Santorini One Day Guided Tour – No Transfer

Spend one day, experiencing Santorini’s incomparable views and its picturesque villages Oia and Fira. Book a Santorini one-day tour from Crete, and make your dream come true!

Highlights

– Leaving Crete from Heraklion Port we cruise along the Aegean Sea with the newly built, super high-speed Catamaran and we complete our Santorini cruise in 2 hours.
– Explore the highlights of the Island, on a Santorini tour by bus and a live tour guide, for about 6 hours.
– Visit Oia, the most charming stop of Santorini cruise, a postcard-like scenic town and be amazed
by the views of Caldera.
– Get free time in Fira, the capital of Santorini Island, walk around the beautiful alleys with the
small shops, or sip a drink at a cafe, enjoying spectacular views of the volcano.

Description

Enjoy a magnificent cruise in one of the most beautiful islands of the Aegean Sea, Santorini Island.  The Cycladic style multicolored houses, the white churches with the blue roofs, the fantastic breathtaking views of Caldera and the volcano, the unique black sand volcanic Santorini beaches, will surely amaze you, and make this Santorini one day cruise, to stay in your memory forever.

Our one day Santorini cruise begins from Crete – Heraklion Port – by boarding the newly renovated, luxury “Highspeed Catamaran”. After a lovely cruise along the Aegean Sea, we reach our dreamed destination in just 2 hours from Crete. Upon arrival in Santorini Island, at the port of Athinios, we board our buses, for a 7 hours guided tour, to the most visited points of Santorini.

First stop of our tour, will be at the astonishing town of Oia, considered to be world’s most picturesque location, with its artistic galleries and boutiques, the white churches with the blue roofs, and the minimal Cycladic island style architecture.

Leaving Oia, our tour continues to the capital Fira, called the “balcony” of the island, or “Caldera’s Eyebrow”. Enjoy breathtaking Volcano views walking the caldera edge path, or enjoying a coffee in one of the numerous cafes and bistros. Discover the narrow scenic streets with the small shops, the local restaurants with the unique gastronomic dishes, and taste the famous Santorini wines.

Complete the tour on Santorini, by visiting island’s seaside treasures, the volcanic endless beaches Perissa or Perivolos. The scenery, of the Black Sand along with the spectacular rock formations and the dark blue crystal waters, is quite impressive. They are fully organized, with comfortable lounging chairs, showers, lifeguards and they have received the Blue Flag award.

Our tour on the island ends at the Port of Athinios, from where we take our boat for the return cruise to Crete.

Every Day: English, French, German, Polish.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Sunday: Russian.

Every Monday and Thursday: Romanian

Every Wednesday and Friday: Czech

Every Saturday: Italian

For groups more than 15 people, we can offer the Crete to Santorini day trip at any language.

At Heraklion port of departure, participants will present their voucher in order to receive their ferry tickets, and a card referring to the bus number in Santorini.

The boat trip lasts about 2 hours from Heraklion port, depending on the ship and the weather conditions. At the port of Santorini, our escorts will welcome the participants and escort them on the right bus.

The boat’s departure and arrival times, as well as the tour schedule, might be altered due to weather conditions or traffic at ports, or traffic.

07:20: Ticketing Kiosk Heraklion Port.

Pass: Heraklion Port (08:00a.m) – boarding. Boat departure to Santorini. 2-hour and 15-minute cruise.

Pass: Athinios port-Santorini. Here we catch our bus for a tour around the island.

Stop: Oia. 1.5 hours stop. Uncover the beauty of this glamorous small town, and capture memorable photos.

Stop at: Fira. 2 hours stop. Free time to stroll around for shopping, or enjoy a coffee or a  drink, admiring the breathtaking view of the Caldera.

Pass: Athinios Port – boarding Boat departure to back to Crete. 2 hours and 15-minute cruise.

Pass: Heraklion Port – Crete. Bus departure to Hersonissos.

18:30: Approx. return time back to Heraklion port.

✅ Cruise Ferry tickets both ways.

✅ Bus Guided Excursion on Santorini Island to Oia, and Fira.

✅ Professional tour guide (live).

✅ Bus transfer on Santorini island.

✅ Insurance and port taxes.

✅ Printed or mobile tour vouchers accepted.

✅ Easy cancellation (Cancel up to 24 hours prior to departure time and receive a full refund).

❌ Entrance Tickets to Archaeological Sites or Places of Interest.

❌ Transfer in Crete.

❌ All meals and drinks, unless mentioned otherwise in the tour description or the included section above.

❌ Any other destination not mentioned in the itinerary.

❌ Any services or activity charges other than those included in inclusions.

❌ Optional cruise to the volcano. Extra cost 20€ payable on Santorini bus. Starts 28 of May.