Sail across Santorini’s beautiful ‘caldera’ (flooded crater) and visit the islands of Nea Kameni and Thirasia on this 6-hour cruise. Board a sightseeing boat from the old port, and admire Santorini’s cliffs and as you cruise to Nea Kameni. Enjoy free time to walk around its volcanic crater & swim in the warm springs. Have dinner on board and enjoy the sunset on board.
1 hr 50 min - The excursion starts from the picturesque old port. It is only accessible by cable car which is the most common way as it takes 3 minutes to go down, 587 steps on foot or for those who love adventure, the local donkeys. You should pay 6€ per way either for the cable car ticket or to ride the donkeys. You will be surprised with the steep slopes and in the end the tiny port will appear under these huge rocks and the cave houses that seem to dangle on the cliff. The guide of your excursion will be waiting for you, to give you all the information and to orientate you on the boat. Our first destination will be the famous volcano of Santorini! After 20 minutes, we will reach Nea Kameni’s jetty. Should you are interested to be guided at the volcano, you should pay 5 euro/ per person entrance fee. Then, you will walk to the volcano’s ridge with your guide and he is going to explain everything about the history and the geology of the volcano. You will stay at the volcanic island for 1.5hr
30 min - Next stop will be the island of Palea Kameni where the famous hot springs are located. A place that is popular for its thermal waters. We stop there for 30 min at a distance of 30 meters from the shallow waters of Agios Nicholaos’ beach. Waters are mixed with mud and are full of sulfur, iron and other metals coming from the volcano and they are very good for the skin, rheumatism, arthritis and other physical pains. In order to reach Agios Nicholaos’ beach is essential to swim extremely well.
2 hr - Sailing above the underwater craters from Palia Kameni to Thirasia Island, the boat will anchor close to the island in order to enjoy your dinner or snack. Our staff will prepare everything for you so as to relax and enjoy our Greek tasteful buffet while capturing amazing photos of the Aegean sea. The end of the excursion comes on sunset time. We set sail and the sun dives to the sea. Our boat will stop very close to Oia village where you will have the chance to watch the warm light of the setting sun under the violet sky before the night falls. This is the most unforgettable experience as the Caldera and the village of Oia will turn into gold colour. Your trip in this sanctuary of romance is going to be in your memories and your hearts forever!
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Really enjoyed this tour by Santorini View aboard the Aphrodite. Interesting stops at the volcano with an optional tour to the top (moderate climb), hot springs where you can swim, decent dinner and beautiful sunset off the coast of Oia. Can’t say enough about the amazing views at every turn. Loved the guide, Ulysses, who was very knowledgeable and made the cruise fun and special.
The whole trip was lovely, the food was good (especially the interesting dessert which I hadn’t seen before) and the views were amazing. My favourite part was probably the mud in the hot springs. It will definitely ruin your swimsuit, so follow their advice and wear an old one, but my skin was so soft after! It was like a mini free spa trip. Volcano tour was also very informative and engaging.
What an amazing day! So well organised from picking up to dropping off. I must say the crew on board were fantastic and everything went like clockwork. The ‘after party’ was also a special surprise! Thoroughly enjoyed everything and would highly recommend.
Pick up ..driver did not have us on list, didn't tell us what was going on. let us on eventually but still no communication. Trip.....lovely boat, perfect communication and hard work from crew...could not fault them. Food delicious! And lots of it. Volcano.....only part is safely paved and we could only make it to first point but had lovely views. No good if have physical difficulties. Sulphur pools.... disappointing, and didn't bother going in. Boat can't get close due to depth....just a brown section of water. Sunset....amazing and beautiful! Pick up.... disorganised.... couldn't find out driver or mini bus, very grumpy and rude drive, no communication as to when it was our drop off...just stopped bus and waited... erratic driving, swerving into middle of road .
Volcano tour made this worth the trip. Food was good but nickeled and dimed on the boat. Even water cost extra. There were no refreshments provided prior to dinner time which was 6 hours after we had been picked up for the tour. So, if you go on this excursion, be sure to pack water and some snacks.
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