Santorini Private Tour: Explore Hidden Gems and Highlights

Experience Santorini like an insider on a customizable private tour. See popular attractions and hidden gems, with round-trip transportation and a knowledgeable tour guide.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Three Bells of Fira - Optional Visit: After being picked up from your chosen location, you’ll be taken to the charming village of Firostefani. Enjoy a leisurely walk through its delightful alleys, leading to the iconic blue-domed church—one of Santorini’s most classic views.
    Along the way, you’ll also discover the island’s unique geological…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Private guide/driver
  • Transport by air-conditioned European-sized vehicle
  • Hotel/port/airport pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees at museums (optional visits)
  • Tips (recommended)
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Discover the beauty of Santorini, both its major sights and lesser-known treasures, on a private tour that can be tailored to a full or half-day, depending on your preference. This custom private tour allows you to determine your own itinerary, and your perfect day in Santorini will be arranged for you, including return transportation. Explore the…

Location
Three Bells of Fira
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Leah_h
Dec 3, 2025
Awesome! - Our guide Nick was kind, amazing, knowledgeable and fun! The sites were wonderful… beautiful. Absolutely worth the trip.
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Danyale_r
Nov 1, 2025
Customized Tour - Nick was an wonderful guide, excellent driver and very personable. The tour was able to be customized to the areas I wanted to visit and he made us aware of how any changes would effect the time. Highly recommend tour for an easily managed day.
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861abed
Oct 26, 2025
great excursion - My wife and I were lucky to get to spend a day with Theo. He shared his local knowledge with us not only taking us to some of the best food spots and booking us a winery tour but also helping us to better understand the history of the area and current issues. Our day was both very fun and very educational. Would highly recommend for anyone who wants to explore the whole island and get both the best highlights and more local flavor.
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Rosanne
Oct 19, 2025
Wonderful Customized experience with a kind, caring,&informative guide- Theo - Theo was the best guide ever! So kind, patient&caring especially for me- a senior with knee issues- always aware of how many stairs to navigate. Brought me, my son & DIL to our favorite spots & Theo recommended special places for photos (even took many photos for us)& to many shops, wine&beer spots, gave historical history of sites we saw and even recommended local restaurants for sunset viewing. Was a wonderful experience & I will never forget these memories! Thank you!
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Maplesyrup1017
Oct 19, 2025
Best experience with Theo - So glad Theo was our private tour guide. He was attentive and friendly, he knows the island so well, every vendor, every street and corner. Also a great photographer! Here’s a photo of the best tour guide Theo!
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Karen
Oct 8, 2025
Hidden gems of Santorini - Theodore was amazing! He knew & shared all the history of Santorini with us. He made sure we experienced all the hidden gems of the island, including The Volcanic museum and winery & the black sand beaches. But our favorite thing was when he took us to the farm to table restaurant. Heart to Heart (English translation) the food was fantastic & the view spectacular. He was our photographer, tour guide and a fun guy. Highly recommended Theodore & the private tour!!!
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Traceyn833
Oct 3, 2025
One day super tour of Santorini - This was a ten year anniversary trip and we planned a day in Santorini. We hired a guide through Kallisti to give us a private tour of the entire island. He was extremely informative, very friendly, took lots of pictures for us and gave us suggestions for winery, lunch and dinner. We learned a lot about the past history of the area and the present. We’ve had friends that did the trip without a guide and had no idea what they were seeing. We had a very educated trip. Our only request was seeing all the highlights and capturing great pictures. He went out of his way to take many pictures, beating the crowds and took us to many great photo spots and used his island friendship connections to show us the best of Santorini in such a limited time. Theodore was absolutely excellent!
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Chitownfreezer
Oct 2, 2025
Theodore was an amazing guide for an amazing day in Santorini - We had a 12 day Viking tour, 5 days in Athens and 7 at sea, for our anniversary trip this year. While Viking is great everything is focused around guided historical sightseeing tours. 12 days of that is just a bit too "serious" and so I took one of our free days and booked Santorini. We took an 8a out of Athens on Aegean and we're at Santorinis dinky little airport by 915a where we were met by Theodore of Kallisti Tours. Theodore had spent his entire life on the island and it showed. When we landed I told him all we wanted was to take some fun pictures of us together at a few of the islands noteworthy sights and he took over from there. He left us alone for some couples time here and there but was always there to snap our picture for us when we needed it. I especially appreciated that he had so many friends and relatives on the island who welcomed us to get to some really hard to access spots for the perfect pictures even when surrounded by the day cruise crowds. Santorini is one of those places you can actually see in a full 8 hour day, but is likely best enjoyed over two with an overnight stay at one of the stunning hotel properties. And if we do, we will be asking for Theodore by name!
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Navigate52322620565
Sep 25, 2025
Kallisti Tours Five Stars - Theo was amazing. Very knowledgeable about the perfect spots to visit and perfect places for pictures. I would highly recommend booking Kallisti Tours for a tour of Santorini.
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Myrkul23
Aug 20, 2025
Incredible tour - Theodore was awesome. If you’re coming to Santorini I highly recommend this tour, and Theodore. He knows every detail about the island and customizes your tour to entirely what you want.
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From $87
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).