Kiwi_cruiser Posted June 2, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We have never been to Santorini before and I was wondering what is their to do there?, any tips/ideas?? And What do you do when you go there?? :) Is there any private tours you would recommend? Any tips/advise/ideas are very welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted June 2, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) There are MANY MANY threads just down the board on all of your questions. Without knowing you, your interests, limitations and budget, hard to make a recommendation. Santorini is very easy to DIY with just a little research. Spending a good bit of time along the caldera rim in Oia and Fira, enjoying the scenery, would be satisfying all by itself. Edited June 2, 2015 by CruiserBruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Golfer Posted June 2, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We just got back, and we took the city bus to Oia, walked around the shops, had a nice lunch, took many pictures. You will love it. By far the best stop on our cruise. Enjoy!!! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishpastyman1 Posted June 2, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We have never been to Santorini Any tips/advise/ideas are very welcome. Pop over to the volcano and swim in the hot (warm :)) springs ? I think it was €20 pp from the dockside. [YOUTUBE]dUwKItPJo-E[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whystayhome Posted June 9, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Pop over to the volcano and swim in the hot (warm :)) springs ? I think it was €20 pp from the dockside. [YOUTUBE]dUwKItPJo-E[/YOUTUBE] Do you pick it up where the tenders dock (below the cable car) or at the far dock away from the cable car? Seabourn charging $79 PER PERSON so 20 euro sounds excellent. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunello22 Posted June 9, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 9, 2015 We got on the first tender to town and rented a car from Tony's. We drove the island at our leisure. We went to Oia first before all the tour buses got there (we were the only ship in port, luckily). We spent a few hours in Oia, then drove to some of the wineries, beaches, stopped at a beer brewery, then back to town to drop the car off. We took the last tender back to the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel4 Posted June 9, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Hi! I just came back from Santorini.We had our wedding on June 2nd there, so we spent a whole week on the island.One day we arranged a private tour by minibus visiting Oia,Firostefani ,Imerovigli.Another day we booked a private boat and did the caldera tour.And on our last tour we visited Akrotiri,Pyrgos village,Red beach for photos and Black beach.We didn't visit a winery as we were getting married in one(Santo Winery)! Try Gold Street Travel ,we booked all the excursions with them,they are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabrome Posted June 10, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Annabel4 congratulations on your wedding! We used Gold Street Travel too.Aren't they awesome?You were so lucky to get married in SantoWinery!We did wine tasting there!Kiwi_cruiser don't miss the wine tasting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcleiser3 Posted June 10, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Annabel4 congratulations on your wedding! We used Gold Street Travel too.Aren't they awesome?You were so lucky to get married in SantoWinery!We did wine tasting there!Kiwi_cruiser don't miss the wine tasting! Do you need reservations for tastings at Santo (or other Santorini wineries) or can you just stop in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornishpastyman1 Posted June 10, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Do you pick it up where the tenders dock (below the cable car) or at the far dock away from the cable car? Seabourn charging $79 PER PERSON so 20 euro sounds excellent. Thanks Yes, as you get off the tender the kiosk that sells it will be very obvious, just a few yards away. The whole thing takes exactly 3 hours and you get about an hour on the volcano and around 45 minutes to swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabrome Posted June 10, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Do you need reservations for tastings at Santo (or other Santorini wineries) or can you just stop in? No we didn't reserve anything,we just made a stop while on the tour,sat on a table and ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2ice Posted June 11, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Yes, as you get off the tender the kiosk that sells it will be very obvious, just a few yards away. The whole thing takes exactly 3 hours and you get about an hour on the volcano and around 45 minutes to swim. Is that just one operator or are there several to choose from? Looking at Caldera's boat and trying to decide to reserve with them or just walk on to a boat when we arrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandG Posted June 30, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 30, 2015 We rented a car from Hertz and drove to Oia. In 2009, we took the city bus to Oia which was fine too. We had four of us this time so decided the car would be worth it for us this time. We got an international drivers license ahead of time because it is supposedly