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Santorini Bus Tour: Exploring Traditional Villages, Monasteries, Beaches, and Akrotiri Excavations
4.4
133 Ratings
Kamari
Monastery of Prophet Elias - Megalochori Village - Akrotiri Digs - Red and Perivolos Beach
This excursion takes you to scenic villages of Santorini, captivating monasteries, beautiful beaches, and the renowned Akrotiri archaeological site. Enjoy stunning landscapes and delve into the island’s past.
Monastery of Prophet Elias - Megalochori Village - Akrotiri Digs - Red and Perivolos Beach
This excursion takes you to scenic villages of Santorini, captivating monasteries, beautiful beaches, and the renowned Akrotiri archaeological site. Enjoy stunning landscapes and delve into the island’s past.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Megalochori - Traditional Village - Prophet Elias Monastery – Megalochori village – Akrotiri Excavations (with Guide, entrance fee €12.00) – Red Beach (approximately 45 minutes of free time, 10-minute walk each way) - Perivolos Beach (free time for swimming)
Begin with the stunning view at the Prophet Elias Monastery and explore the charming…
- Megalochori - Traditional Village - Prophet Elias Monastery – Megalochori village – Akrotiri Excavations (with Guide, entrance fee €12.00) – Red Beach (approximately 45 minutes of free time, 10-minute walk each way) - Perivolos Beach (free time for swimming)
Begin with the stunning view at the Prophet Elias Monastery and explore the charming monastery. Next, visit Megalochori village, a delightful traditional settlement, nearly deserted after the major earthquake.
- Akrotiri Archaeological Site - Explore the Akrotiri excavations, one of the most important archaeological sites, featuring a large structure that once housed 200 families, preserved under volcanic ash.
- Red Beach - Enjoy free time at Red Beach for swimming or admire the colorful mountain formations. Alternatively, visit Akrotiri Bay for coffee or lunch with traditional Greek mezedes and ouzo (not included).
- Perivolos Beach - Next is Perivolos, with its black sandy beach. Enjoy ample time for swimming, exploring the area, and savoring freshly cooked fish at local taverns.
- Ιερά Μόνη Προφήτου Ηλία Θήρας - Visit the picturesque monastery of Prophet Elias in Pyrgos Village.
What's Included
- English-speaking guide
- Complimentary pickup & drop-off service
- Free for children under 4 years old
- Air-conditioned transport
- English-speaking guide
- Complimentary pickup & drop-off service
- Free for children under 4 years old
- Air-conditioned transport
What's Not Included
- Excavation site entrance 20.00€
- Children under 4 years old will not reserve a seat on the bus. They will sit on parents’ lap.
- Excavation site entrance 20.00€
- Children under 4 years old will not reserve a seat on the bus. They will sit on parents’ lap.
Additional Information
- COVID-19 Special information:
- Travelers must book this activity online and present mobile vouchers
- Antiseptics will be available on the bus
- Travelers must wear protective masks. Please bring your own masks. Driver and guides will wear masks too
- All customer touch-points are frequently cleaned
- To reduce crowds, the number of passengers is…
- COVID-19 Special information:
- Travelers must book this activity online and present mobile vouchers
- Antiseptics will be available on the bus
- Travelers must wear protective masks. Please bring your own masks. Driver and guides will wear masks too
- All customer touch-points are frequently cleaned
- To reduce crowds, the number of passengers is limited. There will be sufficient space between each passenger during transportation
- Social distancing is maintained in vehicles and during the tour (at least 1,5 meters outdoors and 2 meters indoors)
Location
Kamari Tours
PICK UP TIME: 10:30 AM
Bus Departure: Kamari 10:30, Monolithos 10:30, Messaria 10:35, Karterados 10.40, Fira 10:45, Perissa 10.30, Pyrgos 10:50, Imerovigli 10:15, Oia 10:00, Megalochori 10:45, Vlichada 10:40, Perivolos 10:35, Akrotiri 10:45
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(133 Ratings)
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Donna_s
May 1, 2025
Excellent tour, the... - Excellent tour, the guides were very friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommend to anyone with an interest in history.
