Santorini Highlights Small-Group Tour with Wine Tasting option
Description
Exclusive Santorini Experiences: Classic & Full-Day Tours Classic Highlight Tour (5.5 hours) Explore Santorini in a small group (Up to 12 guests). Stroll through Oia, admiring its blue-domed churches, Cycladic charm, and cave houses with breathtaking caldera views. Capture stunning panoramas from Prophet Elias Monastery, then explore Pyrgos, a timeless village. Enhance your experience with an optional wine tasting (€20 per person) at a renowned winery, savoring Santorini’s distinct volcanic flavors. Full-Day Tour (7,5 hours) Go beyond the highlights with all stops from the Classic Tour, plus a visit to Akrotiri Excavations (entry not included, €20 per person), where an ancient city is frozen in time. See the Red Beach’s striking volcanic cliffs and wander through Emporio Village, a medieval maze with a Venetian castle. Both tours include an expert tour leader /driver and comfortable transportation, ensuring a seamless and unforgettable Santorini adventure.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Our meeting point. There you will meet your guide and you will start your experience
At this postcard-perfect village with the whitewashed facades and pastel-hued houses. Loose yourself in Oia’s winding streets, duck under bougainvillea archways and bask in the feel of Santorini’s allure.
The village of Pyrgos where you will have about 20 minutes to see this quaint village
Prophet Elias Monastery which offers panoramic, wow-inspiring views as it’s the island’s highest point. There you will get a glimpse of how life as a monk is and explore this exquisite monastery.
Indulge in a 4-course wine tasting overlooking the captivating vineyards. Over the next hour you will get to know the winery and learn how wine was produced in Santorini in the past up until now. 20 € entrance per person
Argyros Travel is an agency founded by local professionals, who strive for almost two generations, to show the unknown side of Santorini. What we do is help you get the journey of a lifetime, with seamless transportations services, specially designed island tours and accommodation. We chose our family name to be our band name because we are and want to remain a family business, dedicated to people who love Santorini as much as we do! We are committed to pushing boundaries every day to maintain the high standards of our services and keep adding value.
Akrotiri Excavations: Often called the "Pompeii of the Aegean," this advanced prehistoric city featured two-story houses, vibrant frescoes, and an elaborate drainage system, showcasing the sophistication of Minoan civilization. Entrance 20€ per person
Red Beach Viewpoint: A stunning panoramic spot overlooking the iconic red cliffs and crystal-clear waters of Santorini’s most unique volcanic beach. Ideal for photos and breathtaking views.
Emporio Village: A charming traditional village with narrow alleys, a medieval Kasteli (castle), and well-preserved Cycladic architecture, offering a glimpse into Santorini’s history and local life
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up is included in your booking. We'll contact you through Viator to arrange the meeting point and time. Please ensure your phone number is provided. Using WhatsApp can make communication easier. No pick-up from the Old Port of Fira (not accessible by vehicles). For customers who don't respond to our calls or messages two hours before the tour's starting time, please meet us at outside the Fira bus station at the tour start time.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- We suggest sunscreen, hat ,sunglasses and a jacket (for late in the evening if it is windy)
- A moderate amount of walking is involved. Please wear comfortable shoes
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
Reviews(721)
You will gain an insight into the place you are visiting, e.g. history and culture. Thoroughly enjoyble.
We had a wonderful tour with Theo, who is extremely knowledgeable, considerate and helpful! The itinerary was perfect and we had a fantastic time. We very much appreciate Theo & the team.
I had a wonderful experience of taking the Santorini Highlights tour with Theo as our guide. He has a large general knowledge, great social skills and is a really kind, genuine and fun person. It felt like I was spending the day with a good friend! Special thanks for showing us all the pretty doors! 🫶😁
Theo, our guide, was super helpful, fun and knowledgeable. We got to see some of the most popular areas of Santorini but also some hidden gems away from the crowds. We did the wine tasting (absolutely delicious) and the Akrotiri site (a must if you like history and art). Would definitely recommend!
Nice experience and Will (guide) was great! Highly recommend!
A nice, well paced tour which comprised of wine tasting, a tour of a couple of local villages which was very interesting, then Oia which was stunning. A thoroughly enjoyable experience, and well put together. The Tour Guide was exceptional. We ate in a beautiful restaurant recommended by the Tour Guide called "Four Winds" which was the best meal of the holiday! The only downside is the animal welfare. There are lots of thin, neglected cats, kittens, dogs and donkeys - it really is quite upsetting to see, and for this reason alone, I will not be returning to Santorini. It is a great shame as the island is really beautiful. the donkey rides need banning and the locals need to start feeding the cats and dogs, and improve animal welfare.
Excellent tour with Vassily, who took us thru back alleys to avoid the huge crowds so we could see more. The wine tasting is not worth 20 eu per person but the lunch you can buy at Artemis is very good. We enjoyed the tour and highly recommend. The van comes at exactly 9 a.m.; wait at the kiosk/taxi stand just uphill from the main bus station where the buses pull in. The walk from cable car is farther than you think. No need to bring water. Great views and lots of useful information on tour. Much better than large group tours.
Excellent tour with Vassily (Will). Pickup is at the snack/trinket stand just up the hill from the bus loading area at main bus terminal in the taxi stand. Very small group. Total of 6 in our tour, which was excellent. Our driver George did great job. Vassily took us on back streets in Oia to avoid the crowds, and got us all the perfect spots. Then to a small village and showed us grape vines and houses and caves. Then to monastery, and on to wine tasting. The tasting is ok; it is overpriced at 20 Eu/person for the small amount of wine you get. However, the lunch we purchased was good. This tour exceeded expectations, and Vassily was a true pleasure.
We had a great experience! The tour was amazing and the tour guide and driver were very kind! We learned a lot about the island and took great pictures!
We booked this tour far in advanced and they canceled it 5 days out and didn’t provide a workable alternative. This was not ideal and now I have to change my trip at the last minute.
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that the change to your booking caused inconvenience. However, we would like to clarify that you were informed 5 days before the scheduled tour date, which cannot reasonably be described as a last-minute cancellation. At the same time, we did not simply cancel without support — we offered alternative options, including changing the date of your tour or joining a different available experience. While we understand that these alternatives may not have suited your travel plans, it is not accurate to suggest that no workable option was provided. We made every effort to assist and accommodate your booking within the available possibilities. For this reason, we feel that a 1-star review does not fairly reflect the level of communication, support, and alternatives that were offered.
