you're in good hands with him; and his wife Mary is also very helpful and nice - these are really good people! He is also available for "transfers" from hotel to port or airport or other short trips for a set fee. I hired him for a short trip from the port to my hotel. His rate was less expensive than the hotel suggested service. Before meeting Lays, I had signed up for the hotel ride from my hotel to the airport, but the driver didn't show up, so I called Lays and he was at my hotel in less than 20 minutes to take me to the airport. Around Travel is friendly local people at reasonable rates with an insiders point of view. I look forward to working working with Lays and Mary for my next trip.
If you are short on time and want to see all of Santorini's landscape book with Around Travel and you will go from one end of the island to the other. Trifonas was great about his plan for us for the day based on our requests, he had all the best vistas scouted out and we even got to include a quiet wine tasting and a lunch. This is great for 4-6 people.
We had a wonderful time in Santorini touring with our driver Trifonas. He was a great driver and had a lot of great information for is along the way. We highly recommend this tour if you are coming off the cruise ship and have limited time to see everything. It was exactly what we wanted.
