Santorini: Top Sights Day Trip, Wine Tasting, & Oia Sunset

About This Experience

The cheapest way to get a Santorini wine tasting at all, and by a wide margin the most-booked tour on this site — 3,364 reviews. It is important to be clear about what it is: a full-day island sightseeing tour that includes one wine tasting, not a wine tour.

The day runs from Profitis Ilias, the island's highest point, with a panorama over the whole of Santorini and the Aegean, then down through the villages of Pyrgos Kallistis and Emporio — the two most intact traditional settlements on the island — with free time at the black sand of Perissa Beach.

The wine tasting comes after the beach, and the guiding covers the island's pruning technique, which is the single most interesting thing about Santorini viticulture and the thing most visitors never have explained to them.

It closes at the blue-domed churches of Oia for sunset. Nine hours, one tasting, and a genuinely good survey of the island — but if you came for the wine, book a three-winery tour instead and use this budget elsewhere.

Highlights

• Discover the main highlights of Santorini island on a full-day guided tour
• Explore Pyrgos and Emporio, two of the most picturesque villages of Santorini
• See the most famous black sand beach on the island
• Taste authentic local wine and learn about the island's unique pruning technique
• Admire the blue-domed churches in Oia at sunset

What's Included

• ✓ Pickup and drop-off
• ✓ Live guide
• ✓ Wine tasting
• ✓ Visit to Perissa Beach (Free time to grab lunch)

Not Included

• Food and drinks
• Gratuities

What to Bring

• Swimwear and a towel for Perissa Beach
• A sun hat and sunscreen
• Comfortable clothes and shoes
• Money for lunch — food and drinks are not included

Good to Know & Caveats

• This is a full-day sightseeing tour with a wine tasting, not a dedicated wine tour. One tasting, not three.
• Nine hours, by full-size coach, with 59 possible pickup points — the collection loop at each end is long.
• Free time is given at Perissa Beach to find your own lunch; food and drinks are not included.
• Open-toed shoes and oversize luggage are not permitted on the coach.
• The day finishes at Oia for sunset, which is spectacular and very crowded.

Meeting Point

Hotel pickup, not a fixed meeting point. The operator collects from accommodation anywhere a vehicle can reach across Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli, Oia, Megalochori, Kamari and Perissa, and confirms your time by email after booking. If your hotel sits in a pedestrian-only lane — common in Oia and Imerovigli — you will be asked to walk to the nearest car-accessible corner. This tour travels by full-size coach and lists 59 pickup points, so the collection loop is long.