Santorini by Car with a Local

This is your tour, so you choose where to go and how long to stay. Your driver is also your guide: a local who lives on the island and speaks English. You travel in a private, air-conditioned minivan, for your party only. The tour lasts 5 hours.

Highlights: Oia, Pyrgos and Megalochori, and the view from Profitis Ilias; wineries that make Vinsanto and Nychteri, with optional tastings; Red Beach and the black-sand beaches of Perissa and Kamari. You set the route and the pace.

You could also visit Akrotiri, where a 3,500-year-old Minoan town was preserved under volcanic ash, with a Venetian castle nearby and a quiet lighthouse that is good for photos.

ITINERARY (example day, you choose the stops)
Oia: caldera views, blue domes and the windmill.
Profitis Ilias Monastery: the island’s highest point, 567 meters up.
Pyrgos: a protected hilltop village with a Venetian castle.
Wineries: home of Vinsanto and Nychteri; tastings optional.
Megalochori: a traditional village in the wine country.
Red Beach: red cliffs and clear water for snorkeling.
Perissa and Kamari: black-sand beaches with tavernas.
Akrotiri (optional): the Minoan town, a Venetian castle and the lighthouse.

INCLUDED

• Air-conditioned minivan
• English-speaking local driver-guide
• Pick-up from anywhere on the island
• Bottled water
• Free Wi-Fi
• All taxes

EXCLUDED

• Wine tastings and museum entrance fees
• Cable car tickets