required in Greece, but they never asked to see it. We stopped at the Santo winery before dropping off the car back in Thira. It was a bit of a zoo because of a bunch of bus tours when we first arrived, but managed to find a table and had a really nice tasting there. Then the tour people left and it was nice and quiet. We split a 12 glass wine tasting package (good sized pours!) which also included bread, tapanade and cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariadel84 Posted July 2, 2015 #14 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Yesterday we had a 5 hours private tour visiting Akrotiri,SantoWinery,Firostefani,Imerovigli ,Oia with Gold-Street Travel.Had very good reviews in the forums and proved to be a great company, with very professional & careful drivers.We didn't have any issues in paying with credit cards or cash.(Even the cafeterias accepted our credit card for small amounts like 9 euros)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcleiser3 Posted July 3, 2015 #15 Share Posted July 3, 2015 We got on the first tender to town and rented a car from Tony's. We drove the island at our leisure. We went to Oia first before all the tour buses got there (we were the only ship in port, luckily). We spent a few hours in Oia, then drove to some of the wineries, beaches, stopped at a beer brewery, then back to town to drop the car off. We took the last tender back to the ship. Is Tony's easy to get to? I have a reservation with them in a few weeks. Also, what wineries did you hit? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted September 5, 2015 Author #16 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Thank You everyone for the information :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHeppner Posted September 12, 2015 #17 Share Posted September 12, 2015 We were just in Santorini last week (Sept 2nd). If you are looking to do something very inexpensive and on your own with no reservations, I would recommend taking one of the boat trips that take you from Fira to Oia. You can tour Oia in the early afternoon (beautiful place) and then take the bus back to Fira to watch the sunset. The cost for both the boat and bus back to Fira is 10 euros per person. It is not the glamour tour because it is just transportation to get where you want to go, but for the price, it was well worth it. Then after sunset, we just took the cable car down and only waited about 5 minutes. Cost of cable car was 5 euros per person. You will see these boat tours available right when you get off the tender from the cruise ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain99 Posted September 13, 2015 #18 Share Posted September 13, 2015 So, it's a good way to avoid cable car? Envoyé de mon iPad en utilisant Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freenetharry Posted September 14, 2015 #19 Share Posted September 14, 2015 We were just in Santorini last week (Sept 2nd). If you are looking to do something very inexpensive and on your own with no reservations, I would recommend taking one of the boat trips that take you from Fira to Oia. You can tour Oia in the early afternoon (beautiful place) and then take the bus back to Fira to watch the sunset. The cost for both the boat and bus back to Fira is 10 euros per person. It is not the glamour tour because it is just transportation to get where you want to go, but for the price, it was well worth it. Then after sunset, we just took the cable car down and only waited about 5 minutes. Cost of cable car was 5 euros per person. You will see these boat tours available right when you get off the tender from the cruise ship. You are right this is a option. We also did it Sep. 2nd, btw we paid 20 Euro (??). Warning: a lot of confusing little roads, we couldn't find our way back to the bus in time (shame on me). Fortunatly some greek locals helped us to call the office of this boatsmen company, they picked us up with a Mercedes and brought us back to Fira, otherwise we may me would have missed our ship. thank you very much. Lines at the cable car were very long at 7.30 pm so we walked down and survived, donkeys were tired and not aggressive. Enjoyed the evening on the ship very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHeppner Posted September 14, 2015 #20 Share Posted September 14, 2015 To Captain99 - you are not going to totally avoid the cable car because eventually you have to go back down from Fira to the cruise ship, but taking the the small ferry from the Fira port to the town of Oia was a great way to avoid the cable car going up. We watched the sunset (which was at about 745) and then made our way to the cable car shortly thereafter. We were actually there on September 1st (a Tuesday) so maybe there were less ships in port that day??? But we literally had a very little wait going down. And if there is a wait, you can always walk down. We talked to someone who did walk down and they said it was about 30 minutes, but it was messy. We didn't have much trouble finding our way back to the bus but we just backtracked. I can see where the pathways get confusing but I have to admit, I just followed my husband -- he has a great internal compass!! LOL A great website, if you are not aware of it, is: http://ships.cruisett.com/ This lets you know what ships are in port the same time as your own so you can get an idea of the port load that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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