Water activity

Santorini: Traditional Wooden Boat Tour with Meal and Wine

Activity provider: CALDERA YACHTING
Water activity

Santorini: Traditional Wooden Boat Tour with Meal and Wine

Activity provider: CALDERA YACHTING

From US$ 108.35 per person

Enjoy a cruise around Santorini's caldera on a traditional wooden boat. Visit the area’s highlights and admire the scenic views. Savor an authentic Greek lunch or dinner and white local wine.

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Duration 5 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Greek
Pickup optional
Meet your driver at your hotel in Santorini or the nearest accessible point by car.
Small group
Limited to 10 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Experience the traditional Greek way of sailing on a wooden boat tour
  • Snorkel in the crystal-clear waters of the Black Mountain and Thirassia Island
  • Discover the magic of geothermal energy swimming in the volcanic hot springs
  • Marvel at Santorini's must-see spots and have the option to admire the sunset
  • Savor a Greek lunch or dinner featuring typical dishes with local white wine
Full description

Marvel at Santorini's natural beauty on a cruise around the island in a traditional wooden boat. Stop to swim, snorkel, and visit the hot springs. Relish an included Greek lunch or dinner with local white wine. Choose the sunset option to admire Santorini's famous sunset too.

Start your tour with a convenient pickup service from your hotel on Santorini. Meet your driver-guide, then get transferred to the port in an air-conditioned van or minivan.

Upon arrival at the port in Vlychada, hop aboard the wooden boat and enjoy a welcome drink. Sail close to the Red and White Beach before making your first stop ashore by the Black Mountain for a swim. Put your goggles on and experience the crystal-clear water.

Next, continue past the Venetian Akrotiri Lighthouse, entering the majestic caldera of Santorini. Hear about the island from your guide, and fix your eyes on the spectacular volcanic area of colorful cliffs. Head toward the hot springs, and let the energy of the volcano fill you up as you swim in the geothermal waters once there. The next stop is Thirassia island, a fishermen’s island ideal for swimming and snorkeling.

After, restore your energy levels with a menu featuring chicken fillet, traditional Greek dips, beans, stuffed vine leaves, Greek salad, and fruits. End the cruise in the old harbor of Ammoudi, though there might be some spare time for a pit stop at Agios Nikolaus before disembarkation too.

The sunset option visits the same places but in reverse order, beginning in Ammoudi and ending in Vlychada. On the sunset cruise, enjoy your meal in the hidden coves of the Black Mountain before marveling at Santorini's magical sunset.

Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation in an air-conditioned van or minivan
  • Welcome drink
  • Wooden boat tour
  • Lunch or dinner
  • White local wine
  • Soft drinks
  • Snorkeling gear
  • Maps
  • Volcano hike
  • Stops on the beaches
  • Tips

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Meeting point

Meet your driver at your hotel in Santorini or the nearest accessible point by car.

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Swimwear
  • Towel
  • Sunscreen
  • Jacket

Not allowed

  • Intoxication

Know before you go

  • The activity provider reserves the right to modify the route of the cruise or cancel it due to inclement weather and/or to carry out the cruise in any vessel of the same category depending on availability
  • The duration and schedule of the cruise are adjusted during the season depending on the sunset time
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 138 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Service
    4.8/5
  • Organization
    4.6/5

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This boat tour was great. It’s perfect if you want less people and less of a party boat and more of a calm, beautiful experience. The food was fantastic and plentiful, the captain and guides were great! We were on the sunset cruise and it was absolutely beautiful. The only thing I wish we had done differently was to swim a little bit longer at our first stop. As the evening came on it got colder and we were less interested in swimming. Wish we’d done more of it at the beginning.

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March 24, 2023

The tour could not have been better! Our captain and crew were kind and informative. We saw incredible beaches and learned some of the main features of the island. The smaller sized tour group was also very pleasant and we loved getting to know the other people on the tour. The food was lovely and featured many Greek specialties. The sunset was also breathtaking! The ride to and from the villa was also incredibly convenient and the driver was right on time. We will recommend this tour to several family members!

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March 24, 2023

We loved this. We ended up on a catamaran instead of a wooden boat, but we were good with the change. There 8 people which was a great number and all super nice. Our host and captain were friendly and accommodating. The lunch provided was perfect. The swimming was fun, and we had perfect day for it with Crystal clear water. They provided us with goggles and a snorkle too to see underwater. The hot spring weren't super hot, but as you got closer to the the rock you could notice the temperature difference in pockets of water. They also let my husband fish a little. Overall it was an excellent experience.

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March 24, 2023

Product ID: 207402