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Santorini Half-Day Volcanic Cruise: Nea Kameni and Thirasia Island Visits
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22 Ratings
Ormos Firon
Embark on a half-day volcanic cruise in Santorini, exploring the islands of Nea Kameni and Thirasia. Walk around a volcanic crater, swim in warm springs, and enjoy leisure time on Thirasia island.
Embark on a half-day volcanic cruise in Santorini, exploring the islands of Nea Kameni and Thirasia. Walk around a volcanic crater, swim in warm springs, and enjoy leisure time on Thirasia island.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Santorini Old Harbor - The excursion starts from the picturesque old port of Santorini. This port is only accessible by cable car which is the most common way as it takes only 3 minutes to go down, 587 steps on foot or for those who love the adventure, the local donkeys is the ideal choice to reach it. Important note : You should pay 6€ more per…
- Santorini Old Harbor - The excursion starts from the picturesque old port of Santorini. This port is only accessible by cable car which is the most common way as it takes only 3 minutes to go down, 587 steps on foot or for those who love the adventure, the local donkeys is the ideal choice to reach it. Important note : You should pay 6€ more per way either for the cable car ticket or to ride one of the donkeys. Gialos, the Old Port, lies below Fira, nestled at the foot of a rocky cliff. You will be surprised with the steep slopes of the Caldera and in the end the tiny port will appear under these huge rocks and the cave houses that seem to dangle on the cliff. There the guides of your excursion will be waiting for you, to give you all the important information and to orientate you on the boat.
What's Included
- Famous Santorini Volcano tour
- Hot Springs visit
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (optional selection)
- Guided exploration with a professional
- Thirassia island visit
- Boat trip to the volcano
- Famous Santorini Volcano tour
- Hot Springs visit
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (optional selection)
- Guided exploration with a professional
- Thirassia island visit
- Boat trip to the volcano
What's Not Included
- Volcano entrance fee: 5€ /per person
- Cable Car fee: 6€ /per person per way
- Pick up from and to your hotel or other destination of choice (If option is not selected)
- Volcano entrance fee: 5€ /per person
- Cable Car fee: 6€ /per person per way
- Pick up from and to your hotel or other destination of choice (If option is not selected)
Additional Information
Embark on a 6-hour voyage across the stunning ‘caldera’ (submerged crater) of Santorini and take a trip to the islands of Nea Kameni and Thirasia. Set off from the ancient port on a sightseeing vessel, taking in the breathtaking cliffs of Santorini on your journey to Nea Kameni. Make the most of your free time by wandering around the island’s volcanic…
Embark on a 6-hour voyage across the stunning ‘caldera’ (submerged crater) of Santorini and take a trip to the islands of Nea Kameni and Thirasia. Set off from the ancient port on a sightseeing vessel, taking in the breathtaking cliffs of Santorini on your journey to Nea Kameni. Make the most of your free time by wandering around the island’s volcanic crater, taking a dip in the warm springs, and stopping by Thirasia island. Take your time to explore and enjoy a meal (cost not included in the package) before sailing back to Santorini.
- Cruise without transfer departs from the old port - Ornos
- Cruise with transfer departs from Athinios port
Location
Ormos Firon
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
3.8
(22 Ratings)
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Trail61962947081
Apr 15, 2025
Amazing volcano trip - Great trip, tour guide gave a lot of interesting facts about how islands formed, good value for money , amazing views from top
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S7840mtandrew
Aug 26, 2024
Action packed tour, very accommodating, helps see unique places. - Very fun trip. Included boat ride to volcano, a tough hike, then a rewarding swim in the hot springs followed by a lunch break in Therassia which we otherwise would not have been able to see. Once in a lifetime experience. Crew were extremely accommodating and helped me lower my toddler son into the water when it was time to swim.
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Scott_p
Jun 27, 2023
Uncomparable life long memories - Bus trip down to the port
Amazing ship that hosted us for the day
Professional and friendly crew
Knowledgeable guides at each stop up the volcano
Swimming in the sulphur hot springs
Traditional Greek food at the lunch stop restaurants
Site seeing and commentary on the way back to our departure point some many hours later
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498cassd
May 29, 2023
Love it!! - In a very crowed tourist area, our guide was well organized and upbeat guide. Provided time for questions and overall a great experience.
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Michael_z
Apr 21, 2024
Very entertaining day. - Seeing several islands not just the volcano. I would recommend this to others. Good value for the money.
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T696qzvalentinr
Oct 27, 2023
Boat tour - Great boat tour with different stops and activities!
Very well organized and very interesting.
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Colibri17971
Aug 23, 2023
visit the volcano - nice discovery of this volcano, very interesting guide, it was very hot but we climbed to the top of this volcano
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Pierreyves_p
May 16, 2025
Mixed - Very poor organization when leaving the boat. We arrived by put first to the port 9:30. To leave only at 10:20 am whereas the departure was scheduled at 9:45 am. We had to remove the breakfast from the hotel in order to be at the appointment time. The guide only took people with reservation papers and in the end those with QRcode on the phone as was our case. In addition, you will find a landing on the island of Thirassia for two hours on site. We thought we'd have lunch on this island. Due to the earthquake last February, it is forbidden to disembark. We had to settle for a poor sandwich on the boat with a break in front of the island of 20-30 minutes. It would be nice to inform this change in your description. The return trip was also complicated for our transfer to our hotel where we got back on a bus to Oia and then left the group and walked back to our hotel in Finikia. Fortunately the French-speaking guide was interesting in his explanations about the volcano and the surroundings.
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I5928psrachelf
May 27, 2025
Not what we had expected - The trip to the volcano and hot springs was fine (although they left out some important details ahead of time like bring a towel, wear a dark-colored bathing suit, and bring a waterproof case for any important belongings that you don’t mind leaving on the boat unattended). The hot springs visit was too short though (30 minutes, which included the time swimming to/from it). The visit to the other island (Therassia) was pointless and entirely too long (2 hours). Even with eating lunch and visiting the one shop on the lower level (you could hike about 400 steps straight up, but it was our understanding that there was only a single other restaurant up there), we were done after an hour. They said you could swim, but there was no designated swimming area that we could find. Most of us tourists just hung around and waited for the boat to come back in what little shade we could find.
If there was supposed to be a guide as part of the trip, they were practically useless as I never heard one fact/pointer from them, including where to get on/off the shuttle buses when the trip was over.
Would recommend to future travelers to only do the volcano and hot springs, and skip the other island altogether as it was a waste of time. Would also look into a different tour company (we used a Caldera’s Boats).
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Alexander_w
Aug 30, 2024
Nearly Stranded - I had a pretty terrible time getting on this trip. I was told to get on and off the boat several times. I was told finally to get back on the boat, only to be told I would be left on the first stop. I had to frantically call while on the boat to have it confirmed that I was allowed on this boat. It really set off the experience on a bad foot and if I hadn't had excellent service from the agent I would have been stranded on an island. Ruined the trip.
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