First stop is at Firostefani's Blue Dome which is one of the most picturesque blue domes in Santorini. You get to enjoy the view of the volcano, the cruise ships and the village of Imerovigli.
Cliffside village with stunning views, white-washed buildings, and a romantic atmosphere.
Profitis Ilias (30 minutes)The highest spot of the island (567 meters) is located between Pyrgos and Kamari. The Mountain's name is Profitis Ilias (Prophet Elijah), coming from the Monastery with the same name on its peak. From this vantage point, you will enjoy a striking view of the entire island, from the patchwork agricultural plains to the hilltop village of Oia.
Pyrgos casteli. Pyrgos was built on the top of a hill and was until the early 1800, the capital of the island. The village is composed of traditional houses built around the Venetian Castle and the small streets follow the shape of the hill. Climbing from the square up to the castle of Pyrgos, the stone houses crowd more densely together and the labyrinth of narrow vaulted lanes becomes more tortuous. The village has many churches, around 33, but the most famous is the Monastery of Profitis Ilias, where a small collection of ethnographic material and old icons are exhibits. Pyrgos is a place that certainly worth a visit and dedicate enough time to the most fabulous panoramic view of the island.
• Megalochori traditional village (45 minutes) with its typical traditional Cycladic houses and neoclassic buildings. It is located between Pyrgos, Emporio and Akrotiri at a distance of less than 10 km from Fira. It is made of hundreds of small white painted houses built the one upon the other and it is characterized by its beautiful churches. It combines traditional architecture with vaulted houses and calderimia (stone-cobbled narrow pathways) and a lively community with a fairly large permanent population
Perissa black beach(15minutes)Perissa is one of Santorini best beaches. Next to Emporio village a long dark sand endless beach. A feature that makes Perissa unique (besides the crystal water and the smooth sand) is the fact that is the best protected beach from the summer Aegean winds (called "Meltemia" in Greek). Perissa lies right next to ProfitisIlias Mountain, totally protected from the North. Magnificent beach for swimmimg.
Red Beach in Akrotiri, Santorini, is a stunning natural wonder known for its striking red-hued cliffs and unique volcanic sands. The beach is famous for its dramatic landscape, created by the iron-rich volcanic minerals. It's a popular destination for tourists seeking picturesque views and a one-of-a-kind beach experience.
Aris was professional, experienced and flexible with scheduling during the tour. It was a great experience and was able to customize our tour of all of Santorini and efficiently see all the sites. He also had great restaurant recommendations and it was overall an exceptional time. Highly recommend.
We had an absolutely fantastic private tour of Santorini with Aris! He was incredibly knowledgeable about the island and shared so much about its history, culture, and hidden gems along the way. But what really made the day special was Aris himself — he was genuine, funny, personable, and incredibly patient with our antics! He made us feel completely comfortable, never rushed us, and happily went along with all of our requests. He even became our personal photographer, taking pictures of us throughout the day so we could all be in the photos together! Aris has the perfect combination of knowledge, humor, and a genuinely warm personality. We laughed a lot, learned a lot, and got to experience Santorini in a way we never could have on our own. It truly felt like spending the day exploring the island with a friend. If you’re looking for a private tour of Santorini, we can’t recommend Aris enough. He made our day one of the highlights of our trip!
We had an amazing time with Aris. He was very patient, knowledgeable, helpful and funny. This is the trip to do. He shares the right amount of history and political information and allowed us to choose our adventures from many different options. Book with them you won’t regret it!!!
Wonderful day with Aris! He showed us all the secret spots for great views and photos. He took care of everything we needed including lunch and dinner reservations. Very knowledgeable and spoke great English. Highly recommend!
Aris was an amazing guide and driver. Thank you for such an amazing afternoon!
I have a travel business just for small groups of women. We spent 10 days in Greece and I chose Roadtales as our tour guide while on Santorini. Aris was extremely helpful even as I was planning the trip! Communication was excellent. Once we arrived on the island he took very good care of us. He gave wonderful suggestions on where to go and where to eat. He showed us the beauty of the island and talked about the culture and history. We stayed in touch using WhatsApp the whole time we were there. It was truly like having a friend in Santorini. I can’t say enough good things about Aris and his drivers. I highly recommend them!
