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Santorini Private Shore Excursion with Water Taxi Options
(7) Reviews
Thira
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Fully private experience: Only your party participates, with no waiting for other tour guests.
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Cruise ships do not dock at Santorini’s Old Port. Your ship will arrange its own tender service to bring passengers ashore. Your meeting point is reached only after you have boarded your ship’s tender and arrived at the Old Port.
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Your cruise ship’s tender between the ship and Fira Old Port is operated by the cruise line and is not included in this experience.
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If your tender is delayed, the private water taxi can normally wait 30–45 minutes, subject to port and safe operating conditions.
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Cable car delays: Your guide waits complimentary if tendering or cable car queues delay your arrival. Please remain in contact with our team through WhatsApp.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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A fully private Santorini shore excursion combining a full-day private island tour with an optional one-way or round-trip private water taxi service between Fira Old Port, Santorini’s cruise tender port, and Athinios Port.
Choose the private tour only and reach your guide independently by public cable car, or select a private water taxi to bypass the Santorini cable car route on arrival or in both directions.
Unlike fixed group skip-the-line tours, this experience is reserved exclusively for your party. Your boat arrangement, private vehicle, local guide, sightseeing route and pace are planned around your group, tender arrival and ship schedule.
The one-way water taxi is best suited to sh...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Insta-worthy tour guarantees stunning photo opportunities at multiple stops away from crowds
Fully private Santorini shore excursion reserved only for your party
Flexible route shaped around cruise traffic, interests and pace. Return-to-ship timing plan
Comfortable private vehicle and knowledgeable local guide
Optional one-way or round-trip water taxi service option to bypass the public cable car route
Lunch, snacks and additional drinks
Cable car tickets for cruise ship travelers (10€ pp)
Entrance fees at optional visits (Wineries & Museums)
Services not specifically included in the selected booking option
Meeting Points
Departure
Santorini Cable Car - Upper Station
Please note that cruise ships do not dock in Santorini Port, they use tender boats for disembarkation at the Old Port of Fira.
Guests booking the private tour only take the public cable car and meet their guide outside the upper cable car station in Fira. Cable car tickets are not included.
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Santorini Private Shore Excursion with Water Taxi Options
(7) Reviews
Thira
About
A fully private Santorini shore excursion combining a full-day private island tour with an optional one-way or round-trip private water taxi service between Fira Old Port, Santorini’s cruise tender port, and Athinios Port.
Choose the private tour only and reach your guide independently by public cable car, or select a private water taxi to bypass the Santorini cable car route on arrival or in both directions.
Unlike fixed group skip-the-line tours, this experience is reserved exclusively for your party. Your boat arrangement, private vehicle, local guide, sightseeing route and pace are planned around your group, tender arrival and ship schedule.
The one-way water taxi is best suited to sh...
Highlights
8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
8 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Insta-worthy tour guarantees stunning photo opportunities at multiple stops away from crowds
Fully private Santorini shore excursion reserved only for your party
Flexible route shaped around cruise traffic, interests and pace. Return-to-ship timing plan
Comfortable private vehicle and knowledgeable local guide
Optional one-way or round-trip water taxi service option to bypass the public cable car route
Lunch, snacks and additional drinks
Cable car tickets for cruise ship travelers (10€ pp)
Entrance fees at optional visits (Wineries & Museums)
Services not specifically included in the selected booking option
Meeting Points
Departure
Santorini Cable Car - Upper Station
Please note that cruise ships do not dock in Santorini Port, they use tender boats for disembarkation at the Old Port of Fira.
Guests booking the private tour only take the public cable car and meet their guide outside the upper cable car station in Fira. Cable car tickets are not included.
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Itinerary
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Santorini Old Harbor
Your cruise line tender brings you independently from the ship to Fira Old Port. Guests who select a private water taxi meet our team directly at the Old Port. Tour-only guests take the public cable car independently and meet their local guide outside the upper cable car station in Fira.
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Athinios Port Santorini
Board a private water taxi reserved exclusively for your party and travel across the caldera from Fira Old Port to Athinios Port. This route bypasses the public Santorini cable car if option is selected.
Round-trip water taxi guests return to Athinios Port and board their private boat back to Fira Old Port, bypassing the public cable car route in both directions.
30 minutes
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Three Bells of Fira
Begin your private Santorini tour at one of the island’s most recognisable caldera viewpoints. Photograph the blue-domed Three Bells of Fira with the volcano, caldera and Aegean Sea behind it while your local guide introduces Santorini’s landscape and history.
15 minutes
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Imerovigli
Drive through Imerovigli, Santorini’s highest caldera village, known for its cliffside homes, volcanic views and position above Skaros Rock.
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Oia
Explore Oia at your own pace, with time for its marble lanes, whitewashed cave houses, blue-domed churches and famous caldera viewpoints. Your local guide helps you find the best access and photo locations away from crowds
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Pyrgos Kallistis
Drive through Pyrgos, Santorini’s former capital and one of the island’s highest traditional villages. See its hillside houses, winding lanes and panoramic position as you continue through the island’s wine-growing countryside. Depending on your interests and cruise-day timing add a visit to a nearby Santorini winery. Wine tasting is not included in the tour price.
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Megalochori - Traditional Village
Explore Megalochori, one of Santorini’s best-preserved traditional villages. Walk through its narrow pathways, see historic cave houses and bell towers, and enjoy the peaceful village square away from the island’s busiest areas.
45 minutes
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Perissa Black Sand Beach
Continue to Santorini’s black-sand coastline for a relaxed seaside stop. Walk or swim the Aegean, enjoy the volcanic landscape or choose an optional lunch at a beachside restaurant.
Lunch, drinks and refreshments are not included.
1 hour
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Fira
Tour-only and one-way water taxi guests are dropped near the upper cable car station in Fira for their independent return to Fira Old Port. Cable car tickets are not included.
