Semi-Private Island Tour: Explore Santorini's History, Villages and Wine Tasting Experience

Embark on a semi-private island tour of Santorini, discovering its rich history, picturesque villages, and indulging in a wine tasting experience. Visit ancient ruins, traditional villages, and stunning Oia village with cliffside views. Includes lunch and a designated driver.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Castelli of Pyrgos - Visit to Pyrgos Traditional Village. Built in the 15th century by occupying Venetians, it’s one of the island’s five best preserved castle ruins.
What's Included
  • Tour is only in English
  • Bottled water
  • Wine Tasting
  • Lunch
  • Liability insurance & designated driver
  • Pick up & return transfers
What's Not Included
  • Tickets & expert guide for Akrotiri NOT included. Self-guided tickets 20€ per person.
  • To the beaches we do not have time for swimming.
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Take a trip to the historic village of Pyrgos. Constructed in the 15th century by the Venetian invaders, it is among the top five best-preserved castle remains on the island. Visit the Akrotiri Archeological Site, one of the Aegean’s most significant prehistoric locations, and Santorini’s first settlement, which traces back to the Late Neolithic era….

Location
Fira Theotokopoulos Main Square
Ipapantis
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Companion65407513503
Jul 30, 2025
Excellent tour and winery visit of Santorini - We did a private island tour with wine tasting and had a wonderful time. We were paired with Adonis who did an excellent job showing us around Santorini. He took the time before we started to go over the plan for the day to make sure he covered all the areas of the island we were interested in. We appreciated his friendliness and depth of knowledge. After we had explored the island our last stop was at the winery for a tasting paired with appetizers, which was a perfect ending for our afternoon. We would highly recommend this tour with Adonis.
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Orrena2024
Jul 7, 2025
Great Tour - We highly recommend George and his team at Blue Shades of Greece. First George, whom you should ask for, was professional, thoughtful, and had a deep knowledge in the history of the Island, its topography, its many peoples throughout history, and its towns, and churches. This is a great tour for those with a genuine interest in the Island (we are a 54/48 year old couple - and did not take our five kids to Greece - it was great). In addition to the history (including leaning about the Good Friday celebrations) and sights at one of highest points on the Island, the Winery (with local wine and local cuisines was great - learned a lot about how the grapes are grown) was another highlight of the tour.
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Brianmn3536ge
Jun 16, 2025
A perfect Santorini Island tour - A perfect tour of the Island of Santorini directed by a very knowledgeable and congenial guide, Lefkes. It was all that we had hoped it would be.
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Roving430856
May 24, 2025
Highly recommend this Santorini tour - We had a wonderful tour experience with Adonis. He was very informative, humorous and thoughtful. He was flexible on the itinerary for which we were grateful. We loved every aspect of the tour. The conversations with Adonis, the sights, the wine and food, the weather…all perfect. Thank you!
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Maxim
May 21, 2025
A must do! - A must do for anyone visiting Santorini for their first time! You get to see most of the island and have the guide explain its history. The fact that the semi private tour takes only up to 6 people makes it very fun, as it’s a great opportunity to meet fellow travellers without being lost in the crowds of 20-30 people that some other tours take
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391lettyv
Sep 7, 2024
The Perfect day! - We had the best time on this trip with our guide. He was timely, thoughtful and joyful the whole day. He took us safely all around Santorini and was very knowledgeable.
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Ngaire
Sep 3, 2024
An awesome day! - We had a fantastic day doing the semi private 6 hour tour with wine tasting and food pairing. Our guide Spiros was superb, able to answer any questions we had and making sure we had the best experiences at each stop. The semi private tour was still small enough that you were not one of many but a great opportunity to meet a small group of other travellers. The winery was excellent, the wine was great but the food was outstanding. Overall we were so impressed with Spiros and Blues Shades of Greece!
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Jamescz4332pb
Jun 28, 2024
Great service - My family and o had a great experience using Blue Shades to show us around Santorini. Our tour guide, George, was very friendly and made sure that we had a great time on our tour.
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346jackier
Jun 18, 2024
Wonderful experience - We had an amazing tour of Santorini with George! This was one of our activities on our honeymoon, and we had the best time! George was knowledgable, funny, and fun to spend a day with! We went to a prehistoric village, a winery, the villages of Oia and Pyrgos, and had a blast. He is a great driver and has lots of fun stories and introduced us to the best gelato!
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Timd847
May 11, 2024
Santorini six hour tour with wine tasting - Great tour to the places you wouldn't normally get to on Santorini. Spiros comfortably and expertly guided us to all points on the island, from Akrotiri to Phyros to Oia, and the charming village of Megalochori. We finished with a wonderful wine tasting with food at Vassaltis vineyard and winery. Highly recommend.
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From $210
up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).