I traveled with a group from Kindred Women Travel. Our tour guide, Aris, was an amazing source of information for Santorini. He showed us spectacular views of the island while avoiding crowds and provided historical backgrounds to what we were seeing. He also adjusted our tour to accommodate special requests and help us make reservations at local restaurants. Highly recommend!
We had an amazing experience with Aris! He is incredibly nice, attentive, and flexible with our group's needs. Instead of rushing through a script, he took his time and were so accommodating, ensuring we saw all the most interesting sites at our own pace. Highly recommend!
Our private tour with our guide Aris was exceptional, truly a five star experience from start to finish. Aris was knowledgeable, warm, and attentive, making us feel completely at ease,while ensuring we experience the best that Santorini has to offer. Throughout the day Aris seamlessly took us to Santorini's many iconic sites including Akrotiri where he arranged for us to have an archeologist guide us through history. We visited many beautiful places all tailored to our interests that included Oia, Emporia, and Megalochori. We also visited a beautiful family owned winery and had a lovely dinner over looking the sea in Oia. Aris made sure to pick the perfect restaurant since it was my husband's birthday . We highly recommend you request Aris as your tour guide when visiting Santorini
We had the very best tour ever. Our tour guide was fabulous. He took us to all the great places. We had a waterfront restaurant to eat at so delicious. We went to see where the monks make things to sell and and a church out of the way. We could not have asked for more. This tour was more than we could have ever hoped for.
We feel so fortunate to have had such an amazing experience with Aris! He gave us the flexibility to do whatever we wanted and showed us all the highlights of Santorini, visiting paradise beach for the kids, and exploring highest point, visited beautiful Art exhibit and several other villages, Oia was our favorite and Aris gave us time to shop and explore and have a fabulous dinner. We are still is awe over what we accomplished in a day with Aris, especially since we were on a cruise ship. We highly recommend Aris, as his local knowledge is amazing and in a very comfortable van, we just loved exploring Santorini with Aris and lucky to have had such an outstanding spectacular experience to see the best of the best os Santorini in a day! Hope to see you and visit Santorini again! Thank you, Aris. Sherrie, Bob, Nadia & Kyle
Ares was fantastic!! He knew so much and was very informative and not monotone. He did it his way and was captivating and funny!!
Thank you Ares for such a beautiful tour and a wonderful day. You made us feel like part of your family and showed us so many beautiful things. Our lunch was amazing right on the water. Fabulous service with very reasonable prices. Without you our tour would. Have been a big flop. Thanks for the kindness and patience you gave us and treating us like family. Until we see you again
Wonderful experience with Felipe. He is very knowledgeable and entertaining. He was able to get us to all the major sites without experiencing the crowds. Great lunch and scenic location at the Good Heart. I would highly recommend the tour for a small group. Be aware that getting from the cruise ship to the island due to the tendering process can be challenging and time consuming, but the tour operator was in constant contact and accommodating. Felipe even met us at the port to help us navigate the cable car experience. One item to note, that the tour usually ends in OIA, and you can arrange your own transportation back to the ship or the tour operator will send a vehicle to transport you back to the ship location for an additional cost.
Fantastic private tour of the South with Aris. He was very knowledgeable and a pleasure to be with. We hit many highlights and got plenty of amazing photos. Would recommend RoadTales/Aris to anyone visiting Santorini.
We could not have been more pleased. We saw so much in a short time. The guide was a great driver, very knowledgable and pleasant to be around. The Vehicle was very roomy and comfortable. Great experience, highly recommended.
Spectacular trip around Santorini. My wife and I were on our honeymoon and the tour gave us a chance to see all of the spots of the island that we wouldn't have had on our own.
We had a wonderful time on this private tour with our guide, Aris! Aris communicated with me prior to our trip and catered the tour around our interests. He arrived right on time and the Mercedes bus was very roomy and comfortable inside. Aris is funny, pleasant and very knowledgeable about Greek history and the island of Santorini. We had a great time and got to see some great spots and Aris doubled as our family photographer:). Don’t hesitate to book this private tour!
Aris was our private guide. Very courteous and polite. He spoke very good English. He was well rounded on worldly events so we enjoyed carrying a conversation with Aris. We very much enjoyed learning about the beautiful island of Santorini with him and he also kept a spotless van. Highly recommend
Aris gave us a unique and memorable experience during our private tour. Even took us to a family restaurant where we had a delicious lunch. Also the flexibility to try to meet our needs was awesome!
