Description
Three Days | Availability Upon Request
Tour Attractions: Fira Town, Oia Town, Kamari Beach, Red Beach, White Beach, Acrotiri, Volcano & Thermal Springs
Day 1: After your hotel pick up in the early morning, travel to Piraeus port where the ferry for Santorini departs. Board your ferry for an 8-hour crossing to Santorini, or upgrade to a speedboat for a ride of around 5 hours. During the trip you will have the chance to see some of the most beautiful islands of Aegean. Arriving at the port of Santorini, our expert driver will be waiting you holding a sign with your name in order to transfer you at the hotel. The rest of the day at leisure to enjoy one of the most romantic islands of the world and wander around the picturesque village of Oia, famous for the breathtaking sunsets.
Day 2: The next morning you will take an excursion to Volcano and Hot springs (find more information below).
After the tour spend the rest of the day at leisure to relax on amazing beaches or to visit the main town, Fira.
Fira is a bustling place which invites everyone to shop, stroll through its streets, or enjoy a meal in one of the restaurants overlooking the volcanic site. If you like the history you may visit "Akrotiri" site to see the ancient remains after the volcano explosion.
Day 3: You have the entire day at your leisure to explore Santorini as you wish. Optional city tours and boat trips to the volcano are available (subject to surcharges). In the afternoon, you will be transferred to the port for the return back to Athens. Our expert driver will be waiting you again at the port of Piraeus to transfer you safely at your Athens central hotel.
* Half Day Tour at Volcano & Hot Springs
Half-day | Daily | 09:30-14:00 • Duration approx.: 4 hrs
A good choice for someone to visit the volcano of Santorini, without spending enough time and money is the following tour.
The boat departs daily from the old port of Fira at 11.00 in the morning. After a 10-minute short trip, the boat arrives at the port of Erinia which is the name of the small bay of the active volcano. The ship will remain there for 1 hour and 15 minutes and if you want, you can follow the small path to reach the top where the active craters are located. There you can take pictures, see the rocks still smoking and where it strongly smells brimstone.
After your return back to the ship, we depart for the island of Palaia Kameni where the hot springs are located, the famous natural mud baths, which have been created after the volcanic eruptions. In the small bay of St.Nickolas, the water temperature varies from 30 to 35 degrees Celcius, as it constantly mixes with the normal seawater.
The ship remains here about 30 minutes and you have the opportunity for swimming. It's quite a time since there is no beach but you should climb down the stairs of the boat. You have to swim about 30 meters until the interior of the small bay of the Hot Springs. After the swimming at the thermal waters, the boat returns back to the same port at 14.00.
Services included: Roundtrip Boat tickets, Hotel Pick up/ Drop off services.