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Nancycarolm
Apr 30, 2025
entertaining, informative , great value. Nice over view of Santorini - Well organized. Tour guide was enthusiastic. Sites we toured represented the Santorini well. Best part of our visit Especially enjoyed the village walk
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J2834zrmariag
Oct 22, 2024
Bravo to kamari tours! - Kamari tours is the most organized tourist agency in Santorini with many options to visit the island’s top spots. I have preferred it 2 times the first tour was with a guide Christos where we visited the Volcano of Santorini and the springs. Christos spoke several languages as well as children's Greek that most people were from various countries. The second trip we did was with a guide Tanya who was also polite and with a terrible mood and she and Nikos the Guide so we had a good time. Thank you for the wonderful tours!
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W7790gfjorgeb
Oct 19, 2024
Best Santorini tour - Great tour: the tour guide (Tanya) was out of this world, knowledgeable and funny.
On a single day you visit the monastery at the top of the mountain, walk through a really historic town (Megalochoriou-Akrotiriou), visit the Akrotiri museum, walk to the red beach and finish the day with lunch at Perissa beach and swim.
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Roxane_h
Oct 15, 2024
Excellent tour with a little bit of everything! - This was a beautifully balanced day with the most amazing host Tania. Not only did you get to see so much of the island, and learn souch history, but she was very helpful, funny and kind. What an amazing way to explore Santorini!
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A5836lzhans
Oct 15, 2024
Peter & Elka from Ireland - The places we visited are truly unique. - My wife and I had a wonderful tour with a very knowledgeable and funny tour guide named Tanya.
She speaks at least 5 languages fluently.
The places we visited are truly unique.
We highly recommend it.
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Karendletts
Oct 6, 2024
Day in Santorini -
Good day. Enjoyed all the stops. Very interesting. Tour guide was friendly. Pickup was easy. I liked seeing the typical Grecian town.
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Lizabeth_r
Apr 29, 2025
Akrotiri explore - We went to see Akrotiri… this was fulfilled. We enjoyed the archaeological site immensely. The other stops were interesting… but the whole tour was much longer than we expected…we did not plan on eating lunch at 4 pm and returning to our hotel at 6… I think a lunch at red beach would have sufficed … Tonya was an excellent an informative guide.
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Carolineoliver18
Oct 9, 2024
A delightful tour but a possible revision of schedule needed! - This was a very enjoyable experience. Our tour guide was energetic and clearly loved her job which made it all the more worthwhile. The Akrotiri guide was informative and punctual and the bus was super comfortable!
Overall as a trip we felt that it was too rushed and that it was more a matter of quantity over quality. I went with 4 family members and they all agreed that it would have been better to not bother with the Red Beach at all and instead use that 30 minutes saved at the lovely Megalochori village (our second stop for the day only 30 mins long but so much to see). The Red Beach was simply a 15 minute hike to view the cliffs from afar, to then hike back again which we felt wasn't worth it.
Honestly-speaking everything was wonderful but I do think they should try to revise the schedule. I'd be interested to know if others felt similarly.
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E8490brkenp
May 14, 2025
Don't visit on Mondays - I wrote this once but it was misinterpreted. First of all, Kamari Travel are good and the rep on the coach was very good and jovial.
My concern was that the Archeological site closes at 3.30pm on Mondays and we weren't informed. With the arrival time of the coach we only had 30 minutes to view. An oversight by Kamari as this was the main reason for us taking the trip.
The other disappointment was that the akratiri site still charged the full €20 for such a short time. There was also a sign saying a discounted price was available for over 65's of €10, however when we asked, we were told it only applied to EU Citizens. My thought is this is rather unfair for anyone from the UK as we personally call ourselves European. Not Kamari Travel fault, but I did feel this could have been made clear. The visit to the Monestary does not include any entry. The Monks don't allow visitors. Again, it would have helped to be informed before booking. We have visited Monestaries in Italy and bought their produce.
Finally, don't expect lots of blue domed roofs and be prepared to queue to take a photograph of the best ones.
I'm just highlighting various issues so the traveller is aware.
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