Very nice trip! Aris was very sympathetic and made the trip very enjoyable. We learned a lot about Santorini while having fun. The tour was adapted to our preferences and we visited very beautiful places. Highly recomendable!
Aris was amazing! He took us to spots that weren’t crowded and took beautiful pics. Some of our best pictures were taken by Aris. You can tell he has a passion to teach about Santorini and loves the island.
Super helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. Always on time and willing to change things up when our plans inevitably changed. We really valued the local knowledge suggestions Aris, our driver gave us for restaurants to try or places to visit. He was also on-board for the photo-shoots and happy to answer all the questions we threw at him. Transport during our trip was smoother than expected and our trip was much richer because of his suggestions.
We had the most amazing time on Santorini thanks to our experience with Road Tales and especially our driver Aris who was amazing in every way, his sense of humour, his local knowledge and is overall life experience. Our trip was greatly enhanced because of the places he shared with us away from tourist hotspots and places only locals would know… We had the best time. Thank you Santorini and particularly Karametos Aris.
Aris is very handsome and friendly guy. He is very patient with us as we came with a big group. The car is very clean, comfortable with nice music. His driving skill is steady and safety always come first. Excellent service and highly recommended!
We booked Aris as a taxi and he told us of his santorini tours. We booked for the following day, and spent a wonderful afternoon being shown around the island. Aris was so helpful and informative and recommended some fabulous restaurants and activities. The tour was by far the highlight of our trip.
Amazing service friendly driver and he guides very well throught the entire journey , no disturbance .
Aris' knowledge of Santorini led us to discover so many beautiful non-tourist areas on the island! We were able to enjoy the best local lunch at Melina's right on the water and he knew the family. Aris made sure we saw all the best local points of interest and kept us laughing the whole time!
Wonderful tour with Karametos Aris, so much fun and very knowledgeable of the island. Girls trip fun
Amazing location found by the driver Aris! Very informative and so kind. Very luxurious car and very comfy
Enjoyed the insight and the help with lunches and dinners. Very knowledgeable and patient. I recommend it.
Guide was knowledgeable.. nice car ..Highlight is 360 degree Santorini View which we wouldn’t have done if he dint guide us ..so I highly recommend him
Highly recommended this tour, views from the topmost viewpoint was amazing! Very convenient as you get dropped off and picked up near the sites. We covered Megalochori, Pyrgos, highest viewpoint, Interactive museum and Kamari beach! Our guide Karametos was fantastic!
Very nice trip with nice guy driver. I recomend a lot to travel with him and visit al the nice places in santorini
We had a great experience, the vehicle is very nice and clean, the driver was very nice, he explained us all about the Island, we widely recomend them.
Al the trip was very nice, we enjoined a lot. Very kindly an professional. They explain every part of the city in Santorini
We had a great trip with our driver Artis. Our cruise ship was delayed which was no problem. Artis picked us up when we arrived. He showed us in a 6 hours private tour all parts off Santorini, spoke very good English and gave great options for restaurants and wine tasting. And the best part he made great photos. So he is a fantastic driver and photographer.
Best tour driver ever took us to the best views around Santorini some of the facts about Santorini..
The driver had a suuper nice and had a very positive attitude, very informed and funny. The sights are unbelieveble, stopped at a few locations to just enjoy the view. Amazing!
Never thought It was possible to have as good of a time! We saw some amazing beaches, see historic sites that are over 3500 years old, and he dropped me and my fiance off at a great bar with a live dj. Couldn't recommend this guy highly enough.
Aris was an incredible tour guide! He showed us the ins and outs of the island, gave great recommendations for places to go after and on our second day, and was overall a wonderful person to spend time with and learn from! Highly recommend him for your future Santorini tours.
Aris is the perfect driver! We were lucky to find him, he is super polite, knowledgeable and professional, and his van is specious and clean. We recommend anyone who plans to sightseeing to consider Aris. Great experience.
Nice driver! Kiva kuski ja paljon vinkkejä mitä voi puuhailla saarella! Iso suositus! Good and kind customer service
Very good Service and punctuality.. very nice person, very clean and very luxurious the vehicle... Thank you for your Service
We took a walk of several hours to know the most iconic places of Santorini. Good Service, Nice Mood, Professional Driver, Honest, Respectful.
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