Amazing Santorini experience!!! - We had an amazing experience with Emmanouel Zaranis!!! The first and the last wineries were best and it would be better if they left out the middle one, the wine museum, as it was far less personal than the other two!! Add a bit of beach time to which Emmanouel brought us and it would be perfect!!!!! Much appreciated!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Friendly, punctual, reliable, competitive rates - For me, this was the best way to experience Santorini! Arvanitis Leyteris or "Lays," my driver, let me design my day and destinations as needed. He was very punctual, flexible and relaxed, and would work with whatever I wanted to see. He made suggestions as a local expert, and I appreciated this, but he was understanding if I didn't want to visit the suggested sites. I wanted to go the Ancient Akrotiri digs in the south of the island and Oia in the north of the island. He picked me up from my hotel in Fira at 8:30 am and dropped me off at Akrotiri. He suggested how long most people visit the site and we planned a rendez-vous time and place for pick-up. Then I wanted to go to Oia. Again the same. He suggested some other places to visit, but was relaxed and open to whatever I wanted to do. In the end, I had my "private" chauffeur for several hours. His rates are reasonable and fair. He charges set prices for pre-designed tours or by the hour. I paid by the hour, but this is a flexible concept. He drives a Mercedes mini van so there is plenty of space for your group. What is best, it that you can design your own tour, if you want to, or choose a pre-designed plan - and best of all, it's private. Lays is a local and so he knows where to go and what to see. You feel like you're in good hands with him; and his wife Mary is also very helpful and nice - these are really good people! He is also available for "transfers" from hotel to port or airport or other short trips for a set fee. I hired him for a short trip from the port to my hotel. His rate was less expensive than the hotel suggested service. Before meeting Lays, I had signed up for the hotel ride from my hotel to the airport, but the driver didn't show up, so I called Lays and he was at my hotel in less than 20 minutes to take me to the airport. Around Travel is friendly local people at reasonable rates with an insiders point of view. I look forward to working working with Lays and Mary for my next trip.

Santorini by car. - If you are short on time and want to see all of Santorini's landscape book with Around Travel and you will go from one end of the island to the other. Trifonas was great about his plan for us for the day based on our requests, he had all the best vistas scouted out and we even got to include a quiet wine tasting and a lunch. This is great for 4-6 people.

Wonderful tour of a beautiful city - We had a wonderful time in Santorini touring with our driver Trifonas. He was a great driver and had a lot of great information for is along the way. We highly recommend this tour if you are coming off the cruise ship and have limited time to see everything. It was exactly what we wanted.